Dear family and friends,
Praise the Lord for this beautiful day here in Boston. I trust that you all had a good day and are getting ready for rest and repose. Praise the Lord for the way He gives us both day and night, to live, to serve, to rest, and to relax, renewed. One of my daughters sent me the following verses from Psalm 111: "Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who have pleasure in them. Full of honor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures for ever." Through these days of surgery and recuperation, and even suffering, we have experienced the measureless love of our Lord Jesus, and the magnitude of his grace, which is unfathomable. We have heard from so many of you from around the corner and around the globe. We have heard from those who have overcome cancer in so many ways, with such courage and grace, running the race for Jesus well. I am reminded of a verse from Revelation, "And they overcame him (Satan) by the word of their testimony and the blood of the Lamb."
Alice and I are writing this to declare God's amazing faithfulness in our lives, the way He has provided His covering over us, every step of the way, all the way. He has provided for us a beautiful dwelling in the Boston area while I am recovering. This has been provided to us by the kind generosity and extravagant love of our family and very dear friends, fellow servants of Jesus. We begin the next step of my care on February 16, and met up with the treatment team on Monday of this week. Everyone was very kind, caring, concerned, and compassionate. We have felt the hand of Jesus orchestrating all of the procedures and care. Thank you all for your continued prayer. Thank you for standing with us, fervently and faithfully standing before the Lord on our behalf.
One of the blessings of being here has been to spend much time with our grandchildren. I call them our Boston blessings. Five year old loves to do puzzles, tell stories, play games with her Grandma and just cuddle with her. Simeon is an eight year old bundle of boundless energy who loves to play indoors and out, and to build with legos, planks, and all kinds of construction toys - building well-engineered and designed castles, the "great wall" and a great many other things. Micah is very musical and artistic, plays "fiddle" and is also learning classical violin, writes poetry,is kind and compassionate, and wonderful at looking out for me.
Sunita and Asha (our youngest granddaughter)are planning to fly to Boston next Monday to spend a few days with us. We look forward to spending some time with them. We praise the Lord for our daughter Janice, who is in the medical field here, who was able to work through the intricacies of the Boston medical system to expedite my care. Her help was invaluable.
In the midst of suffering and sorrows we celebrate life and stand secure on the promises of Jesus and on the "sure and certain hope" we have in and through Jesus.
I praise the Lord for the life and witness of Duane V, a sweet sweet servant of Jesus, who served Him fearlessly, boldly with grace, and faithfully for so many years, who has now gone to be with the Lord.
We celebrate the birth of a little daughter to my nephew and his wife in England.
We ask prayer for Jan, who lives in Virginia, who is suffering from pain in her back and hip. She asks prayer. She will be seeing a neurosurgeon later this month.
Pray for one of my second grade classmates, who is in a coma back in India. She and her husband have served Jesus faithfully and joyfully for these many years.
I thank the Lord for each one of you as you have expressed your love and compassion through cards, texts, emails, and facebook messages. I received a card from a residential school run by the Church in the Binghamton, signed by many students. My heart was warmed.
I received a card from a colleague who took early retirement 30 years ago, who has had 7 heart procedures through the years.
Pray for three year old Amos, who is battling cancer. We are trusting for a miracle for him.
May the Lord surround us with His amazing love and keep us in the grip of His grace. May He provoke us to love and live, knowing that we serve under a Captain who has never lost a battle.
In His blessed assurance,
Brown
https://youtu.be/l-bAXm-A3Ls
Praise the Lord for this beautiful day here in Boston. I trust that you all had a good day and are getting ready for rest and repose. Praise the Lord for the way He gives us both day and night, to live, to serve, to rest, and to relax, renewed. One of my daughters sent me the following verses from Psalm 111: "Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who have pleasure in them. Full of honor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures for ever." Through these days of surgery and recuperation, and even suffering, we have experienced the measureless love of our Lord Jesus, and the magnitude of his grace, which is unfathomable. We have heard from so many of you from around the corner and around the globe. We have heard from those who have overcome cancer in so many ways, with such courage and grace, running the race for Jesus well. I am reminded of a verse from Revelation, "And they overcame him (Satan) by the word of their testimony and the blood of the Lamb."
Alice and I are writing this to declare God's amazing faithfulness in our lives, the way He has provided His covering over us, every step of the way, all the way. He has provided for us a beautiful dwelling in the Boston area while I am recovering. This has been provided to us by the kind generosity and extravagant love of our family and very dear friends, fellow servants of Jesus. We begin the next step of my care on February 16, and met up with the treatment team on Monday of this week. Everyone was very kind, caring, concerned, and compassionate. We have felt the hand of Jesus orchestrating all of the procedures and care. Thank you all for your continued prayer. Thank you for standing with us, fervently and faithfully standing before the Lord on our behalf.
One of the blessings of being here has been to spend much time with our grandchildren. I call them our Boston blessings. Five year old loves to do puzzles, tell stories, play games with her Grandma and just cuddle with her. Simeon is an eight year old bundle of boundless energy who loves to play indoors and out, and to build with legos, planks, and all kinds of construction toys - building well-engineered and designed castles, the "great wall" and a great many other things. Micah is very musical and artistic, plays "fiddle" and is also learning classical violin, writes poetry,is kind and compassionate, and wonderful at looking out for me.
Sunita and Asha (our youngest granddaughter)are planning to fly to Boston next Monday to spend a few days with us. We look forward to spending some time with them. We praise the Lord for our daughter Janice, who is in the medical field here, who was able to work through the intricacies of the Boston medical system to expedite my care. Her help was invaluable.
In the midst of suffering and sorrows we celebrate life and stand secure on the promises of Jesus and on the "sure and certain hope" we have in and through Jesus.
I praise the Lord for the life and witness of Duane V, a sweet sweet servant of Jesus, who served Him fearlessly, boldly with grace, and faithfully for so many years, who has now gone to be with the Lord.
We celebrate the birth of a little daughter to my nephew and his wife in England.
We ask prayer for Jan, who lives in Virginia, who is suffering from pain in her back and hip. She asks prayer. She will be seeing a neurosurgeon later this month.
Pray for one of my second grade classmates, who is in a coma back in India. She and her husband have served Jesus faithfully and joyfully for these many years.
I thank the Lord for each one of you as you have expressed your love and compassion through cards, texts, emails, and facebook messages. I received a card from a residential school run by the Church in the Binghamton, signed by many students. My heart was warmed.
I received a card from a colleague who took early retirement 30 years ago, who has had 7 heart procedures through the years.
Pray for three year old Amos, who is battling cancer. We are trusting for a miracle for him.
May the Lord surround us with His amazing love and keep us in the grip of His grace. May He provoke us to love and live, knowing that we serve under a Captain who has never lost a battle.
In His blessed assurance,
Brown
https://youtu.be/l-bAXm-A3Ls
No comments:
Post a Comment