He Speaks

I've been waiting more than two years to write this post. I've pictured the title in my head so many times......

Ian spoke. He said his name last night. And he said it again twice today..........

"For it is you who light my lamp;

the Lord my God lightens my darkness.

For by you I can run against a troop,

and by my God I can leap over a wall.

This God—his way is perfect;

the word of the Lord proves true"

I am floored.

Praying that this is one word of many...

Larissa

Happy Thanksgiving.

This was the first time in two years that Ian has been able to eat a Thanksgiving meal.

Even though I sometimes have to look harder to see it than I want to, we have much to be thankful for.

Thank you for praying

Larissa

Ian was sick again this morning and still has something going on with his lungs. Please pray that God clears out his lungs and allows Ian to be feeling well again. He hasn't been able to do much for the past few days but it would be nice for him to get back to therapy.

On a side note, we ended up keeping the mobile chair for awhile longer while they work on building him his own.

Thank you, always
Larissa

Still Sick

Ian has had a rough week. He was sick again overnight and also has something going on in his chest. Pray that God would clear his lungs and remove the cough and congestion.

I was thinking that it might be really encouraging for Ian to get notes in the mail from people who are praying for him, particularly ways that you have been encouraged by him or see Christ in him. So if you have time to drop a note, mail them to our church at:

Sovereign Grace Church
c/o Ian Murphy
1220 Wayne Ave.
Indiana, Pa. 15701

Thank you, always, for praying.

Larissa

Sick

We don't have too many updates. Ian spent most of the day in bed sick yesterday. He seems better today but still not back to himself.

Tomorrow we will return the mobile chair to therapy. The good news is that while we were going to originally have another manual chair built for Ian, his doctor wants to skip that and have his next chair be a mobile one. This is a huge step because initially she wanted another manual but after seeing how well he did, changed her mind. Unfortunately, it will probably take the wheelchair company quite a long time to get a new chair to us, but at least it's going to happen.

Thank you for your prayers.

Larissa

Just got back from a wonderful trip to Lancaster to see the premiere of Home, the movie that Ian worked on for his internship. I haven't seen so many smiles from Ian in a long time. We hope to have pictures to post soon and more info.