I have been getting some email messages from my mom and wanted to share some of the news. As I mentioned in a previous post, my parents went on a mission trip to Tennessee with their church. They worked on a house for an elderly gentleman that has a monthly income of about $350. If this post seems long, skip to the end and read the last message from my mom.<\/p>\n
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Dian Tully wrote:<\/p>\n
Phil did well today.\u00a0 He rested just a little while this afternoon and did better than I thought he would
\nThanks for your prayers.
\nWe did a lot of work today at the site.
\nWill update tomorrow<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Dian Tully wrote:<\/p>\n
Hey there,
\nWe had a good day again today.\u00a0 The job site where we are working is on a hill with very few trees so it has really been difficult for the team working in the sun.\u00a0 we are replacing the siding on the whole house.\u00a0 replacing the linoleum in the den and hall and kitchen and tore down and built an 8×12 deck. we also tore down and built a new ramp into the kitchen.\u00a0 We said our thank you prayers every time we walked on it before it was replaced.
\nI started this morning cleaning the kitchen, washing all the dishes, and scrubbing the cabinets, refrigerator and the rest of the kitchen.\u00a0 Two other ladies worked with me all morning.\u00a0 We still have half of the siding to finish tomorrow but if we all work together I think we can get it all finished.
\nIt has been extremely hot.\u00a0 It was 99 when Phil got in the truck to go back to the motel this afternoon.
\nHe has done well and has been good about resting.
\nWe get up eat breakfast and leave the hotel by around 7:30 each morning so we can work while it is still a little bit cool.
\nPray we get it all done tomorrow.
\nWe will leave around 9 am Friday.
\nLove yall<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Dian Tully\u00a0 wrote:<\/p>\n
Well we will leave to go home in the morning.\u00a0 God has been so good to give us good work days.
\nIt has been extremely hot during the day while we were working on the house.\u00a0 We completed the siding all the way around the house, completed the front porch, and the ramp to the back door going into the kitchen.
\nWe also finished the linoleum in the hall and bedroom today.\u00a0 Mr Johnny slept on his mattress with no sheets so we bought him a set of sheets with a mattress cover and a pretty little blanket.\u00a0 We cleaned walls and I went ahead and tackled the bathroom and it smells a whole lot better \ud83d\ude42
\nWe were all hot and tired at the end of the day and exhausted, but it was well worth it.\u00a0 Mr Johnny prayed to receive Christ this morning.\u00a0 Yesterday he and I were talking and he told me he hoped he would go to heaven and I told him he could be sure.\u00a0 I felt that it would be better for one of the men to talk to him so this morning three of the men went there early to get started on the job while it was cool and begin to talk to him and he said he wanted to pray to receive Christ.\u00a0 That made it all worth while.\u00a0 Two of the older girls and I went prayer walking up and down the road this morning praying for the people in his little mountain community.\u00a0 Pray for Mr Johnny to go to church with a neighbor up the road and be faithful reading his Bible.
\nPhil has done well.\u00a0 He has had some pretty bad swelling but has felt pretty good and has tried not to push himself too much.
\nHope yall had a good day.
\nLove yall<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Dian Tully\u00a0 wrote:<\/p>\nUpdate on Phil,
\nAs you know Phil made it through the trip ok.\u00a0 He slept on and off all day Saturday and then slept all night Saturday night.\u00a0 Although he was having a good bit of swelling especially in his legs and feet when he woke up Sunday morning he went to church and we stayed for lunch at the church for homecoming.\u00a0 He pretty much stayed in his recliner all afternoon Sunday.
\nHe tried not taking the prednisone yesterday which is what the doctor gave him for the gout because it makes him gain fluid\u00a0 weight.\u00a0 He is short of breath when he walks from one end of the room to the other.\u00a0 He woke up during the night with the gout again so he took the prednisone needless to say and the gout is better this morning.
\nI am going to call the doctor this morning to see if we can increase the lasix which is a diuretic and helps him get rid of some of the fluid weight.\u00a0 His feet were so swollen last night before he went to bed I thought they would pop but the are better this morning.\u00a0 The problem is, if he is up for any length of time, his feet and legs swell even with the support stockings on both legs.\u00a0 He said he has gotten pretty miserable and thinks he is about ready to do something which means dialysis but I would like to try the lasix first.\u00a0 He has his three week appointment to check his fistula with the doctor in atlanta Thursday and we will see how the fistula is progressing.\u00a0 They said it will take 6 to 8 weeks for it to mature in order to use it so if he begins dialysis prior to that it will have to be on a temporary basis with a catheter that is more suseptable to infection.
\nPlease pray that the fistula works because the doctor was a little iffy about it when he put it in because the vein was kind of small
\nPlease pray that God will supernaturally intervene and he will be able to make it until his fistula is ready for dialysis
\nPlease continue to pray for Steven as he moves forward toward giving his kidney, that God will open and close doors according to His will
\nPray that God will lift Phil’s spirits as I can see him getting discouraged.<\/p>\nThank you for your support during this time.\u00a0 God is our strength and shield.\u00a0 It hurts me so much to see him struggle.\u00a0 It is such a blessing to have a good support system during this time. Your prayers mean more than you know.\u00a0 I love each of you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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