Wow April.  God's grace at it again.  Smile.  Wonderful testimony.  Glad
you're safe and being provided for.  Glad for Flurry too.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "April Reisinger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:36 PM
Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] Hi Everybody


> On Sept. 26, I think, anyway it was a Monday, I had a horrible apartment
> fire.  Flurrie and I got out just fine but there was extensive property
loss
> including my computer equipment, bedding, and much furniture.  I was
> supposed to go to Jen's shower and couldn't because I was receiving
> donations and getting people to help me salvage what I could.  I felt ill
> that week end and returned to work anyway on Tuesdaywith chills and fever.
> That night I went to the emergency room with high fever and they kept me.
I
> had a raging infection through my bloodstream and on Monday, October 11,
my
> middle toe on my right foot was removed because of Osteo Melitus.  I spent
a
> couple of weeks in a nursing home and now am back in my new apartment.
Each
> day God provides something new for me.  Today it was my computer.  I
thought
> for sure that since the state had gotten me a computer, that was it, but
> they saw the fire report and now I have a computer again.  My brandnew
> freezer had been delivered the day of the fire and it, too was trashed
along
> with lots and lots of dishes and Tupperware treasures and stuff, but today
> the new freezer was delivered and I had no fire.  God is good.
>
> I am making a fashion statement for sure.  My right shoe is built so that
> there will be little to no weight bearing on the right toes and I rock
when
> I walk.  LOL.  In physical therapy in the nursing home, they did all they
> could to foil my balance and see if I could get up when I fell and stuff.
> They only worked with me for a week saying I could do everything they had
> for me to do.  I even fixed the boss's computer because I wouldn't play
cd's
> for her.  She thought she didn't have a sound card, so I found it for me.
> Miss Flurrie was the queen deluxe.  They gave me a really hard time about
> her being in the hospital with me because I have an MRSA, (Stapf
infection),
> but they loved her to pieces in the "facilty", as I call it.  She would go
> from room to room visiting the residents by herself.  Hahaha.  Too much to
> tell in one note, but God enabl3ed me to speak up for Him in the midst of
my
> own trials and it was sweet to see God's love flow through me to other
> people there.  Some of the nurses cried when I left, but I hope we'll keep
> in touch.
>
> I have a goal.  The lady next to me said to one of m helpers, "Well, she's
> blind and livng over there by herself, and she'll just do this all over
> again."  It hurt.  But I"m going to invite her to dinner in a few weeks.
> She needs friends. I hear she is very lonely.  And besides,  she has a
> dachshound.  *Smile*
>
> Love you all,
>
> April
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MV" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:16 PM
> Subject: Benchpressing Brad in prayer
>
>
> > Benchpressing Brad in prayer you ask? Well. Since Vicki is always
lifting
> > us in prayer I figure she could get a workout lifting me up in this one
> > lol.
> >
> > I began dabbling in songwriting back in the early 90's, tossed it aside,
> > picked it up, tossed it aside, picked it up, tossed it aside even
further,
> > it popped up again and finally gave it a good hard toss but like a
> > boomarang it keeps returning. I've tried to kill the desire with many
> > excuses and lies hopeing it would stay dead. You know stuff like, "You
> > aren't good enough", "who do you think you are anyway", "What do you
> > think?
> > You think you will write a number one hit?" on and on and on. Well I
don't
> > want to write a number one hit, I just want depth and truth and let it
do
> > what it does. I just like to write and want to do it with more
> > meaning.   Recently I tuned into a songwriter's webcast I frequent, and
> > heard a writer that was not only a Christian giving God credit for his
> > position in life as a songwriter, but has proven to be a great
> > encouragement to me as we email back and forth. I'll put his web page
> > below, please check it out and support him he is an awesome writer and
> > musician. My prayer request is for God to equip, inspire, and direct me
> > as
> > I pick up this gift again. I know my strengths and weaknesses and will
> > work
> > on them but as anything in this world worth spit, it needs God's hand on
> > it. Thanks so much for your prayer in the midst of all what is going on
in
> > your individual lives.
> >
> > James Casto's web site is:
> > http://www.jamescasto.com/pages/1/index.htm
> >
> > There are some buttons on there where you can listen to a few of his
> > songs.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
>