Thankful

“I always thank God for you because of His grace given you in Christ Jesus.”— I Corinthians 1:4. In the spirit of this season of thanksgiving, I wanted to write a quick post to thank all of you for your continued prayers and support.

I also wanted to share a verse that Aron had just sent me in June. It was something both of us were meditating on:
“If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.” –Philippians 2:1-4.

For me it has been an absolute blessing and an honor to experience the body of Christ at work. The way that fellow believers have come around us, lifted us up, prayed with us, cried with us, and just been there for us has been overwhelming. For me it’s been a beautiful picture of the body of Christ at work, and I know it’s been the same for the Shubins and for Aron’s friends.

I was finally able to get away from school to visit Aron today. He is still tolerating the tilt table and physical therapy really well and has continued to make progress and noise. We played thumb war. He won. I told him how proud we are of him and that he can’t get frustrated but just needs to keep working hard. He gave me a thumbs up and later smiled and squeezed my hand.

Please continue to pray that Aron regains his ability to speak. Once Aron can communicate more clearly, we will better be able to understand his wants and needs.

The Shubins and myself have been so blessed by the kind words of encouragement, the overwhelming outpourings of support, and the continuous prayers and visits from all of you. So thank you.