Dear Partners,
Thank you so much for your prayers for our family as Kris &
Cristina were in the U.S. Their time there was very blessed as they
were able to see many extended family members and friends! A fun and special highlight was the five-generation photo
we are sharing at the bottom of this update (Karissa’s great-grandmother,
grandmother, and mother were all there!). And now we are happy to all be together again
at home in Chile.
We have two specific challenges to share with you today, and
ask that you would please join us in bringing these requests before our Father:
1 – The couple that we shared about several weeks ago is
again going through tough times. It
seems as though the husband is giving up on trying to work things out, with a
very immature attitude from what we and others are seeing. He says that he wants
to move out of their house for a while to sort out his thoughts and feelings. We, and others, have counseled him against
this and have tried to encourage other ways of working through things together,
but he is currently rejecting godly counsel and seems decided in the matter. So we ask you to pray with us that the Spirit
would convict him, challenge him to grow in maturity, and truly restore their
marriage and family. At the same time,
please pray that no matter what the husband ends up deciding to do, that God would
protect the wife and their two children, surrounding them with godly friends to
encourage, help and comfort them.
2 – On a totally different subject, Gus’ neck, shoulder and
arm have had a lot of pain and tension the past couple of weeks, getting
progressively worse. A massage, pain
killer or muscle relaxant help temporarily, but the pain returns shortly. Because of the symptoms we think it might be a
cervical herniated disc (unrelated as far as we can tell to the herniated disc
in his lower back), so he has an appointment scheduled with a specialist on
Wednesday. Please pray for God’s healing
touch on Gus’ neck, shoulder and arm, as well as wisdom for the doctor to give
him helpful suggestions on what should be done. We are expecting that a CAT scan and MRI will
probably be needed, as well as perhaps some physical therapy depending on what the actual diagnosis is, so please pray as
well for the finances needed to cover those extra expenses.
We don’t have health insurance (our current low support rate hasn’t
allowed us to afford it), and paying into the Chilean social security system
only covers a small percentage of medical expenses.
Thank you, as always, for continuing to stand in the gap
with us. We know that God is on His
throne, in control, and always working good in the lives of those who love Him.
Thank you so much to those who pray and
give faithfully, allowing us to serve here in Chile. May you be blessed as you bless others in His
Name!
(Kris' grandma, Great-Grandma, Kris, Cristina, and Kris' Mom!)
