What a Weekend!

Crowned Cranes at the beautiful Lord Errol

Fortunately we celebrated Valentine's Day early this year as Erica and I enjoyed dinner at a quiet restaurant near our home on Thursday evening. Little did we know it would be Erica's last meal for quite some time.

On Friday morning, we joined Patty Card for meetings but by 11 am Erica was beginning to feel unwell. At first we thought she might be coming down with the flu and went home for her to rest. By Saturday, the abdominal pain was so severe that we rushed to hospital. The doctor ran tests and determined that she has E Coli poisoning. The bacteria could have stayed undetected in her system for anywhere from 3 to 10 days before surfacing. Despite medications, she has been in a lot of pain. We thank God that last night she was able to sleep for the first time since Friday. She is drinking more today and has even been able to eat a little.

I have been getting lots of help from the kids and our CBM team who have been concerned for Erica. In the midst of all this, our dog Reese got into a scrap with a large German Shepherd that lives next door. The shepherd was literally chewing her paw off when our neighbour's two guards and I came to her rescue. While the guards were trying to pull the shepherd off of Reese, I went to grab Reese away and was bitten on the forearm. The vet has patched her up, and our friend Melanie took me to the hospital. I'm doing okay but I'll certainly have some interesting looking scars.

All this to say that we had a Valentine's Day that we won't soon forget!

In Prayer:

* Please pray for Erica as she recovers at home this week.

* Pray that my dog bite doesn't lead to any infection.

* Please pray for the new program officer for the Iftin program. We were successful in hiring for this position last week. This will be a huge step forward for the Women's Empowerment Program at the Eastleigh Community Centre.