A Layne Post
My fourth-born daughter’s name is Selah Janelle. We named her that because it was a reminder to pause and reflect that God has been gracious. Sometimes when we are in a season of repeated loss, when bad news hits in steady sequence as waves crashing on top of sand bars, we need to put our emotions on pause, take a moment to breathe between sobs, and remember that God truly has been gracious. A couple years ago when I was doing a Beth Moore Bible study, she taught how God’s faithfulness fuels our faith. When we take time to remember His faithfulness in the past it gives us the ability to have faith for the situation at hand.
My family in the States has been going through a really difficult season, an excruciatingly slow tearing. And while the process of tearing is over, we are all left in shreds and in need of repair. We are desperately digging for treasure, attempting to find Christ in this pile of ashes. I hope in what I cannot even fathom to see right now, a future of redemption and beauty for all involved. I have to remember that God was the gracious Giver and Sustainer of life, and He will not abandon His children. He is faithful.
Also, the new year brought with it delays with the house, multiple mistakes to be remedied, relationships to mend, and a soul trying time of finding the balance between generosity and stewardship. Recently the project has felt like a burden on top of ministry with patients, and instead of a straight path to the top, a slow pace of tedious switch backs. And yet, when we find those moments to sit and remember where we have come from, the generosity and abundance of provision the Lord has poured out upon us is beyond evident. He faithful.
Regarding our patients, we started 2017 with some painful blows, cancer growth for one, a second mastectomy for another, and a decision that the hospital cannot do more for another. The graciousness of the Lord has been found in doctor appointments that would have never been scheduled without the favor of the God, Chemotherapy arranged on a day anyone else would have been turned away, smiles emerging after the wiping of tears, and one patient going home cancer free. He is faithful.
Judite, patient still living with us
Helena, patient still living with us
Pulena, patient at home, cancer free
Falgeira, patient living at home
Please pray for my family stateside, the new Casa Ahavá, our patients, and our immediate family. We appreciate your love and support and are so grateful we do not do this on our own.
Sending love and prayers of healing..restoration..building…..repair….joy…happiness…peace and LOVE ❤❤❤
Thank you for taking the time to share this update in the midst of this hard time. Love you all and continually keeping you in my prayers. ❤
Praying for God’s light and favour to shine on you and those around you.
Thanks for your beautifully written words from your heart 😘
God is SO FAITHFUL , His story only beginning in this chapter , redemption SURE to come. SO much learned in the dark valley if we don’t relent. A dear friend (Sibylle) reminded me today that God rewards our faithfulness and guess what? He did just that this afternoon! As if to say … I see… I see. Layne, one of the hardest things about being oceans apart is the frequent hugs … to give and to get.Thank Him that we can talk , text, and Skype 🤗
I’m SO excited for the new Casa Ahava as well as ya’lls new home and MANY future patient’s! Patient’s whose lives will never be the same following their time spent with the Heller family 👆
Blessings on your sweet ladies as well as each of you ❤❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Love you guys so much. My heart is wrenched for the suffering of your sweet patients, for the awful sadness and difficult decisions that your beautiful family has faced.
Continuing to pray for grace and mercy. God sees, He cares, He sustains and carries His beloved.