Wed. May 8th update

Not much has changed today - continue to pray that I will be one in which the medication injected will work.

Came across a letter filled with challenging perspectives which was written by C.T. Studd, English missionary to China, India and Africa, which he wrote to his wife just after sailing for Africa in 1910. He suffered from chronic asthma and the Dr.'s warned him not to go. He left his wife behind, who at the time was an invalid, believing so strongly in the Lord's call to the African people. Here is what he wrote after two weeks into his missionary travels,

'Once again at the threshold of the greatest work for Jesus of our life and times, the doctors declare you weak and delicate, and more or less done for; and, humanly speaking, it is, I believe, a fact. But Jesus can give you back life and health, and has a grand work before you. You need the touch of Jesus .. Darling, go to Jesus and give yourself to Him; and I fully believe you shall go round the world with me winning thousands to Jesus ..

There is no other way for me to live, than by faith in Jesus. The doctors would have frightened me into my grave long ago, had I paid attention to them, but I live, and I live by faith in Jesus and the power of God. You must do the same. There are big things ahead .. It is when we are weak we are made strong. You shall be my right hand, my prairie fire, my spur to spur me on to greater things. We will fight while we live, and then He shall give us that glorious crown and you shall wear it, not I. God bless you , my own love.'

She would go on to recover and run C.T.'s missionary base in England which would raise up and train missionaries to Africa, China and South America while he continued to travel throughout the interior of Africa, preaching for another 21 years.