Faith, Trust, Hope, Believe, Know....All these words truly have a definite impact on how we view life and it's many dramas we get thrown into on a daily basis.
At this moment in life when we have finally after 7 years "get it" regarding marriage and what loving someone in your life more than yourself means and how it can change the way you look at every detail in your life be it great or small....we find ourselves embarking a new test that will truly challenge how much we believe in the Sovereignty of Almighty God and His unerring direction for our future in Christ Jesus.
Monday, we will be visiting an Oncologist outside of the VA hospital. As most of you know the VA Urologist, Dr Sulup, in no uncertain terms, told me (karen) that there were no treatment options for Angel other than the hormone injections which are not a cure but merely a bandaid to help slow the cancer down. Without hormone injections he has maybe 2 years of life left, with hormone injections he could possibly live another 5-10 years but clearly stated nothing was guaranteed. To say the least for about a day I was in a state of shock that a doctor could so coldly share this information over the phone to a patient's spouse. His words were, "the horse is out of the barn and there are no options."
But I am so thankful we serve a big big God and regardless which way this goes our trust is in Him as our times are in His hands.
Last week I had the most wonderful time with my granddaughter Karynne ( if you go to myspace.com/oyola4hisglory you can see pictures or our time together). Karynne is another blessing from our Almighty Lord. After 6years of not being able to have contact with her, she is back in our lives and we are loving every minute of it.
Emotionally I(karen) am keeping strong. Waiting on the Oncologist's report. We have so many decisions pending. We are definitely going back to Peru in October and will be packing up the house, selling what we can to make travel easier and less costly. The only thing is will be heading to the desert of Piura or heading back to the USA for medical reasons regarding Angel. This is hard on both of us in that our heart is to serve our Lord and we love Peru. So we wait for direction from the Spirit of God.
We ask that you pray pray pray pray pray continually for us. Financially we will really be stretched this month in that after rent and expenses we will have less than 200.00 to live on. We so need not only the spiritual support but more than ever the financial support to make it thru these next few months and all the decisions to be made and carried thru.
If we return to the states we are asking our Lord to direct us as to where to live...my (karen's) desire is to be able to bring our pets with us...it will be painful to leave them behind especially in a country that does not care for animals as our pets are accostumed to being loved and cared for.
We will also need direction in employment as we both desire to stay involved in missions and the Great Commission. So we share this that you may be specific in your prayer covering. Know you are loved, appreciated and prayed for always.
In His most precious love
karen
