PASTOR 📖

Thank you all for praying for Dad through the night. Unfortunately the hospital is very busy. They have waited in a smaller waiting room all night while being treated for the fluid overload. Pray with us that as people are discharged this morning that a bed would open for him to get into the hospital. We need a room so that he can get the tests needed and also get some rest. Once we know where he is going to be for the next few days, we will share that information with you so that you can visit if you’d like. We really do love you all and appreciate the kind messages to all of us.

After a couple of weeks of shortness of breath, Pastor and Marci decided to not wait until August 19 for an in-office doctor consultation and went to Norfolk General this afternoon (7/29). The blood work, X-rays, and EKG revealed some water buildup in Pastor’s lungs, stomach, and legs. He is being given extra diuretics to get rid of the excess fluids while other tests are run to be sure the heart is operating properly. He is waiting to be admitted to a regular hospital room. Pray that a room becomes available soon.

On Sunday, July 26, our dear brother Fred Ward graduated to glory after a lengthy hospital stay. His daughter, Vanda, called me today and said he had passed peacefully. He had told her earlier on Sunday, “Today is going to be the best day of my life!” And seeing Jesus would be the most wonderful thing that could happen to any of us. Funeral arrangements will be forthcoming.

We have had a great week so far! Great messages from God’s Word, great food, and really fun activities