Health Condition

It has been a while since I last updated you on my condition, and I wanted to share some progress with you. Since the end of January 2024, I have been struggling with a pressure sore that has required me to be on bed rest and limited my sitting time to 3 to 6 hours each day. Despite these efforts, the sore has not fully healed.

The past few months have been incredibly challenging in many ways. Balancing my responsibilities has been difficult, and I have been unable to complete many tasks. My colleagues at Denver Seminary have been very understanding and supportive, and I am truly grateful for your prayers and thoughtful emails as well.

Last week, I underwent a special procedure to address the slow healing of the sore. While the doctors are still unsure about the cause of the delay, they recommended an MRI scan, which thankfully showed no signs of bone infection. Praise God!

One of the biggest challenges has been my relationship with God. I have been seeking his will in the midst of these hardships and have learned valuable lessons that I look forward to sharing with you once I have recovered. However, the slow healing of the sore and limited sitting time are often difficult to bear and frustrate my faith, reminding me of the prayer and confession of Psalm 13:

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.

It has been challenging for my parents too. For months, my father has been feeding me lunch, while my mother has taken on additional work hours. I have concluded that submitting to God's will is more important than insisting on my own way in every circumstance. However, as we all know from experience, this is easier said than done.

I ask for your continued prayers as I navigate these hardships.