Please Pray for Jake

To those who have been called, 

who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ,

Please pray for Jacob. Megan and I think he is beginning to withdraw. Over the last couple of weeks he has become distant to the other MKs, not wanting to play with them nor have them come over here or go to over to their "houses". He never found another boy that seemed to "fit". There are other boys here who are great kids so that is not the problem. I think what part of the problem might be is that he knows that any relationships he builds here will be quick ones and he doesn't want to go through the heart ache of saying good bye again. Another problem is that he isnt into sports and all the other boys are.

The next four to five months could be difficulst for him as well. We will be going back to Texas for a 2 week tour before we fly to Vancouver for four months. While in Vancouver it is possible that he will not be around any kids since we do not know where in the city we will be living in relation to the other M's. I know that if that is the case then it will be especially hard for him.

Please pray:

that Jacob finds a friend in Costa Rica. 

that his relationship with me grows.

that he learns to be content.

that he learns to rely on the Lord during this time.

that he will trust mine and Megan's decision to follow God's call.

that he will ultimately trust God and His call on all of our lives.

Thank you all for your many prayers. Thank you for holding the ropes for us and please continue to do so.    

M, M, J, T and J LEE

Angel on the Water

Now please understand that I am not one who tends to get excited about sensational things, especially sensational things that are spiritual. If anything I tend to go to the opposite extreme. However, after listening to Dr. Rankin and other trusted m's and former m's, as well as friends who are m's, Im beginning to reform my understanding of the spiritual realm... especially after what happened a couple of days ago.

On Wednesday Megan was out walking around the facilities here at the ILC pushing Joy in the stroller. There is a small lake about 50 yards from the house that we are staying in and as Megan was walking back to the house Joy looked out toward the lake and said, "Mommy...where did the angel go?"
And Megan said, "What angel?
Joy replied, "The angel that was right there."
"An angel", Megan said,"What was the angel doing?"
"She was playing on the water." We left it alone for a day and then I asked her to show me where she saw the angel. We walked a ways and I got sidetracked talking to a friend. When we got in front of our building Joy interrupted me and said,' Daddy the angel was over there". She was pointing to the same spot she had told Megan about. She was very serious and matter of fact. When asked about the angel, she said that it was just standing there on the water. I asked if the angel was looking at her and she said, "No the angel wasn't looking at me".

I thought that I would share that with you Take it for what you will.

Sick again

Jake is recovering from strep and Tess and I are recovering from some kind of viral infection. Next week we will be recovering from something else...umm maybe chicken pox. Who knows? At this rate it is possible. :)
Thank you for all of your prayers. We cant wait to get home before we leave for Vancouver.

Much Better

Thank you again for your prayers. Joy is feeling much better.

Joy

Megan just got back from the doctors office with Joy. He said that she has a double ear infection. Please pray for quick healing. Thank you all again for your prayers.
mike

Urgent Prayer Request

Please be in prayer for one of the children (Anna Kate) who lives in our quad. She is about a year and a half old and is hypoglycemic. Her mother and father just rushed her to the E.R. because her blood sugar is very low which is causing her to be very lethargic and incoherent.

I may need to do some explaining as to our living arrangements in order to give you a more accurate picture of what life has been like in our quad since getting here. We live with 2 other families under one roof. Each family has their own "apartment". The apartments have bedrooms, a small kitchenette, a bathroom and a small dining area. However we all share the same living area. Since we all share the same living area, all the families enjoy hanging out and visiting in this common area.
Being that it is winter time and the flu season is upon us coupled with the living arrangements and apparent attacks, it is not surprising that our quad has suffered with sickness to such a degree. There has only been 3 days where no one in our quad has been sick. Usually there are at least 2 people who have the flu in some form or another. One (Anna Kate's father) had to be rushed to the E.R. last week because he had high fever and was hallucinating along with various other symptoms. He is OK now. And of course as you already are aware, Joy is sick with temperatures ranging from 99 to 102.4.

So please be in prayer for our quad and especially for Anna Kate right now.

Two missionaries in residence just came to the door and said that an ambulance has been called.

Please pray.

Blessings,
mike

Either go or send. But do not remain passive, uninterested bystanders in the missionary work of our Lord. Both goers and senders are needed. Both are important. Both labors must be entered into with equal commitment and seriousness.
-Tom Ascol

The Lee Family Blog

M Winter Olympics

The video below was filmed here in Va. by one of my quad mates. The hill that they are sliding down is much higher and steeper than it appears. Also, I discovered that there is a drainage ditch at the bottom...I got soaked from head to toe. By the time I got back to my quad my pants were like cardboard! This Texas boy isnt used to this kind of weather. FUN! FUN! FUN! I had flashbacks of Glorieata.