Here is the update that I received last night from Pastor Bill's daughter, Karen:
Dad had a time of working too hard again later in the afternoon but Atavan
(sp?) seemed to take care of it by helping him relax. They have him on Cipro as another antibiotic so hopefully that will make progress against the pneumonia. Except for the times that he is sound asleep with his eyes open, he is alert and responds appropriately with his eyebrows, eyelids, and some nods.
One of Karen's friends sent her the words of a wonderful hymn written by A. B. Simpson. The words are powerful and are so fitting for Pastor Bill:
1. O Lord, breathe Thy Spirit on me,
Teach me how to breathe Thee in;
Help me pour into Thy bosom
All my life of self and sin.
Refrain
I am breathing out my sorrow,
Breathing out my sin;
I am breathing, breathing, breathing,
All Thy fullness in.
2. I am breathing out my own life,
That I may be filled with Thine;
Letting go my strength and weakness,
Breathing in Thy life divine.
3. Breathing out my sinful nature,
Thou hast borne it all for me;
Breathing in Thy cleansing fullness,
Finding all my life in Thee.
4. I am breathing out my sorrow,
On Thy kind and gentle breast;
Breathing in Thy joy and comfort,
Breathing in Thy peace and rest.
5. I am breathing out my sickness,
Thou hast borne its burden too;
I am breathing in Thy healing,
Ever promised, ever new.
6. I am breathing out my longings
In Thy listening, loving ear;
I am breathing in Thy answers,
Stilling every doubt and fear.
7. I am breathing every moment,
Drawing all my life from Thee;
Breath by breath I live upon Thee,
Lord, Thy Spirit breathe in me.
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Good Morning to the wonderful Raws Family. First, we would like to say that we love all of you and that His mercies are new every morning. Morning by morning new mercies I see... Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me. Take heart my dear ones for the Lord our God is a loving and compassionate God. He knows everything that's going on with Pastor Bill and we pray that He will work his mighty wonders in His life as He always has done. God bless you all!
Love,
The Luzniaks
Ed, Karen, Eddie, and Elijah
Thanks Bill for the update on
Pastor Bill. Praying the meds they
give him will help with the ongoing
challenges taking place in his body. Praying the nods and responses he is able to make will be an encouragement to all.
Praying for our wonderful Saviour's continuing care of His
faithful servant. Also praying for
Ruth and the girs as they keep watch over Pastor Bill.
I keep saying that He is able, and
He is....Diane Nichols.
Good Morning
Thanks for the update.
Karen, thank you for sharing that beautiful hymn. I know it is an old one but one I am not familiar with.
Continuing to pray and praising God for Pastor Bill.
God bless you all,
Miriam
We want you all to know that we are still praying for you all. We love and appreciate all of you and our hearts are heavy for you all.
Love,
Doug, Ellen and Gabrielle
Dt 31:8
Still praying for you, Pastor Bill and your family. Love to hear about your responses, it is encouraging. May our LORD give you all strength today.
Blessings to you all,
Sue Mercer :)
Dear Raws Family - please know, as repetitive as it sounds, that we continue to pray (especially our sweet 11-year-old, Hannah). We wish we could do more - we'll be at Keswick in just a few short days and will certainly bring lots of hugs to share. Know we care and are confident that our God is able to do "exceedingly, abundantly more than all we could ask or even imagine."
The Gibsons in CT
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