January 1, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  DENNIS ISN'T GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY!  The OMFS Surgeon at LLMC tells us he is mending so well that he most likely won't have to have surgery.  We return in a month to be checked again!  The doctor showed us the miraculous CT scans that showed all the smashed and shattered bones in his skull and then showed us the current CT.  It is unbelievable how his bones are coming together and all in the right places!  I might add he is beginning to look mighty fine to me too!  How can anyone not believe in God and not trust him with their lives?  Thank you, Jesus!   We all stand amazed!

If you have ever questioned the existence of God...with this testamony you can't possibly doubt that God is real and performs miracles everyday in our lives as we trust in Him.  Lets review.  Dennis would have permanent brain damage...no brain damage!  Dennis had bleeding on the brain that would take surgery to correct...no brain surgery because the bleeding stopped suddenly!  Dennis would face a lifetime of seizures and take medication the rest of his life...no seizures expected for the future and medication will be stopped in a few months!  He would have to face multiple surgeries on the bones in his face, around his eye, and on his head...no longer necessary!  His eye would never function properly again and sight limited...his eye sight is returning to normal!  His kidneys completely failed...they have returned and are getting stronger every day!  

Dennis wants me to tell you on this blog that Jesus loves you, and He has a wonderful plan for each one of your lives.  If you have been asking, "What can I do for Dennis?"  Take the time to do something that would please him so much...Make sure you know where you will spend eternity!  "Except a man be born again, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."  Still uncertain?  Take time to ask God to reveal himself to you and to show you how much He cares and loves you!    God will be faithful to do so!  God's Word says, "If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."  Don't think you can put this off and think about it another day!  As we have learned, you never know what a minute from now will bring.  Dennis was busy preparing for a sermon, the next moment he was laying in a pool of blood, and then days in a coma!  With total confidence we knew where Dennis' eternal destiny lain!  Today, he is more in love with Jesus than ever before.  God is obviously not through with Dennis yet!  He has a plan for him just as God has a plan for each one of us!

The key to living in peace and joy is believing in God and trusting in His will.  Won't you too say, "Yes, Lord?"  This is an awesome journey we are on, and we are so excited to be on it!  We don't know what tomorrow will bring, but we will walk in strength and confidence because we know whom we have believed in and whom it is that is able!  Join us!  If you have questions, please give us (me, right now) the privilege to talk with you about a personal relationship with Jesus.  Don't wait!  We are not promised another day!

Much love, Mendy

P.S.  Thank you for your love and continued support.  Many have sent words of encouragement to us, and we cherish them all.  Your prayers are continuing to carry and sustain us.  The journey we are on is not over, and Dennis continues to feel a bit better with each new day.  :)