This time, as
usual, we planned to land in Singapore and to be there only long enough to turn
around and fly off to Cebu, Philippines, to do some teaching in the
International School Of Missions there.
But Ruth’s
shoulder had been bothering her since August, and only had gotten worse, so that
something had to be done. Immediately upon arriving in Singapore she went to
see a doctor who diagnosed her as having frozen shoulder, which led, the very
next day, to an operating room. Thankfully, the shoulder, which she could
almost not move at all, is on the mend, now.
Back in
Singapore for three weeks after the time in Philippines, and Stephen was invited
to speak over a dozen times, including seven times on Sundays. Ruth, however,
unexpectedly needed to see the doctors for another problem, which led to
another trip into an operating room. What weighed on our minds the most during
these days was waiting for a biopsy result which finally came on December
23rd—no cancer detected! Our Lord Jesus is fully in control of every
circumstance at every moment, no less when we are afraid for the future. Now we
feel relieved, of course, and glad that we may be able to fulfill our previous
ambitions for ministry in India and in other places the Lord would be pleased to
allow us to go with His Gospel.
Christmas Eve Caroling
