Life continues to present challenges. I continue to ask for your prayers. Thank you for all the prayers you have offered for us thus far. I am continuing to struggle with my health. Plus, due to financial limitations, I will have to discontinue the treatments I have been receiving from my holistic doctor, Dr. Krop. These treatments have helped me a bit - neurological/epileptic symptoms are gone. Last year things were so desperate I almost needed nursing care. I'm still very weak and struggle greatly, but I do not need nursing care, praise God! We had decided to pursue these treatments in hopes to prevent the pricey need for longterm nursing and child daycare, and my husband and I are thankful that this was a success. However, we are disappointed that I am still as weak as I am, but we seek to trust God's sovereignty in this situation and accept the bodily limitations I have for as long as God permits them, even if that is the rest of my life.
Besides the difficulties I already have with my health, I am now experiencing other troubles. Our apartment's air quality is very poor and making it much worse for me. My throat is inflamed, lymph nodes swollen, inside of my mouth blistered, breathing laboured, chest constricted, voice very hoarse, along with other problems. We have been advised by several people, including my family doctor to find a new place. There is no hope of transferring to a different unit within this building complex, because there are already 2 other families ahead of us on the waiting list, and the have already been waiting for months.
Problems with the apartment:
-Triple layer of heavy duty high voc paint to cover up the filth of the previous tenant (chain smoker, among other things). Both the toxins of the pain and of the smoke are off-gassing.
-Bad smoker below us. This smoker just throws the cigarettes all over the floor.
My family doctor also highly recommends trying to find a new apartment for the sake of Karalise's health.
We are very sad. We really like this neighbourhood, we LOVE being close to our church, and we were looking forward to connecting more with our neighbours. We do not know of any other place nearby with such low rent, and we cannot afford anything pricier. We are also very overwhelmed at the likely prospect of having to move all over again, especially since there is no guarantee that we won't run into the same problem with another apartment.
Please pray:
-that we will be driven to depend on God through this ordeal.
-that God will provide some resolution to our present problem.
-that God will sustain Lynette's health (especially her breathing) while we wait for resolution.
-that God will provide so we can get out of our 1 year lease contract.
-that God will provide a 'safe' and affordable place for our family to live in.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4
