After a tense few weeks, we are happy to report that the Kenya elections are over, without serious incident! Thanks so much for your prayers! God has been gracious to Kenya, and we pray that it will lead to greater freedom to spread the Gospel!
Also, I am undergoing double knee replacement surgery today. I understand that it’s not a simple procedure, and that recovery is a tedious process. We would really appreciate your specific prayers at this time.
In spite of many trials and attacks of our spiritual Enemy we are happy to report the statistics for 2012:
We know that much prayer and sacrificial giving has made this possible, and we don’t take it for granted! Without prayerful intercession, these results surely would not have been possible (2 Thes. 3:1-2). May God richly reward all who have invested prayer and finances!!
Some current prayer requests:
In God’s amazing grace,
Sherry’s hemoglobin continues to rise, and it seems pretty certain that the Malaria has finally been eradicated. Praise the Lord!
We KNOW that this is a genuine answer to the prayers of many of God’s people! May God give each one a special reward for their prayers and concern!
We just received an encouraging Email which emphasizes and important aspect of intercessory prayer:
“The oddest thing is that my husband and I were praying a week or two ago and he was burdened to pray for you and Sherry…. Well that night when I checked the Email, I saw your message concerning Sherry’s condition. God is truly awesome. He burdened us for prayer before we even knew the urgency of it!”
I personally believe that this is an example of what Paul was referring to in Ephesians 6:18 where he urges us to pray “in the spirit”. The context is intercessory prayer – especially for missionaries!
What a hectic month since our last letter! We arrived in the States on April 19th. On the 26th Sherry was admitted to the to the ICU of St. Joseph’s hospital in Kansas City with acute Malaria! Her fever had reached 106 by that morning causing us to realize that she must have malaria rather than just the virus which was going around.
It took me over 2 hours on the telephone trying to find a doctor who had any knowledge of malaria. Finally, the Lord led me to a doctor from South America who was somewhat familiar with Malaria: MIRACLE NUMBER ONE!
In the following tension-filled days, God performed a series of true miracles! Without going into detail, I’ll just list a few of the miracles which the Lord performed in response to prayer: Finding a lab in Kansas City which could do a Malaria blood test immediately. Locating enough intravenous Quinadine to start the treatment immediately, and then coming up with the follow-up dose of Quinadine, which couldn’t be found anywhere in the USA (even at the manufacturer). It suddenly “appeared” at just the moment it was needed!
Things were happening so quickly that I didn’t have opportunity to get the word out to all of you, but I did send out a few hurried Emails along the way. Perhaps some of you heard the details of the astounding miracles which followed. (If you would like me to send a more comprehensive report by Email, just drop me an Email)
Sherry did fantastically well for about 5 days after she was released from the hospital. But, the Adversary never quits! The headaches and fever revived and she became weaker over the next 10 days. Several doctors have examined her – but nothing shows up in the tests except a radical drop in hemoglobin (7.2, which is dangerously low! — in fact, the doctor insists that she needs a transfusion. We are resisting that idea, and are praying that God intervene so that it won’t be necessary!)
In consulting with our Malaria specialist in Nairobi, we have all come to the conclusion that she has probably had a relapse of the malaria, even though it is not showing up in the blood tests. Sherry has just started taking another course of malaria medicine (pills this time), and we are praying that this will bring a turnaround. Please continue praying! — Especially that she won’t need a transfusion!
I’m embarrassed to have to mention finances at a time like this. Our BBF Medical Fund will cover all but about $1,500 of the actual medical costs. But, right now, even $1,500 is difficult for us to handle, not counting the non-medical expenses. Thanks for standing with us in prayer during this crisis. I will update you right away as soon as we see the next miracle which we are trusting God for!
Jerry & Sherry Daniels