October 12th

Yea Though I Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death

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At the height of the pandemic I almost died of Covide. Doctors and nurses thought I was going to die and the issue did come into question. Thankfully the Lord healed me and I'm back.

That being said, it was traumatic. As I lay there, captive to ungodly folks, so many questions came up. Ultimately the Lord gave me the will to fight and I got on my feet and just started walking around the room claiming scripture. It was all I could do.

In my narrow little room, shared with 2 older gents, there was only one, 7 foot space to walk... which I did... ten thousand times over. Electric wires hanging off my chest (With a 3 pound battery) and an intravenous drip on a stand, all pulling me down, making every movement a huge labor.

On the day I was dropped off, nurses took everything from me and I didn't even have a pair of glasses... rendering me almost blind. Spitting up big blobs of black mucus, sweating to the point of needing a change of shirts every 20 minutes. Every second seemed to pass as an eternity.

In the beginning they made it sound like I could go home at the end of the 1st day. As it turned out, once you were in their care (this is during the height of the Pandemic) you had no say so, and they could keep locked up as long as they deemed necessary. This one demonic nurse who hated our missionary work kept saying I would be there till I died. This went on for 7 days and nights.

All I could do was get up and walk, which I did. 7 steps to the wall and back... time after time after time.

It's more than I care to repeat, but suffice it to say, now being out and healed, my spirit is still just crushed and it's gotta be the Lord to Restore my Soul. I've been watching Jesus of Nazareth and it's just left me in tears.

My depth of compassion for others is off the charts.

All these years here in Japan, 39 years... and the enemy tried to hit me with it was all a waste. Why was I here... was it a mistake. The answer being "No... hard as it has been... it's been a witness... it's been my job for Jesus... it's one thing just to stick."

One day I am going to die... and though the enemy might dance on my grave, I know it's been worth it all, giving my life for Christ. Every witness, every bit of love... a message, that Christ will reign, the Kingdom of God will ultimately conquer the evil in Japan and the world. No matter how hopeless this world, Christ Will Win! Christ & His Love Will Be Victorious.
PS. THE ONLY WORD OF GOD I HAD WHILE LOCKED UP... WAS THE WORD THAT I HAD MEMORISED.  What A Comfort... & Hope It Was!