Dad's condition

Family and Friends,

After speaking with my sister yesterday, we felt it was important to let everyone know how Dad is doing. I wish that I could tell you things were moving in the right direction, and that the nutritional therapy was working, but it seems that he is losing more strength and energy every day.

We were able to spend Thanksgiving together, all of us but Joy, (she is still in Africa, but will be home on Dec. 15th for a few weeks) anyway, while we were together in the same house for 3 days, we were all able to witness first hand, the weakness and decline of Dad's health.

For those of you that have known Dad for many years, this is a very different way to describe Dad.  He has been an ox my whole life, able to shoulder anything, and now seems to just struggle getting though the day. Not resting well, not being able to eat much, it has been very difficult, especially for Mom, as she continues to prepare healthy food, protein shakes, give him the nutritional IV's, and take care of his needs.  And to not see results, positive results, has been discouraging.

I felt the need to be very honest in this post, so that those of you who pray for Dad and Mom, can know exactly how to pray and how important it is that we continue to ask for a miracle.

One new positive that is on the horizon is this...... On Dec. 13th, we will be overnighting some of Dad's blood to a Dr. in Germany, who is going to make a serum out of it, and put it back into Dad approximately 6 weeks later.  This Dr. has been treating different diseases, as well as cancer, with a pretty good success rate.  There is an American extension to this Dr. right here in Dallas.  We have spoken with them in length, and both Dad and Mom feel that we should proceed.  But all the medical part is done in Germany, thus, the overnighting of the blood.

We are continuing to ask God for a miracle.  Total healing. If God chooses to use this Dr. in Germany, then great!!!  If He chooses to just touch him, aside from any medicine, then great too!!

God is good, His ways surely don't make sense to us at times, but He is still worthy to be praised.

Below I have attached some pictures from Thanksgiving.

Thank you for praying and for trusting God with us,

JJ

mom and dad, thanksgiving prayer time

6 of the 7 grandkids eating thanksgiving dinner

mom and dad

mom with the 3 of the 4 kids

some of the grandkids watching football games

If you feel lead, please drop a note of encouragement to Mom and Dad, the address is on the top right corner of this blog.