Thank You for Your Prayers

Thank you for your sincere prayers, friends. Incredible. Two canceled surgeries. Obviously, your prayers were heard.

The empathy for Jacoby, however, is unbearable on my own at times. I (JD) even have had three backache moments in the same part of the back since his flight back to the states...I stop and pray. My mother said today that perhaps it is an angel touching my back and reminding me when to intercede.

Desperation moments after the Thursday accident and Friday when I wanted to trade places with my child. The LORD gently reminded me that with that same sort of empathetic love, he traded places with me on the cross, a heavenly father’s love for me, his child, for us, his children...which is even greater than an earthly father’s love for a suffering child. He bore the curse for us, upon that cross for me…and for you...and through his love soaked sacrifice, we have eternal victory AND an eternal home with all our friends and family who follow the Way. Isn’t this wonderful news?

Three Fula friends came by to pray and are certain this accident was a demonic attack on Jacoby...especially since it was near the Night of Power for Ramadan and the accident happened to the missionary's son. They are more right than we know. What Satan has sought for evil and destruction, God will redeem evil to good and will restore any destruction here on earth (Rom 8:28) and in heaven when our sore bodies all get replaced with heavenly ones. My hope for heaven has never been higher...it is just the best news flash ever. We win with Christ, no matter what happens here on earth, if we follow Him, we have the victory! Amen? Keep praying for Jacoby as they try and wean him off the heavy pain meds that can be addictive. He needs to be on ibuprofen as soon as we can get him there.