Health Update:
Thank you all so very much for your prayers concerning my health over the past eight months. Yesterday I had a check up at my cardiologist and for the second month in a row I had a perfect EKG, perfect blood pressure, and my heart sounded strong with no irregularities in its rhythm. She changed my medications to a low maintenance program and scheduled a stress test for this morning. I passed the stress test this morning with flying colors. All was within the normal ranges for which we praise the Lord. She has canceled the need for an angiogram, angioplasty and any need for by-pass surgery. I am feeling great. I have been back to walking over an hour on most days, up and down the many hills at Camp John Hay, even doing a bit of jogging, with no ill effects. So once again I thank you all for your prayers. I have lost over 30 lbs and reached my goal weight last week. We had been praying since the beginning of this new adventure that the Lord would allow, if it was His will, for the meds to do the job so that we could avoid the cost of surgery or angioplasty, He seems to have graciously answered those prayers.
The work is going well. This week I am teaching on Wednesday night in the book of 1 Peter, Saturday night on Propitiation, and three times on Sunday. Once on “Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus…” from 2 Timothy 2. Once on Exodus 35, both down in Baguio Gold. And then once on the Ordinances of the church, at the bible school session at Navy Base. So we have been keeping busy with preparations.
Kim, Larry and the grandkids are now visiting in the States for a few weeks. The end of the school year for them at Faith Academy was, as always, a hectic time. It was a bitter sweet time, as they had to say good bye to several seniors and yet it was good to have another year completed. They had to move into a new dorm before leaving for the summer, which added more stress to an already stressful time of the year. We are praying that they will have an enjoyable and restful time at home. We spent last week in Manila helping them with the transition.
While in Manila the transmission on our car went. We were so very thankful to the Lord that it occurred while we were IN Manila and not on the roads coming down. We have had a surplus transmission installed and it seems to be working fine. The selector is messed up a bit, but the transmission itself seems to be working and shifting well.
Thank you all once again for your prayers…The Lord is so very good and kind to us, to give us so many friends and family who pray for us. Thanks as well to those who have supported us, the Lord has used you over and again to meet the needs of not only us, but many of your brothers and sisters here.
In Christ Jesus our Lord,
Ken
