Monday: 11/26/07

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We went to the Sheraton Hotel where they had an excellent array of American style Thanksgiving food (Turkey & Prime Rib).

Tinsae's fevor has persisted in spite of the antibiotic. We went to the clinic today (another interesting experience) and saw a doctor and she had some blood tests done. Tinsae has typhus fever. She has to get injections over the next 5 days to treat it. She will come off the antibiotic. Hopefully this will turn things around for her.

We had a couple of break throughs with Tinsae on Saturday, Sunday and today. On Saturday somebody went to take Tinsae from Michelle's arms and Tinsae began to cry. This reaction showed us that she is starting to form an attachment to us. On Sunday she let me hold her hand without pulling away...Tinsae that is... not Michelle (I thought I should clarify that). Today, I was playing with her on the bed and I think she tried to laugh a little bit. We'll take that!

Last night we were having dinner with some missionaries and one of them said the name of their Ethiopian friend and Tinsae quickly turned her head to the lady speaking. Michelle made the connection. The lady's friend had the same name as Tinsae's mom. Tinsae recognized her mother's name! She remembers.

Friday was a rough day for me (Black Friday). I'll have to share it with you another time. Thank you all for your prayers. We definitely feel lifted up. Thank you Marker House Church for the inspirational words of encouragement and scripture. We look forward to reading one each day.

A friend sent some scripture that he was praying for us and we wanted to share it also with you. Replace Tinsae's name with yours and our situation with your situation. God loves to hear His word spoken back to Him. Know He hears you.

Colossians 1:9-14:

For this reason, since the day we heard about , we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may a life worthy of the Lord, and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father , who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Below is a link to a song that I've been singing many times the last few days. I've been resting in the shadow of His cross. I hope you will find rest here too. I love the lyrics to this song!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7OP7PtRokCo

He loves you....more than you can ever begin to imagine

Love Bill & Michelle