Update on Regina

Most of you know that Regina has had a "lazy" eye since she was 2-1/2. We have been seeing a specialist both here and in the D.R. since that time.

In the winter, we saw a specialist in Lancaster and he said she would need surgery. We were back in April, and her eye was doing so good that he cancelled the surgery. But he wanted to see if her eye would stay straight without blurring the vision in her good eye. We gradually cut back the eye drops, which were blurring her vision, to where she was going without them. After our last doctor visit (2 weeks ago), he felt now is a good time to have surgery. She is actually seeing double which means both eyes are working. Before either one eye or the other would work. Surgery will bring both eyes to see one image.

She is scheduled for surgery on Friday, July 13. We found out that our insurance will not cover it because of a misunderstanding earlier of her not being on the insurance plan. As far as they are concerned, it is a pre-existing problem.

We were knocked off our feet to learn of this expense just before we head back to the field. We have been out on deputation trying to raise money to get back to the field and for the Bible College. Now we're hammered with this.

I was reading in my devotions one day how many people came to Jesus to be healed and he healed them. It made me realize that God can do the same for Regina. Sometimes he just wants us to reach out in faith.

Last Sunday night the preacher at church preached a message along this line. He said "We can pray about things and wait on God, but sometimes He wants us to touch Him." It confirmed to my heart what I had already been feeling.

Last week we chose to have Regina annointed at church. It was a humbling thing for us because normally people don't ask to be annointed for surgeries. But I am convinced that God is able to heal her before the surgery. That way we wouldn't have to come up with money we had not planned for. Also it would be a wonderful testimony to Regina that God can do anything - as well as for our friends and family.

We are praying that God will bring healing to her eyes so that she would not even need the surgery. If He does not choose to heal her before the surgery, we've committed it to Him, and we trust Him to heal her through the surgery. However He chooses, we desire that He get all the glory.

We would appreciate your prayers for Regina at this time.