Updates:

• I have started my new chemo treatment and will continue this regimen until Christmas.
• We found mold in our rental house. Thankfully, we have now secured a new apartment and will be moving in this weekend.

Prayer Requests and Praises:

• My medical team described this new chemo as the “icing on the [transplant] cake”—their effort to eliminate any remaining cancer cells. They know the cancer is aggressive and want to use every available means to eradicate it. Please pray that this treatment is effective!
• My appetite has improved! While I’m still not very hungry at dinnertime, I am maintaining my weight. Thank you for praying about this.
• We plan to move back in with our kids this weekend. It’s been two months since I’ve lived with them! Please pray the move goes smoothly and isn’t further delayed.

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What I Am Learning

“The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9)

• We have been so excited to be reunited with our kids. The plan was to move in this past Monday. Our kids had gotten sick about 10 days earlier, so we had been waiting for them to recover. Once they were feeling great, we prepared to move in.
• Before going to the house, we scheduled a cleaning just to make sure all the germs were gone. While cleaning, the company discovered mold coming from the air vents.
• Mold is especially dangerous for me right now. We are so thankful for God’s providence and protection that kept us from moving in. It’s remarkable—if the kids hadn’t gotten sick (which at the time felt like a setback), I would have moved in right away and been unknowingly exposed to mold. We wouldn’t have hired cleaners if the kids hadn’t been sick. In God’s providence, their illness prevented what could have been a serious health risk. We made our plans, but the Lord directed our steps.

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son… And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.”
(Romans 8:28–30)

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What Has Been Encouraging

• We didn’t plan to move in the middle of our stay in Texas, but that is what God planned. The owner of the rental home has been incredibly kind to us throughout and is graciously helping us as we transition to a new place.
• Even though we don’t have a lot of stuff, moving is a lot of work. I’m not able to help with physical labor—I’m just now relearning how to walk up and down stairs and can’t lift anything heavy. Jenny needs help, and the Lord has provided!
• First Baptist Houston heard about our situation and has stepped in to help with the move. They’ve gone above and beyond to transport our things and protect us from further exposure to illness.
• We’re so thankful for their kindness! They’ve repeatedly told us: “You might be far from home, but you are not alone here!”