"I love the Lord because He has heard my voice and my
supplications Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon
Him as long as I live." Psalm 116:1,2
Greetings from San Antonio, Texas. I am sitting in Bill’s hospital room at the Audie L. Murphy Veteran's Hospital. They doctors performed a heart cath this afternoon to try to find out what has caused his numbness and pain in his left arm.
Two weeks ago, Bill suffered a heart attack while in North
Dakota. He left Mexico the first week in April to go back to work truck
driving. While he was there, he had severe chest pains and thought he was
having heartburn that had damaged his esophagus. After he told me he had taken many different heartburn medications and had no relief, I told him I believed he was having a
heart attack. It was another 28 hours before he got a ride to the Trinity Health Hospital in
Minot, where they admitted him and were able to repair the blocked arteries
with stints and angioplasties.
After he was released, he came back to Mexico by bus and
finally arrived in Del Rio by Amtrak on Thursday morning at 6 a.m. Here’s a
picture I took when his train arrived that morning.
We came up to San Antonio on Tuesday and went straight to the emergency room, where they performed an EKG and admitted him. He has several complications and the doctors have been trying to change his medications to help him feel better.
Yesterday and again today, we had a visit from Chaplain Larry. He visited with us for awhile and we prayed together for God to give the doctors wisdom. He's a pastor of a church and chaplains at two hospitals.
After Larry left, a man came and brought Bill a thank you for serving our country in the military, and gave him a hand-made quilt and a pillow that the North San Antonio Retired Teachers Association made for the veterans in this hospital.
Here's a photo of the blanket. It's beautiful and is a work of art.
Long ago, when I was a teenager, I remember hearing a saying that always made me smile.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
As Christians, we know that life can be filled with trials, challenges and difficult times. But only a personal relationship with the creator can give us the peace that passes understanding amidst those trials.
In the Epistle of James, he writes, "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." James 1:2-4
We are grateful for your interest in the ministry and for your prayers for Bill and me. May the Lord give you His peace as you seek His face and do His will.
"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever!" Psalm 107:1
By His grace,
Toni and Bill
