From the Desk of Jill Keenon, Operations Director:
As we go about
our lives and we are involved in the day to day happenings, let us not
forget to pray for our loved ones and those who the Lord has in
our lives. Five years ago we could not have imaged what was about to
happen to our country. We never know what will happen in our lives and
in the lives of those in our little world.
Communion with the Lord
for ourselves and others in the only true protection from real threats.
Satan would love to get us down when something comes along and he can
mock us by saying our Lord is not there for us.
That liar is in for a big surprise when he comes up against Christ-followers
who actually pray and are prayed up when something comes our way. So,
the strong answer to everything is PRAY, PRAY, PRAY. Praise is a part
of prayer, too. We need to have a relationship with our heavenly father
that is so close we are praising, enjoying, asking, and just being with
him. It needs to be our natural response to tell the Lord what is going on all day long and to have a deep sense that he cares and is always there.
QUICK HOME
- Allison and Will
received into their home a delightful thirteen year old boy. He was put
there because DCFS suspects his mom of making him sick for her own
emotional reasons. She is a strong believer and we dont know what is
true yet. Please give us all wisdom to see the truth. He only seems to
be sick with his mom. He is a very nice boy and it appears the mom is
doing a good job with him.
COLOMA PLACE HOME
- Things are being put in place for some changes.
Pray for God's hand to be on this home.
KEENON HOME
- Bonnie is pretty cool towards us but is here. Pray for reconciliation and
healing. We are fine but are sad that this is even going on.
- Pray for Margie
to be able to lose some weight and feel better about her body. She
joined a gym and gets up early to go before work. She is frustrated
with the extra weight and her meds make it hard to get the weight off.
- Melissa
has had one treatment this week and talked to her doctor about what she
is willing to do. Her mom is coming on Friday so she and I and Melissa can
meet with the doctors and get some things figured out. Pray for this
time to go in the right direction. I see some changes in Melissa's
general mood, and I am hoping it is the treatments. She still is not
eating much. We did let her have a little dog. What can I say? I like
dogs and it is all her responsibility. - On September 22 we are having our annual golf marathon.
Pray for a successful outing. - Please
pray for me to understand what to do the days I go to the hospital and
they actually give me a patient. I am such a klutz. I stepped on a
patient's foot and tried to take a man's blood pressure with a broken
instrument while not even noticing he was on the commode. I have a long
way to go. In spite of all this I love it.
- One last thing. Paul ended up with West Nile virus this week.
He found out when he gave blood platelets, and they tested the blood. He
is excited because they are going to give him a hundred dollars to be
in a study group. He has had symptoms that we just wrote off as
nothing. He is fine just a little more tired right now. Pray for
complete healing and a good immune response.
Have a great week (and remember to talk to your Father all day long).
In Christ's Service for the Community,
Paul & Jill Keenon
Open Door for Teens, Inc.
