Dear Praying Friends,
We heard back from the folks who administer the TEFRA Medicaid program for Cassie. She is now fully covered under that program and we are moving forward with her treatments! This is a HUGE Praise.
In addition, they will pay the bills that have stacked up since January, as well. We thought they would also cover all the medication costs but, as it turns out, we will not be reimbursed for those expenses. Oh well!
Cassie has been doing well the last several days. She is still very tired but she went to a movie with her sister a few days ago and was also able to be in Church yesterday. It had been several weeks since we had all been together for a Church service. It was something I will not take for granted again.
I also believe that I have come up with a pretty good idea for how to market the computer work I do on the side to help support our ministry with ACC. Basically, for every hour I bill out in time, I will donate an hour to area ministries. This does two things for me:
1. It keeps me from giving away time that I really need to be using to generate supplemental income to support my family
2. It allows me to use my administrative/computer abilities in continued ministry
I hope you can see how this will keep me balanced real well. We are getting settled in pretty well with Kris and her role in counseling and me in my role of "whatever is needed."
Specific Requests/Praises:
-Cassie will be in hospital for two - three days next week (the 21st) for continuous EEG monitoring to determine the next step in her treatment.
-Kris is still doing a bit of double duty at the counseling center and also as a book keeper at ACC. Pray that they will find that part time employee to take her place so she can devote all her time to her mentoring ministry
-Gary is doing some legwork for ACC in the area of ACH transactions. This will allow donors to give via Checking account debit if they desire. This was really big for ABM when he set it up a few years back and ACC will also really benefit from it we hope.
-Thanks to a gift from a supporter in Wisconsin, we were able to pass out copies of Lee Strobel's book, "A Case For Easter" to all ACC students and staff
-Gary is also helping a ministry down in Homer get their website up and running, as well as assisting the local LOVE Inc. with some computer needs.
-We have targeted several people in our community to invite to Easter Sunday at our church and have over for a meal aftewwords
-We will soon have health coverage with Alaska Christian College!
-Gary's Mom is coming up from Georgia to stay with us through Chelsie's High School graduation in May. We are excited to have her here and she is coming with a desire to serve! She may come as early as the 21st of this month, or end of the month otherwise.
-Chelsie is starting up with Soccer soon. She's a senior this year, and one of the captains. She's also coaches Boys/Girls club soccer. AND working at a espesso stand!
-Tyler attended church on Sunday. Not our church, but that's OK. And probably not for the right reasons but, hey, we'll take it however we can get it. He's still looking for work.
In closing, let me tell you a story about our van. We need to replace both front lens units. One was bashed up in an accident, and the bulbs are hard to get too as a result. So, left turns using the left turn signal are a fast blink, because one bulb is burned out. Right turns are the normal, slower blink.
I really like making right turns. Right turns are cool. Slow and easy - - - relaxed.
By contrast, the left turn sound is hurried, stuttery, and sounds somewhat "uptight".
We really want to live a "right turn life", don't you?
In closing, you will see that I am now using an ACC e-mail address. The ABM address still works as well.
THERE or in the air!
