Saints,
I received this email from brother edgar, we need to keep this minister of the Lord in our prayers more.
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Dear Brandy, dear Greg,
Thank you for your kind note. I was reminded to write or to call but i was very weak and in much pain. The Lord just gave me a reprieve and some strength, so I'll write. I am going into my ninth weak of illness. I am on my third round of antibiotics and the doctors have not been able to diagnose the problems. Initially it was thought that I must have picked up microbes or parasites during the ministry in Africa. Many tests and cultures later this is unlikely. I will be seeing another Doctor who is a specialist next Wednesday. There are moments of anxiety. Yet I am perfectly calm. I am surrendered to God. He can do with me whatever is His will. While bound to a bed I am continuing to learn and I realize:
1.) God's goodness and love for His children exceeds infinitely the love of an earthly father. Would an earthly father give a stone to a son who asks for bread? God permits only what benefits me and that may include pain. How else will I learn? How else can I learn to endure? How else can I learn to trust and obey?
2.) God's goodness and love for His children exceeds infinitely the love of an earthly mother for her newborn babe. The Lord says she might forget, but He will never forget me.
3.) I have absolute confidence that God does for His children what is absolutely perfect, wise and good.
So why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come? Why should my heart be lonely and long for heav'n and home -- when Jesus is my portion, my constant friend is He. His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So dear Brandy and Greg be encouraged with me that our great God is absolutely perfect wise and good.
I do cherish your prayers. I walked through life only depending on my self. Now I did not want to be a burden to anyone but perhaps God is teaching me that I must also depend on my sisters and brothers. If now anyone intercedes for me in this way all I can say is Thank You, and may the Lord mightily bless you and repay you with His goodness many-fold.
Sending love and blessings,
Edgar
