Just a Little Heart Attack

Polga life cultural dance group from the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea

Wouldn’t you rather look at these Papua New Guinean cultural dancers from the Western Highlands Province than a picture of me in the hospital again? I thought so.

Last newsletter, I talked about getting 3 new cardiac stents on the 20th of November, and how thankful I was that my heart was working better. I was feeling reasonably good, until I wasn’t. Sunday night, the 23rd of November, I started having heart pain and cold sweats. I took my nitroglycerin and Lori drove me to the hospital Emergency Room. They found elevated levels of troponin in my blood, indicating heart muscle damage. Monday morning, another stent (#6) was inserted into another cardiac artery that was about 90% blocked. I thank God that things weren’t worse, and that I’m alive and recovering nicely.

Leaving the hospital behind, we are starting the season of Advent this Sunday. We get to celebrate Jesus Christ coming to give light to a dark world! May the God of hope fill you with Joy and Peace.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. —Jeremiah 29:11, WEB

Please Keep Praying

Thank God for:

Please pray for:

  • Complete healing and recovery for Michael
  • God’s wisdom in balancing time spent on competing ministry time demands
  • The Digital Bible Library software team as they work on some necessary improvements
  • Our ministry volunteers
  • More Scriptures to be released to go to more people in more languages

How can we pray for you, today?