Praying for Clarity

We've been asking for clearer communication, and we're getting it. Charlie's doctor in LA called Sue personally to give her the strait scoop. The situation is not pretty, but we're finding ourselves encouraged in the whole conversation: bleakness is fading away and hopefulness is replacing it, though it's going to be a tough fight.

Apparently there are a couple of different kinds of strokes; Charlie has had the kind that appears to be less debilitating. He is awake (but groggy), he's becoming more alert, and he's working on communicating with the medical staff, though the damage is severe enough to make that difficult. Half of his body is recuperating faster than the other half (I can't remember which right now). Please pray for solid, remarkable, and quick recovery. If nothing else, Charlie needs to make peace with God.

Unusually, we are having difficulty connecting with Mike who is flying to LA. He may be mid-travels. He'll be in the thickest part of this; we're praying for clarity, compassion, and really smooth connections.

Please pray for clarity for Janet, Sue's mom, as well. The combination of her drugs and her infection and maybe her age have made for a tenuous distinction between reality and fantasy. That needs to clear up in order to deal with health issues more directly.

Interestingly, I have been talking with a number of otherwise peaceable young ladies who have found themselves angry about this whole situation, and have taken a spiritually pugnacious stance in prayer. (I love it! I'm very thankful!) More interesting, Sue & are hearing some particular strategic prayer direction in some surprising directions. We're hoping to have some time this evening - after all the connecting and discussing and communicating to - go after the specific directions God has given us.

One word of correction: in my daughter's vision, the phrase "I'm on it!" from God was apparently not etched in a golden ticket; it was in the 60% cacao dark chocolate itself (the details were in the vision); the golden ticket was someone's interpretation. We must be precise with revelation, mustn't we?

Again, thanks for your prayers!!