Recently at the hospital it seems there have not been as many patients. I think there is currently a shortage on medication, so people are being sent home to wait until it arrives. Still, there are the few, the few that are worth our time and worth our energy.
Amigos
It isn’t often we see friends who have been in the hospital a long time go home with hope for a healthy life. This Wednesday, however, Sobú, a man from Jon’s Bible study will be released. He has lost 11months with his wife and children and his right eye to the hospital, but he has not lost his life… or his smile. Today we talked and rejoiced together with him about the fact that God has not abandoned him. How faithful is our God. While healing and health is not the only way the Lord reveals His faithfulness, it is a breath of fresh air.
We also talked about the sweet upcoming reunion with his family, the impatient waiting until Wednesday, the first meal he wants to eat, etc. While we will miss his presence at the hospital, our hearts are full of joy and hope for his future. We want to send him home covered in prayer. Will you pray with us?
- Pray that the tumor will not return to Sobú’s eye, or anywhere else.
- Pray the the current wound where his eye has been removed will heal completely and without infection.
- Pray that his left eye would properly adjust, as he is currently having some trouble seeing properly, especially when reading.
We'll miss him!
Thank you for your involvement in our ministry, your involvement in Sobú’s life. Thanks for making it possible for Jon and I to be here; it is such a privilege.
The following a song we’ve recently been singing from the Passion: Awakening album. It is our heart, our mission.
King of Heaven (Isaiah 61)
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
King of heaven come down
We’ll sing the gospel to the poor
We’ll go to comfort those who mourn
You’ll put together what’s been torn
King of Heaven
We come together in the wave of God
We stand together in Your great compassion
Pouring out our hearts and lives
Fill us up with an expectation
We’ll sing the news of all Your grace
We’ll help the broken-hearted praise
You’ll put Your glory on display
King of Heaven
You help the broken cities rise
Out of the wreckage You’ll bring life
awesome! thank you God
So glad you got to see someone get well and go home and not a heavenly home this time.
What encouraging news! Thank you, God, for such a wonderful hope for Sobu (I wish I knew how to make that mark appear over the u like you did it, Layne).
And thank you, Layne and Jon, for introducing us to our brother Sobu — so we can love him in prayer. We earnestly desire and pray for his continued health, well-being, and good vision.
Oh God we lift up Sobu in prayer together, thank you for the kindness and mercy you have shown him! We pray he will spread Your good news to his family and all who come into contact with him. Thank you Lord, hold him in your Hand..
Praise God Sobu gets to reunite with his family :) God is faithful….Sobu is blessed. Jon has been a friend when Sobu needed one…..Jon is blessed. Amen,Amen,Amen!