Don't Worry

Whenever we are staying in the house with Narlin’s sister, a little bird land by our window, sings some notes, hangs out for about ten minutes to “chat” with us, then flies away. She will be back in the late afternoon to do the same. What a joy to start and end our day, it seems that God is telling us not to worry about Joey’s health situation, reminding us of His promise in Matthew 6:25-27:

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?”

It has been two months since we left Thailand and we are still here in the Philippines. Yes, it’s about my health. The last CT Scan in Thailand shows that a tumor is growing on my right lung. The radiologist’ impression it is a metastasis from the kidney cancer. Dr. Adefuin, my oncologist asked us to come home so that I can undergo PET CT to determine the “shape” and extent of the tumor.

We thought our time here would be shorter this time, but God has other plans. We can’t wait to go back home to Thailand to be with the people we love and serve.

Thankfully, it is still localized, not irregular in shape and according to her has a moderate to low malignancy. She requested for another CT Scan for correlation, but my creatinine level is high, my nephrologist has not cleared me to undergo the test. My lone left kidney is having a hard time keeping my creatinine at a normal level. The CT scan is postponed for two weeks.

Thank you so much for praying for us. We are touched by your love and concern, reaching to us through personal messages, comments, and emails. Thank you for praying for the children, church, and ministries, we left behind while we are undergoing medications.