Monday, May 04, 2009
Sinking And Rising
Praise the Lord!!!!!!
After a couple of weeks of very serious health problems, I am weak, but up and around. It started with a cold. I had a sinus headache, and drainage. It must be a cold! Soon, I began to feel weaker and weaker. I started getting a high fever. I had a conference to attend for the team of missionaries here. I went, but began to feel so poorly that I missed most everything at the conference. Later, I blacked out. My colleagues found me in my room. They evacuated me to the city of Nampula, where the local clinic did a blood smear and found me fully infected with cerebral malaria. I was placed on IV's of quinine, and soon stabilized. In a couple of days, I began to gain consciousness.
My health just kept getting better, and in less than a week, my blood tests showed no traces of malaria. My other symptoms were all disappearing rapidly. I soon was able to get around and take care of myself. I am now out of the hospital, and taking medicine to boost my immune system and rebuild my blood count.
All of this in about three weeks. My recovery is amazingly quick. The doctors said that I had an abnormally high iron level in my blood, which probably helped in the quick recovery. In all of this, I can only say that God was caring for me the whole time.
The symptoms were not normal malaria symptoms. The malaria was just as serious. Many others have not survived such a thing. I can only give the glory to God.
God is always in control, and seeks my best. In doing this, He gets all the glory. This a fundamental part of the Christian faith. Clearly, it is not time for me to go. God has other things for me. What they are, I do not see.
In the mean time, I will need to take a short medical break. I will miss an important language evaluation. I do not even know where I will be this next month. Please pray for continued strength. Please pray for me to see God's wisdom clearly and follow His leading.
After a couple of weeks of very serious health problems, I am weak, but up and around. It started with a cold. I had a sinus headache, and drainage. It must be a cold! Soon, I began to feel weaker and weaker. I started getting a high fever. I had a conference to attend for the team of missionaries here. I went, but began to feel so poorly that I missed most everything at the conference. Later, I blacked out. My colleagues found me in my room. They evacuated me to the city of Nampula, where the local clinic did a blood smear and found me fully infected with cerebral malaria. I was placed on IV's of quinine, and soon stabilized. In a couple of days, I began to gain consciousness.
My health just kept getting better, and in less than a week, my blood tests showed no traces of malaria. My other symptoms were all disappearing rapidly. I soon was able to get around and take care of myself. I am now out of the hospital, and taking medicine to boost my immune system and rebuild my blood count.
All of this in about three weeks. My recovery is amazingly quick. The doctors said that I had an abnormally high iron level in my blood, which probably helped in the quick recovery. In all of this, I can only say that God was caring for me the whole time.
The symptoms were not normal malaria symptoms. The malaria was just as serious. Many others have not survived such a thing. I can only give the glory to God.
God is always in control, and seeks my best. In doing this, He gets all the glory. This a fundamental part of the Christian faith. Clearly, it is not time for me to go. God has other things for me. What they are, I do not see.
In the mean time, I will need to take a short medical break. I will miss an important language evaluation. I do not even know where I will be this next month. Please pray for continued strength. Please pray for me to see God's wisdom clearly and follow His leading.
