February Update

Moving?
I have the opportunity to move into a larger apartment in L’Ametlla (the town where the FIEIDE office is and where Jon & Kathy live). The rent would be about $100 per month less. The problem is that my contract on my current apartment runs through May and my rent has been pre-paid until then. We are in negotiations to see if we can work out an agreement that will allow me to obtain the new apartment with a minimum of financial outlay.

I hope to sell some furniture and appliances that I won’t need as the apartment has all the appliances and built-in closets that I didn’t have here, but I will probably still need to raise about $800. We are meeting again on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 3). Please be in prayer that we can come to a fair agreement and that God will provide the additional funding needed.

Health Issue
Almost from the moment I returned from my visit to the States for Christmas, I have been experiencing dizziness. I tried taking some antihistamines (something my doctor had prescribed when I had a similar experience several years ago) but it didn’t seem to help. Kathy took me to the doctor last week and he prescribed a different medicine and has scheduled an x-ray of my neck this week in an effort to find the cause. (It is apparently not an inner ear infection.) Please pray that God will give the doctor wisdom and bring healing.

This month’s quote:
“Isn’t it the greatest possible disaster, when you are wrestling with God, not to be beaten?” asked Simone Weil. To put it another way, what feels like a defeat at the time may emerge as an enduring victory. Jacob the cheat walked cockily on two good legs; Israel limped into history as the father of nations. The real value of persistent prayer is not so much that we get what we want as that we become the person we should be.

Philip Yancey, Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?

Prayer Requests:

1. Pray for God’s intervention in the negotiations regarding the new apartment.
2. Pray that God will bring healing in regard to the dizziness I have been experiencing.
3. Continue to pray for the relationships we are making with our Wednesday evening English conversation group.
4. Pray for new or increased giving to meet my monthly support need.