Healing

 This update comes very quickly on the heals of another just released a couple of weeks ago.  Nevertheless, there is a need for which we need urgent prayer at this time.  More on that at the end of this update.

God has blessed our time during Abigail's graduation.  It was a wonderful night for her surrounded by family and friends.  Although Sarah's parents were unable to attend due to her mother's recent stroke, Paul's parents made the trip down from Indiana and spent some wonderful time with the entire family.  The days were filled with labor as we prepared for the ceremony and the reception at our house to follow.  In the end, everything came together well, and Abigail had a wonderful night.

The day after Abigail's graduation, I (Paul) flew to Northern Virginia to preach in the Grace Baptist Church of Woodstock.  We had a wonderful meeting there with Pastor Ken Sparks and his dear people.  One of the highlights was seeing the camp that God has given to that church and seeing the progress being made.  Pastor Sparks showed me the chapel and I was sold.  While not ornate or fancy in any way--it is camp, after all--the chapel was obviously constructed on purpose to bring about a preaching atmosphere.  It was a preacher's dream and spoke volumes about the camp philosophy.

While I was in Virginia, Sarah drove to Michigan to see her dear college friend Erin Thompson who is in the latter stages of cancer.  The time was bittersweet for her, but she was glad for the time, knowing that it may be their last together on this earth.  On the way, Sarah was also able to spend more time with her mother.  All told, she drove 1,800 miles by herself.

While we were both gone, Josiah, who was with the rest of the children in Mississippi, developed a skin rash so bad that it was debilitating.  The rash resembled first degree burns all over his arms and neck.  He has had problems of this nature before, but nothing as bad as what he is dealing with right now.  The problem is that when we take him to a doctor, they typically prescribe some cream to rub on the skin without delving into the cause of what brings about the rash.  This has never fixed the problem in 20 years, making us reticent to try the same tactic yet again.  Please pray that God will give us wisdom to know how to help Josiah.  We are to leave for New Mexico in two days, and he is to travel with a music group from Ambassador Baptist College beginning two and a half weeks from now.  From a human standpoint, we need answers soon.

Thank you, as always, for praying for the Crow family.