Wonderfully made

Last month I noticed that I kept getting dust in my eyes. It got to the point of my going to the drug store for an eye wash. When I shared this with Annie, she inspected at my eyes for signs of a problem.
"You don't have any eyelashes!" she exclaimed.
I went to look in the mirror. She was right. No lashes! I knew my hair was falling out. Eyebrows were thinning. I had regarded lashes as more cosmetic than practical. But it made sense. No lash protection, more dust. In the end it became more of an insight into how intricately and wonderfully we are made. Each part of our body has a function, even the smallest members. When they are missing, the entire body suffers. Sound familiar? So until new ones grow out, I will need to carry around wetting solution.

The last set of tests put my PSA at 68. Still trending down, though more slowly. We praise God for this. At the last meeting, the oncologist let me know that I would probably be on chemo another three months. I was a bit disappointed, but it made sense. The goal is to keep driving the PSA lower, much lower, back down under 10, where it should be.

Thank you all for your ongoing prayers. I hope you will keep praying toward this goal. More than 16 months into my diagnosis, I keep meeting people who are praying for me. Last week it was our past pastor, Bruce Murphy.
As Annie and I pray, she will often ask the Lord to take all of the prayers going up for me and ask God to apply them very specifically to our immediate needs.
-Of course, one of them is for new lashes to grow.
-We pray regularly that the chemo will only go to where it should.
-I still need ongoing prayer for sound sleep at night.
-And at World Relief the work is piling up. So please continue to pray for me to know the limit for work.
-I have been asked to share with a men's group what living with cancer is like. Could you please pray that what I share will help people see God's priorities for life.

With deep appreciation for your partnership in this battle,

-Cal-