Good evening dear family and friends
Just realized we are still Namibian at heart after 29
years here in Asia. We keep looking at the sky all day because some
clouds are gathering. The possibility of rain still fills us with
expectation and thankfulness. I remember years ago when our house in Phnom Penh
kept flooding with rain and drain water during the wet season. The boys would
run down the stairs and shout "Hee Ha" and jump in the water flooding
our sitting room. In the evenings we would walk them through the
"clean" water to their beds. They would sit on the bed with their
feet in the water so we would dip their feet in bleach water before they could
put it on the bed! So when the flood would subside you would almost pray that
it would not rain again the next day, but we could never pray that prayer
We are thankful for having Anton with us for a few
weeks. He keeps Mom and Dad on their toes. He is earning some university pocket
money by drawing illustrations for a children's book at the moment. Twans
is busy with her students and classes. Thank you for your faithful prayer for
the students who now attend the Saturday and Sunday programs as well. The
Joshua Generation group (the teenagers) is doing the "Beginning your new
life with Christ" workbook. Please pray for the Good Shepherd Center
(name change from River of Life Center). Pray for the faithful church members
and staff who continue to disciple these young believers. Most of the
staff have been sick the past 2 weeks, some even ending up in hospital. Please
pray for healing and restoration.
We are planning to go home for a few weeks after Anton
returns to Malaysia on the 19th of March. Both our moms are fragile and not
doing so well so we feel it is important to spend time with them and help where
we can. Thank you for praying for them.
Update on Etienne: The
doctor told us today that my dad’s infection is under control and he’s stable!
We are so grateful that the lung infection is decreasing and the infection
rates in the blood are decreasing too. His vitals are looking good as well. The
medical team is still monitoring him closely since he has an aggressive lung
infection but the ICU staff is planning on taking small steps to try and wean
him off the ventilator and maybe even waking him up in the near future. We did
not get an update from the surgical team today about their plans regarding
opening up the connection site between the esophagus and stomach, but the ICU
doctor explained that this will become a consideration once he’s over the lung
infection. My dad seemed a little more
responsive today as well (heart rate increasing when we spoke to him), despite
still being sedated. Thilo prayed Psalm 23 over him and we are resting in the
One who leads my dad to green pastures and still waters and restores him. Thank
you for standing with us in faith
May your week be filled with the Grace of our Lord and
show His love to those around you.
Love
Rossouw-clan
1 comment:
Hi Mordegai, how lovely it was to see you, Toinette and Anton on Sunday. I wanted to let you know that Sue, one of our party to Siem Reap in 2017 remembers you well and together with her husband Pastor John, send their blessings and I know they'll be praying for little Joshua and also the church plant in the remote village. God bless you and your family.
Jane, from UK
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