Small Miracles

Bless little Vanessa (or 'Kansi' as she's called here in Kathmandu, meaning 'smallest one')! Praise God that He bends His ear to even the youngest children and answers their prayers. As you all know, Ken & I have been suffering congested lungs for over a week now and coughing all day long. We both bought ourselves masks, which helps. I know; you're wondering, "Why didn't you pray sooner?" Well, you know how it is: everyone is used to getting colds at different times of the year, especially in the winter. What, do you rebuke it every time? Well, my faith hasn't quite been exercised that strongly in that regard. So this cold was the same as any other, or so we thought. Then came the chills, sweats - everyone's experienced those. Still, we didn't pray. I know; I know; we're feeling rebuked. Anyway, Ken & I both felt like pneumonia was trying to set in. That's when we started taking it more seriously. So we drank chamomile/mint tea, ate garlic (you know our routine), took echinacea drops - the whole gamit. Nothing. We also figured we had the pollution beat since we bought our masks. Well, Bonnie, Sheri & Vanessa were out for a bite to eat when Bonnie felt she was going to pass out, so she headed out the door of the small little cafe. She soon collapsed on the ground. But there was faithful Vanessa, helping her up and immediately started praying. Little prayer warrior! She supported her all the way home. Well, as if Mom's ordeal weren't enough, Dad got into a coughing fit that night, too, to the point where he couldn't get a deep breath. He'd been up a few times the previous night not being able to breathe well. Wouldn't you know, Vanessa & Alana prayed for us, and we all rebuked this sickness, getting good and firm with that old enemy infirmity. And guess what? Ken immediately drew a deep breath! That night, Bonnie's cough let up and she didn't feel congested either. Ken was able to sleep well for the first time in awhile. Praise the Lord!