Exodus 17:10-13
So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill. As as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage. Moses' arms soon became so tired he could not longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle.
The other day, as I was giving Jasmine her scheduled tube feeding of yogurt and protein, my arms grew increasingly numb and tingly as I held up the syringe high in the air to allow the feeding to drain down the tube. As I was watching the ventilator give Jasmine her every breath, my tired arms reminded me of the story of Moses in Exodus. As long as he held his arms up before the Lord, the Israelite army was winning, if he put them down, the army was losing.
We hospital staff have been fighting a losing battle. Jasmine was dying and SHOULD have died. With every small victory, came another battle. We are STILL fighting. But thanks to you all tirelessly holding your hands up before the Lord in prayer, we are winning. God is good!
Jasmine has been awake and off of the ventilator for 5 days now but she is still very sick and needs one on one constant care. Continue to pray for Jasmine's lungs to heal, the severe joint paint from the dengue fever to be gone, that her appetite will return, and she will regain her muscle strength to get out of bed and play her favorite game of soccer again.
So as you all keep your tired hands steady, we will keep fighting!
So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill. As as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage. Moses' arms soon became so tired he could not longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle. The other day, as I was giving Jasmine her scheduled tube feeding of yogurt and protein, my arms grew increasingly numb and tingly as I held up the syringe high in the air to allow the feeding to drain down the tube. As I was watching the ventilator give Jasmine her every breath, my tired arms reminded me of the story of Moses in Exodus. As long as he held his arms up before the Lord, the Israelite army was winning, if he put them down, the army was losing.
We hospital staff have been fighting a losing battle. Jasmine was dying and SHOULD have died. With every small victory, came another battle. We are STILL fighting. But thanks to you all tirelessly holding your hands up before the Lord in prayer, we are winning. God is good!
Jasmine has been awake and off of the ventilator for 5 days now but she is still very sick and needs one on one constant care. Continue to pray for Jasmine's lungs to heal, the severe joint paint from the dengue fever to be gone, that her appetite will return, and she will regain her muscle strength to get out of bed and play her favorite game of soccer again.
So as you all keep your tired hands steady, we will keep fighting!
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| Jasmine with her dad who has slept on a bench outside of her hospital room for 3 weeks |
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