Encouragement

We're up early to say Goodby to Sue and Jeff. Yes, Jeff arrived only 24 hours ago after driving through the night. They both have to work Friday--thus the brief visit. Our time with the DeValves last evening was wonderful. Jeremy is excited about the opportunity God has opened for him to spend a half year in Niger, West Africa. Since their town is still in the early stages of receiving a Christian witness, Jeremy's main job description will be to "hang out" with teens and kids, making friends and living and loving as Jesus would. (The town is more modern than I realized; they have electricity, cell phones and some paved streets.)

I'm heading back to bed. I suppose there are millions or billions of people in the world who wake up every morning feeling worse than I feel after chemo, but I still don't like it. I have no pain or nausea, only a general sense of "unwellness." I'm hoping to feel better by afternoon so I can get some work done at the office. It's quite remarkable that my blood tests are still showing favorable numbers after 9 chemo treatments. They didn't run a tumor marker test (CA 125) this time, so we'll have to wait a couple of weeks for an update on that.

Your love and encouragement mean the world to us.

Blessings,
Carol