The scheduled "day of rest" on Monday was actually very busy preparing for the transplant...not the best day by any means but Donna's faith and the prayers of so many have brought great comfort.
As of yesterday afternoon, the bone marrow had not arrived at Duke. The transplant is tentatively scheduled for late tonight (Tuesday) or possibly early Wednesday morning.
Donna continues to be doing better than expected and wanted everyone to know how thankful she has been for the prayers of family, friends, and even those she has never met, and is thankful for all the blessings God has bestowed every day.
As we head towards the transplant we are praying God will continue to sustain Donna and Joel, and that her body will fully accept the transplant and her complete healing will begin. We also praise God again for providing a donor, and for his willingness to sacrifice for a sister he's never met. Only through God are all these things possible!
Donna - I wanted to share my daily devotion with you today.
ReplyDelete"When a believing person prays, great things happen." James 5:16
Max Lucado wrote in his book "Walking with the Savior:"
Prayer is the recognition that if God had not engaged himself in our problems, we would still be lost in the darkness. It is by his mercy that we have been lifted up. Prayer is that whole process that reminds us who God is and who we are.
I believe there's great power in prayer. I believe God heals the wounded, and that He can raise the dead. But I don't believe we tell God what to do and when to do it.
God knows that we, with our limited vision, don't even know that for which we should pray. When we entrust our requests to him, we trust him to honor our prayers with holy judgement.
Praying for you with all that I have. And trusting that the Lord's will be done.
Thinking about you, as I always do....
Love ya, Suzanne
Donna, have been remembering and praying for you since leaving Roanoke and learning of your journey down the bone marrow transplant road.
ReplyDeletePray that things are still going so good for you - know it is not a picnic, but this time next year... with God's blessings all will be well and you will be back in that terrific choir y'all have at Mt. Olivet - Blake's mom & dad - Sallie & James
Donna - you better eat a little or someone like me might bake you a pie and leave the sugar out!! May God bless - Blake's mom
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