The book of Proverbs is filled with topics that should guide each of our lives. There are so many topics in Proverbs, a teacher could probably spend a few years going through each of the truths found in this rich book! This summer we are touching on 12 of them during our Sunday morning teachings.
One of the topics that we are not going to look at on a Sunday morning is the truth that God sees everything each person does. He sees what those who have chosen to follow Him do, and He sees what those who don’t want to have anything to do with Him do.
Here’s how Proverbs puts it:
For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths. (Proverbs 5:21 NIV)
The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. (Proverbs 15:3 NIV)
Death and Destruction lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men! (Proverbs 15:11 NIV)
There is a children’s song that I learned when I first started following Jesus that speaks about this reality. Even though I learned the children’s song as a young adult it still speaks powerfully to this truth.
Be careful little eyes what you see, Be careful little eyes what you see, for the Father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little eyes what you see. The song continues with ears what you hear, hands what you touch, and feet where you go.
The words of the song serve to illustrate the truth of Proverbs – our ways are in full view of the Lord; His eyes are everywhere keeping watch and how much more the hearts of men!
Spend some time meditating on this truth this week. It will probably impact you in significant ways.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Celebrate America
Celebrate America is only 10 days away! Most of the preparations are in place. We are busy wrapping up all of the last planning and details. This year CA happens on a Saturday and it should be a very busy day and night.
Organizing and hosting this event requires a lot of work by a large number of people. There are people that are part of SWAG that work long hard hours to make it happen. There are people from other churches that work hard to help. There are people in the community that work long hard hours to make it happen.
It takes a small tribe of people to put on this event. I am thankful for every person that gives time and money to give this gift to our community every year. That is exactly how I see CA – a gift from the SWAG family to the community.
We could use your help!
We still need:
More help with Set-up, tear-down and clean-up – I hope that you’ll do what you can to help!
About $1,000. We are still about $1,000 short from reaching our expenses. I hope that you’ll do what you can to help!
We need sunshine! Please pray that God will blow away all the clouds and give us sunshine the day of the event.
Thanks for doing your part to help the SWAG family host this event for our community!
- Pastor Matt
Organizing and hosting this event requires a lot of work by a large number of people. There are people that are part of SWAG that work long hard hours to make it happen. There are people from other churches that work hard to help. There are people in the community that work long hard hours to make it happen.
It takes a small tribe of people to put on this event. I am thankful for every person that gives time and money to give this gift to our community every year. That is exactly how I see CA – a gift from the SWAG family to the community.
We could use your help!
We still need:
More help with Set-up, tear-down and clean-up – I hope that you’ll do what you can to help!
About $1,000. We are still about $1,000 short from reaching our expenses. I hope that you’ll do what you can to help!
We need sunshine! Please pray that God will blow away all the clouds and give us sunshine the day of the event.
Thanks for doing your part to help the SWAG family host this event for our community!
- Pastor Matt
Friday, June 11, 2010
Wise Living
Wise Living
This summer we are going to be studying the book of Proverbs. Proverbs was written by Solomon who has been called the wisest man who ever lived. The Bible in fact talks about his wisdom but it never says that he was the wisest man to ever live. Actually the Bible would imply that Jesus was the wisest man to ever live on the face of the earth.
A proverb is a literary device that has existed for centuries. People were using proverbs long before Solomon wrote and the men of Hezekiah collected what is in the book of Proverbs. (Proverbs 25)
A proverb is not a promise. A proverb is a conclusion from observation about how things most often work in life. A proverb is a short, memorable saying, or a general truth, that condenses people’s common experience into a form that is very memorable.
The purpose for the book of Proverbs is laid out clearly and is in fact very specific. In short form – the purpose of the book of Proverbs is to teach people how to look at life through a pair of glasses that ask the question – What is the wise thing?
Eugene Peterson, the author of the Message version of the Bible, wrote as part of the introduction to the book of Proverbs:
Many people think that what’s written in the Bible has mostly to do with getting people into heaven- getting right with God, saving their eternal souls. It does have to do with that, of course, but not mostly. It is equally concerned with living on this earth-living well, living in robust sanity. In our Scriptures, heaven is not the primary concern, to which earth is tag-along afterthought. “On earth as it is in heaven” is Jesus’ prayer.
“Wisdom” is the biblical term for this on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven everyday living. Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.
Our study is going to be about Wise Living. We will be constantly asking the question: What is the wise thing?
Bring your Bibles each week. Catch what you miss at www.swag-online.org .
- Pastor Matt
This summer we are going to be studying the book of Proverbs. Proverbs was written by Solomon who has been called the wisest man who ever lived. The Bible in fact talks about his wisdom but it never says that he was the wisest man to ever live. Actually the Bible would imply that Jesus was the wisest man to ever live on the face of the earth.
A proverb is a literary device that has existed for centuries. People were using proverbs long before Solomon wrote and the men of Hezekiah collected what is in the book of Proverbs. (Proverbs 25)
A proverb is not a promise. A proverb is a conclusion from observation about how things most often work in life. A proverb is a short, memorable saying, or a general truth, that condenses people’s common experience into a form that is very memorable.
The purpose for the book of Proverbs is laid out clearly and is in fact very specific. In short form – the purpose of the book of Proverbs is to teach people how to look at life through a pair of glasses that ask the question – What is the wise thing?
Eugene Peterson, the author of the Message version of the Bible, wrote as part of the introduction to the book of Proverbs:
Many people think that what’s written in the Bible has mostly to do with getting people into heaven- getting right with God, saving their eternal souls. It does have to do with that, of course, but not mostly. It is equally concerned with living on this earth-living well, living in robust sanity. In our Scriptures, heaven is not the primary concern, to which earth is tag-along afterthought. “On earth as it is in heaven” is Jesus’ prayer.
“Wisdom” is the biblical term for this on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven everyday living. Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.
Our study is going to be about Wise Living. We will be constantly asking the question: What is the wise thing?
Bring your Bibles each week. Catch what you miss at www.swag-online.org .
- Pastor Matt
What is the Wise thing to do?
Wise Living
The book of Proverbs is about wisdom. The men of Hezekiah who collected the proverbs of Solomon and others (Proverbs 25) were often comparing and contrasting the wise person and the fool.
The question that Proverbs is encouraging people to ask as part of the way they process life is:
What is the wise thing to do?
James, Jesus’ half brother, wrote about wisdom in his letter to the Jewish believers who had been scattered in Diaspora because of persecution. James wrote that the wisdom of a person will be seen more than heard. This is not how wisdom is often looked at. People think more of ‘words of wisdom’ than they do wise actions. We talk to people to get their wisdom. We seek out wise people for their counsel. Wisdom most often is about words and not actions. This is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible teaches that wisdom is more about action than it is about words.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. (James 3:13)
Wisdom is not revealed in the words a person speaks but in a 'good life' and in 'deeds done in humility.' When a person claims to be wise but isn't living a good life or doing good deeds in humility - they aren't really wise. They only think that they are wise. Wisdom is seen in a good life, good deeds and humility.
Before trusting someone who claims to be wise or tells you their description or definition of wisdom and start telling you their ‘great’ words of wisdom - check them out for a 'good life,' good 'deeds' and 'humility.' If good life, good deeds and humility are absent - move slowly, use discernment and prudence.
This is the wise thing to do when you see someone who is not practicing wise living! - Pastor Matt
The book of Proverbs is about wisdom. The men of Hezekiah who collected the proverbs of Solomon and others (Proverbs 25) were often comparing and contrasting the wise person and the fool.
The question that Proverbs is encouraging people to ask as part of the way they process life is:
What is the wise thing to do?
James, Jesus’ half brother, wrote about wisdom in his letter to the Jewish believers who had been scattered in Diaspora because of persecution. James wrote that the wisdom of a person will be seen more than heard. This is not how wisdom is often looked at. People think more of ‘words of wisdom’ than they do wise actions. We talk to people to get their wisdom. We seek out wise people for their counsel. Wisdom most often is about words and not actions. This is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible teaches that wisdom is more about action than it is about words.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. (James 3:13)
Wisdom is not revealed in the words a person speaks but in a 'good life' and in 'deeds done in humility.' When a person claims to be wise but isn't living a good life or doing good deeds in humility - they aren't really wise. They only think that they are wise. Wisdom is seen in a good life, good deeds and humility.
Before trusting someone who claims to be wise or tells you their description or definition of wisdom and start telling you their ‘great’ words of wisdom - check them out for a 'good life,' good 'deeds' and 'humility.' If good life, good deeds and humility are absent - move slowly, use discernment and prudence.
This is the wise thing to do when you see someone who is not practicing wise living! - Pastor Matt
Friday, May 28, 2010
Gain the whole world ... loose you soul
My Money and Me --- Really?
Jesus asked his disciples a question that has been pondered by people down through the centuries: “What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses his soul?” (Mark 8:36 NIrV)
One of the brooding realities of human nature is the continual desire for more. It does not matter who a person is, their cultural and familial background or how old they are – there seems to be a continual drive for more. Put a group of people together and the individuals in the group won’t necessarily want more of the same thing but the individuals in the group will want more of some thing.
People don’t seem satisfied with one of a collection or few pieces of a collection. There seems to be a need to have the whole collection. Nobody can eat just one … Will the whole collection really satisfy anyway? Once I have the whole collection - what comes next? What is the next collection that I’ll need to have? What price am I willing to pay to have the collection?
History records countless people from all times, cultures, socio-economic levels and family backgrounds who have ‘lost their soul’ trying to gain something or someone. Some have lost their soul trying to gain money. Some have lost their soul trying to gain fame, status, pleasure, power, a certain person, position or possession. Some have lost their soul trying to gain acceptance and others trying to gain a continually elusive level of success.
Fortunately many people learn the lesson that nothing is worth the value of their soul before they ‘loose’ their soul. The wrestle with ‘gaining’ vs. ‘losing our soul’ is a wrestle that never ends and has to be continually fought. We never seem to get away from the desire for more. Within a short time of pushing the desire out it seems to creep back in. What ‘gain’ has tempted you? What ‘desire for more’ has been trying to pin you to the mat? What have you gone after at a cost to some of your soul?
Jesus, we need your strength to fight against the perpetual ‘desire for more’ in our life. We recognize that it is there and that it rears its ugly head pretty often. Give us courage, wisdom and strength to continually fight against that desire. Make us into people who know what it means to be content. Amen
Jesus asked his disciples a question that has been pondered by people down through the centuries: “What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses his soul?” (Mark 8:36 NIrV)
One of the brooding realities of human nature is the continual desire for more. It does not matter who a person is, their cultural and familial background or how old they are – there seems to be a continual drive for more. Put a group of people together and the individuals in the group won’t necessarily want more of the same thing but the individuals in the group will want more of some thing.
People don’t seem satisfied with one of a collection or few pieces of a collection. There seems to be a need to have the whole collection. Nobody can eat just one … Will the whole collection really satisfy anyway? Once I have the whole collection - what comes next? What is the next collection that I’ll need to have? What price am I willing to pay to have the collection?
History records countless people from all times, cultures, socio-economic levels and family backgrounds who have ‘lost their soul’ trying to gain something or someone. Some have lost their soul trying to gain money. Some have lost their soul trying to gain fame, status, pleasure, power, a certain person, position or possession. Some have lost their soul trying to gain acceptance and others trying to gain a continually elusive level of success.
Fortunately many people learn the lesson that nothing is worth the value of their soul before they ‘loose’ their soul. The wrestle with ‘gaining’ vs. ‘losing our soul’ is a wrestle that never ends and has to be continually fought. We never seem to get away from the desire for more. Within a short time of pushing the desire out it seems to creep back in. What ‘gain’ has tempted you? What ‘desire for more’ has been trying to pin you to the mat? What have you gone after at a cost to some of your soul?
Jesus, we need your strength to fight against the perpetual ‘desire for more’ in our life. We recognize that it is there and that it rears its ugly head pretty often. Give us courage, wisdom and strength to continually fight against that desire. Make us into people who know what it means to be content. Amen
Friday, May 21, 2010
Generosity and Trust
My Money and Me – Really?
One of the duties of a church leader is to encourage, challenge and help people in the family of faith “grow in the grace and knowledge” of Christ. Part of that means teaching stewardship. Stewardship is the practice of managing what we have been given: money, possessions, time, talents, etc. Teaching on giving, tithing and generosity is part of the responsibility of helping ‘Christ followers’ mature. Generosity isn’t spur of the moment, but rather an ongoing commitment to trusting in God.
It is impossible to consider Jesus’ character, priorities, attitudes, outlook, and thought patterns being formed in a person without considering the implication in the areas of money and possessions. Jesus didn’t blink when talking to people about their possessions, money, income, responsibility, generosity and sacrifice. Jesus just talked to the people ‘straight up!’
Nearly 50% of Jesus’ teachings emphasized how people of faith are to honor God with their financial resources and possessions. The fact that almost 50% of Jesus’ teaching was on ‘money’ shows the priority He placed on money, possessions and rightly managing those resources.
Generosity is the value the Scriptures teach and give the most direction on. The Scriptures do talk about saving, loaning, borrowing, repaying, etc.; however, by far the value that the Holy Spirit talks about above all others in the Scripture is the value and the priority of generosity.
Giving isn’t something a person does to help God or even help others. Giving is an exercise God calls people to because money and material possessions are directly connected to the human heart. Giving addresses a person’s need to grow in dependence on Him. Every time a person gives they are, in a very practical way, reengaging in dependence upon God. Writing a check that is given with no tangible ‘payback’ is in essence saying to God: ‘Because I know that you are good, that you are the provider of everything I have and that you will provide for my future needs, I will give. Now I’m waiting to see how you will continue to provide and bless.’
Jesus wants to create in each of person who is on a journey of faith an attitude of generosity and trust that surpasses the generosity and trust of those not walking on a journey of faith. Let me encourage you to open yourself fully and allow Jesus to create new levels of generosity and trust.
Matt
One of the duties of a church leader is to encourage, challenge and help people in the family of faith “grow in the grace and knowledge” of Christ. Part of that means teaching stewardship. Stewardship is the practice of managing what we have been given: money, possessions, time, talents, etc. Teaching on giving, tithing and generosity is part of the responsibility of helping ‘Christ followers’ mature. Generosity isn’t spur of the moment, but rather an ongoing commitment to trusting in God.
It is impossible to consider Jesus’ character, priorities, attitudes, outlook, and thought patterns being formed in a person without considering the implication in the areas of money and possessions. Jesus didn’t blink when talking to people about their possessions, money, income, responsibility, generosity and sacrifice. Jesus just talked to the people ‘straight up!’
Nearly 50% of Jesus’ teachings emphasized how people of faith are to honor God with their financial resources and possessions. The fact that almost 50% of Jesus’ teaching was on ‘money’ shows the priority He placed on money, possessions and rightly managing those resources.
Generosity is the value the Scriptures teach and give the most direction on. The Scriptures do talk about saving, loaning, borrowing, repaying, etc.; however, by far the value that the Holy Spirit talks about above all others in the Scripture is the value and the priority of generosity.
Giving isn’t something a person does to help God or even help others. Giving is an exercise God calls people to because money and material possessions are directly connected to the human heart. Giving addresses a person’s need to grow in dependence on Him. Every time a person gives they are, in a very practical way, reengaging in dependence upon God. Writing a check that is given with no tangible ‘payback’ is in essence saying to God: ‘Because I know that you are good, that you are the provider of everything I have and that you will provide for my future needs, I will give. Now I’m waiting to see how you will continue to provide and bless.’
Jesus wants to create in each of person who is on a journey of faith an attitude of generosity and trust that surpasses the generosity and trust of those not walking on a journey of faith. Let me encourage you to open yourself fully and allow Jesus to create new levels of generosity and trust.
Matt
Friday, May 7, 2010
Mother's Day
Here are some sayings that I’ve collected over the years about mothers. I hope that you will laugh a little and that you will be encouraged to appreciate moms more.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. ~ Peter De Vries
The phrase "working mother" is redundant. ~Jane Sellman
The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. ~ W. R. Wallace
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. ~ George Washington
"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path." ~ Agatha Christie
"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother." ~ Albert Einstein
"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacation-less class." ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~ Tenneva Jordan
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. ~Abraham Lincoln
Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. ~Pearl S. Buck
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. ~ Peter De Vries
The phrase "working mother" is redundant. ~Jane Sellman
The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. ~ W. R. Wallace
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. ~ George Washington
"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path." ~ Agatha Christie
"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother." ~ Albert Einstein
"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacation-less class." ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~ Tenneva Jordan
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. ~Abraham Lincoln
Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. ~Pearl S. Buck
Friday, April 30, 2010
Run the Race Well
This Sunday, while you are reading this, I’ll be running a marathon in Eugene. A marathon is always 26.2 miles. If the distance is not the full 26.2 miles it will be qualified somehow – ½ marathon, ultra marathon.
There is months of running that go into preparing for the marathon. It is not unheard of that someone would attempt a marathon without preparing for it but it almost always turns out really, really, really ugly!
Paul wrote to the church in Corinth these words:
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
For Paul every step along the way had purpose and every step along the way had consequences. ‘Strict training’ is how he described an athlete’s preparation for the race. I often tell kids when I coach them – “You play what you practice.” The idea I want them to get is that you can’t practice poorly and perform well in game situation. An athlete ‘plays what he practices.’
Run sloppy, run too little, run too much, run carelessly or foolishly and there are consequences that impact the ability to finish a race well.
Choose sloppy, too little, too much, carelessly or foolishly and there are consequences that impact the ability to finish the race of life well.
Are you striving to make every step count, understand the purpose of your steps all the while aware of the consequences?
That mindset will help you ‘run the race’ well!
There is months of running that go into preparing for the marathon. It is not unheard of that someone would attempt a marathon without preparing for it but it almost always turns out really, really, really ugly!
Paul wrote to the church in Corinth these words:
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
For Paul every step along the way had purpose and every step along the way had consequences. ‘Strict training’ is how he described an athlete’s preparation for the race. I often tell kids when I coach them – “You play what you practice.” The idea I want them to get is that you can’t practice poorly and perform well in game situation. An athlete ‘plays what he practices.’
Run sloppy, run too little, run too much, run carelessly or foolishly and there are consequences that impact the ability to finish a race well.
Choose sloppy, too little, too much, carelessly or foolishly and there are consequences that impact the ability to finish the race of life well.
Are you striving to make every step count, understand the purpose of your steps all the while aware of the consequences?
That mindset will help you ‘run the race’ well!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Perfect in your relationship to Christ
There is a verse in Paul’s letter to the church in Colosse that describes my mission as a pastor here on the South End of Whidbey Island. Paul said: We tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. That's why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ's mighty power that works within me. (Colossians 1:28-29 NLT)
I want to do my part to warn and teach you so that you will be presented to God, perfect in your relationship with Christ. That is really the mission of a pastor. To do everything that is possible to help people grow and mature so that their relationship with Christ becomes everything that God has planned for their relationship to become.
Sometimes a pastor has to warn someone. A warning might sound something like this: The choices you are making right now are not going to help you, your marriage, your family or your future. The choices you are making are dangerous and may very well lead to some very negative consequences.
Most of the time a pastor teaches people. I love teaching God’s Word to people. I love talking to people one on one about their spiritual journey and helping them understand God and God’s Word. I love talking to groups about the Word and how it applies to our life and relationships.
I count it as an honor and privilege to help people in their journey with Jesus towards maturity. Thank you for giving me the honor of warning you and teaching you. I want to help you grow so that you will be perfect in your relationship with Jesus.
I want to do my part to warn and teach you so that you will be presented to God, perfect in your relationship with Christ. That is really the mission of a pastor. To do everything that is possible to help people grow and mature so that their relationship with Christ becomes everything that God has planned for their relationship to become.
Sometimes a pastor has to warn someone. A warning might sound something like this: The choices you are making right now are not going to help you, your marriage, your family or your future. The choices you are making are dangerous and may very well lead to some very negative consequences.
Most of the time a pastor teaches people. I love teaching God’s Word to people. I love talking to people one on one about their spiritual journey and helping them understand God and God’s Word. I love talking to groups about the Word and how it applies to our life and relationships.
I count it as an honor and privilege to help people in their journey with Jesus towards maturity. Thank you for giving me the honor of warning you and teaching you. I want to help you grow so that you will be perfect in your relationship with Jesus.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Thanks from Rocky and Wendy Dede in Papua New Guinea
Dear SWAG family,
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of you for your many prayers and financial gifts. The total offering from SWAG covered the traveling costs for Cynthia and Rocky and even some of the medical bills. Thank you! And we are praising God for what appears to be a miracle! When Cynthia saw the ophthalmologist here in Papua New Guinea, he saw what appeared to be holes in the back of both of her eyes. But, by the time she saw the ophthalmologist in Brisbane, the holes were nowhere to be found. And after numerous test and scans to make sure, everything came up normal. And we have pictures of the inside of her eyes, the outside of her eyes and even her whole brain and everything looks great. We are so grateful to know for certain that nothing serious is wrong. She does continue to struggle a bit with focusing properly, and she has glasses coming (in the mail) to help her with seeing better in school. The eye doctor told us her eyesight should go back to normal again in a few months. We continue to pray that it does. Cynthia’s faith was challenged and strengthened in all this, along with some of her close friends who had been praying for her through this. God continues to amaze us with His goodness and grace.
With love,
Rocky, Wendy, Cynthia & Leah Dede.
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of you for your many prayers and financial gifts. The total offering from SWAG covered the traveling costs for Cynthia and Rocky and even some of the medical bills. Thank you! And we are praising God for what appears to be a miracle! When Cynthia saw the ophthalmologist here in Papua New Guinea, he saw what appeared to be holes in the back of both of her eyes. But, by the time she saw the ophthalmologist in Brisbane, the holes were nowhere to be found. And after numerous test and scans to make sure, everything came up normal. And we have pictures of the inside of her eyes, the outside of her eyes and even her whole brain and everything looks great. We are so grateful to know for certain that nothing serious is wrong. She does continue to struggle a bit with focusing properly, and she has glasses coming (in the mail) to help her with seeing better in school. The eye doctor told us her eyesight should go back to normal again in a few months. We continue to pray that it does. Cynthia’s faith was challenged and strengthened in all this, along with some of her close friends who had been praying for her through this. God continues to amaze us with His goodness and grace.
With love,
Rocky, Wendy, Cynthia & Leah Dede.
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