Kimberly update 14.. Look What God did!
On Monday we went to see the surgeon for a follow up visit. But before we could go we needed a recent
x-ray of my lung. Our doctor’s appointment was at 4:30 pm. We only wanted to
make one trip into town because I was moving very slowly and the bumps on the
road were uncomfortable. So, we left in the afternoon. The plan was for us to
find a wheelchair and JP would take me to the different places in the hospital
in it. When we arrived at the hospital
we found a wheelchair outside for me to ride in. (Thank You God!) Then we proceeded through the hospital to get
the x-ray. But when we finally got to the place where we would get the paper
for the x-ray they told us the x-ray machine was broken. What?!
JP knew of a clinic just down the road that specialized in
x-rays. It was about 3:00 by this time.
We were able to take the wheel chair to the clinic. Once there we were told by two different receptionists
that we could do the x-ray but would not get the results until tomorrow. JP did the talking as I sat in the wheelchair. I began to pray, “Lord, please open the
doors for us that are closed. Open the
closed doors for us. Please. Please Sir open the closed doors. Help us.”
A moment later a man in a black suit walked up to JP and
began talking to him. He asked JP what he needed. JP told him. The man told JP
to come with him. He talked to the doctor
there and then next thing I knew JP said we were going to get our results the
same day! I was soon taken back for an
x-ray. The first 2 x-rays done by the nurses did not turn out well. So, I went
to this high tech x-ray machine and the doctor took my x-ray. He did a great job. We waited outside for the
results and by 4:20 we had our results in our hands!
As we were leaving the man in the black suit stopped us at
the door and putting his hand out to me said, “Sometimes God shortens our steps
for a time because there is much more ahead.
There is still work for you to do here. May you have a long life.” We thanked him and JP took me to another
building for my doctor’s appointment. The appointment went well. I got my stitches out! The doctor said I can
move about more and answered a lot of our questions. There is still some air in
my chest cavity. But he was not surprised
by this. He said in a week it should be
gone. He wanted me to start physical therapy
at the end of this week! So, I’ll begin
on Friday.
God showed us He was with us. He provided a wheelchair for
me. He opened closed doors to allow me
to get a good x-ray and to get the results the same day. We are so thankful for
how God opens closed doors and for His attention and loving-kindness towards
us.
Thank you for your prayers. Please keep them coming. Next
week is another big week for us with more doctor visits.
We are in God’s hands,
Kimberly
