I just had to forward this email that I received to everyone because it was so good. Gayle Robinson sent it to me today. It was just what I needed. I can relate to this lady, Margie, so much. See, Rex has only been working in his field for 8 months (graduated May 2005 as a respiratory therapist), and we had already felt God pulling us into another area totally different from respiratory therapy. Then, we find out about this cancer. I've known that this was going to be a growing time. It's still nice to hear the encouragement of someone else who has been through it too.
Respiratory therapy was a stepping stone for him and us. God has done some amazing things in Rex through him going through school. It has taught him discipline; he has gained confidence in his abilities; he has learned how to persevere at the things he enjoys as well as those classes that he didn't enjoy; he has learned how to finish/complete endeavors. The list goes on and on. God did it, and I got to go along for the ride and watch it happen. Rex is the most of teachable man I have ever met; that's a great ingredient for God to use and mold into something remarkable. He desires to be taught and learn. I am so thankful for Rex.
Thank you all for caring so much. We are not in fear because God is with us; We are not anxious for He is God; He strengthens us, helps us, and upholds us with His righteous right hand. There is NO BETTER place to be than safe in His arms where peace abides.
Donna Meadows
From: "Gayle Robinson" Subject: a devotion I read todayDate: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:15:44 -0500
Hey Donna,
I read a good devotion today that I am going to send to you and Rex . I hope it brings some encouragement to you guys. It is from the devotional book Voices of the Faithful with Beth Moore contributing. (In case you are not familiar with this book, it is a daily devotional based on foreign missionary's and their experiences on the field.)
The cancer was very advanced and we had no warning. We were told that my husband had only six months to live. In shock, we tried to process this news. God had so clearly called us as missionaries, and we had willingly given up all to obey Him. We had been on the field a few short months, but now we were stateside again to face an uncertain future. It was hard to understand.
Precious friends took us to a secluded mountain cabin to allow us time alone with each other and the Lord. As we wept and cried out to the Lord, our only comfort came from the Word. I pleaded with God to give me a verse that would assure me that my husband would live. God did not do that. Instead, He gave me Isaiah 41:10. His promise was that He would be with me to strengthen and help me, no matter what came. His promise saw us through four bouts with cancer in the years that followed and helped us take one day at a time.
God, in His grace and mercy, healed my husband. Today, 18 years later, we are still on the field joyfully serving in the harvest!
Though I hate cancer, I am thankful for this trial, which positively changed my family. I have seen God's faithfulness in ways that would not have been possible without suffering and learning to depend totally on Him. It's hard to know that God is all you need until He's all you've got.
from Margie, Middle America and the Caribbean
Is. 41:10 (NASB) Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
With many thoughts and prayers,
Gayle
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