Trust vs. Hope

We trust in God and believe that He can heal Jenny at any time if He so
chooses. But in reality we do not have that hope/expectation, because
it might not be God's will now or ever. So are we being disobedient in
not "hoping in God"? Are we realists because we don't want our hopes
dashed? But if He does heal Jenny right now, I don't think I would be
surprised; but I sure would be grateful!!

A Day for Memories

Yesterday was a great day for the kids. One of the benefits of being
back in Canada is being able to participate in community events (vs.
community work days in Bekondo like fixing the village road).

We enjoyed the Kneehill Museum open house, including home-made ice
cream, rides on a horse-drawn wagon and old-time cars, and a petting zoo
(Laura is petting a baby alpaca - VERY soft!! They also enjoyed the
soft black baby bunnies, the guinea pigs, the pug puppies....).

Our amazing body

God our Creator has done an amazing job with our complicated bodies.
This has been brought very vividly to my attention these last few days
as we have seen our 11-year old daughter, Jenny, deteriorate before our
eyes. Possibly having PANDAS syndrome, she is now unable to walk, get
dressed, or eat without help; we are on our way to get her some help,
which might mean leaving Cameroon for the time being. Contrast this to
our 3 other children who are, at the moment, very healthy. It's amazing
just to watch 4-year-old Laura at effortless play, when every movement
is such an effort for Jenny right now!