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Dear lura_eddie@hotmail.com,
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Basketball and School
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Ami
played his first basketball game last Sunday. He played for one
and a half quarters and made 3 points!! He said, "Oh, I
wasn't really playing", meaning, it wasn't like before.
Thursday and Friday were rough days for him emotionally - he felt he
didn't have the strength to go on. He's mourning what he calls,
the loss of his teenage years. It's hard for him to see his left
foot in the shape that it's in, and honestly, it's hard for me
also. Everything for him is a procedure, from taking a shower, to
getting out and having to put special
creams on his scars, to the pressure suit, and just getting dressed is
painful for him. He has longer and longer periods of being able
to joke his way through all the procedures, but sometimes it gets him
down, which is understandable.
Yesterday, we went for therapy in the rehab hospital, and the
occupational therapist said that she was amazed by the movement he has
in his left hand's fingers that he didn't have before. Ami is
very nonchalant about all this, but last week when he screwed the cap
back onto a bottle with his left hand, I felt like doing cartwheels!!
Tonight he had another game, to which I was also barred :-). He
came back happy, his team won by 20 points. He said he only made
4 points, but his defense was awesome!! Not many 15 year olds
have the height that he has - 6'3" (1 meter 93 cm's), and you
can imagine how scary it might be with Ami all over you as you try to pass the ball - formidable!!
School is coming along well, considering that he misses many days due
to therapy and doctor's appointments. This Wednesday we'll have a
meeting with his homeroom teacher, the principal, and guidance
counselors, to discuss Math which is very difficult for Ami. He
does have learning disabilities, and they are actually considering
relieving him of Math and replacing it with Biology. The math
that he's learning now is difficult, I personally can't make heads or
tails out of it, and I know that in my day (1,000 years ago) we didn't
learn that level of math in high school,( which means nothing as it's a
whole new world now). Ami also did an extensive test this past
month to determine what kind of help he is entitled to, and where he is
at this point with the LD's. I see Ami much more motivated in his
studies than ever before, and I am very grateful for the understanding
and care the teaching staff has demonstrated.
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Lazarus and Isaac
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This
Thursday we will have an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon who
will advise us concerning surgery on Ami's left foot. Now that
Ami is playing in basketball games, the filming for the investigative
TV report has been pushed up to Nov. 16th. Ami is very excited
that they'll be filming the game, which David and I will also be able
to see. Please pray for the interviews that my kids will be doing
also that day with the reporter. Praise the Lord that our lawyer
will be with us as well, watching over the interviews to make sure that
nothing will be asked or discussed that will harm any legal proceedings
later on.
We've had many visitors from around the world, coming fairly
regularly. David pointed out something to me which is true.
The Bible recounts in John 12-
John 12:2&9
2Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor. Martha served, while
Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.
9Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was
there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus,
whom he had raised from the dead.
Many are coming to see Ami who indeed, came back to us from the
dead. I'm reminded of Hebrews 11:
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac,
and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
18 of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called,"[ 19 concluding that God was able to raise
him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a
figurative sense.
This is God's mercy. The miracle of life and healing in Ami is
incredible to behold. The miracles are continuing daily, and I
believe that many believers are visiting because they want to be
encouraged by seeing how the Lord has so mightily answered their
prayers, for you have indeed labored in prayer for our son.
We never cease to be grateful. When people tell David and myself
that it's wonderful that we still have a sense of humor and seem to
have survived so well, we always say, "When the whole world has
been praying for you - it's no wonder that we've been able to stand and
keep on going forward!"
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In Yeshua's
mighty name,
Leah
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