July 17. Praise the Lord for a change in the weather today. It was a joy to see the blue sky and feel the warmth of the sunshine when we went out to shop. And we should even have hot water for showers tonight. That will be a blessing. After breakfast and quiet time this morning, we went out to shop for a few things that we want to take back to Owena. We did well to find half the items on the list. Went to Papindo for a cup of coffee and/or something to eat for mid-morning. Bought a little pack of crackers to eat to hold me over until lunch time. Daddy just had a regular cup of coffee. Went to NTM to check on flights, but it doesn’t look like they will have anything available for a while. Checked at the pharmacies for a certain medicine we wanted. Looked for sunglasses too. There was also a nurse at City Pharmacy who was checking people’s blood pressure so I was able to get a recheck there. Praise the Lord, my blood pressure was down to 136/84, a good change from the day I went to see Dr. Tom. It was 12:30 when we got back to the flat for dinner. Daddy hadn’t eaten anything mid-morning and started getting a migraine as soon as we got inside. We warmed up dinner and ate, and then had nap. After nap, Daddy went to check at MAF about a flight to SIL so we can get back to Owena. They have one going Friday, but also Luke will be here next Wednesday or Thursday and can fly us directly into Owena. Praise the Lord for that. While Daddy was gone, I did eye exercises, had a banana-yogurt snack, washed up the rest of the very ripe bananas, and put away the groceries we had bought this morning. When Daddy got back, he called the Cairns Eye and Laser Clinic and scheduled an appointment for 19 August. Then I wrote an e-mail to Dr. Tom to let him know about the appointment, about the things I am using to try to help with the healing of my eye, and about today’s blood pressure reading. After that, I finished the July update and Daddy proofread it. Then I prepared the copies that need to be mailed. When I went to add the acknowledgments for gifts, however, I couldn’t find the June spreadsheet. I thought I had transferred it from the other computer before we left, but there is no sign of it. After supper, I wrote a short e-mail to C&C. Washed the dishes. Did eye exercises. Daddy had a call from Brad saying that Luke wouldn’t be able to take us into Owena next week after all because he just got word that his father-in-law has died, and he will be going to Australia. “5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. 6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. 7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.” Psalm 62:5-7 Waiting! Waiting upon God. Waiting only upon God. For our expectation is from Him. July 18. Praise the Lord for another nice sunny day and for rain this evening. We didn’t go anywhere today. Did a load of wash early this morning. Talked a short while to Christy and Connie on skype. Revised the update letter again and then got them ready to send off to Christy—first the file for printing and mailing. Then the letter and list for e-mailing. All that took up a good portion of the day. We went downstairs to see about getting the Mircrosoft 2016, but Lucas is the only one who installs those and he is gone for a couple more weeks. So I guess I’m stuck with the other Microsoft Office for a while yet. Daddy called MAF to try to make arrangements for a flight to Aiyura so we can get back to Owena. Ben said he would try to work out something, but we didn’t hear anything back from him today. Peninnah, Maura, and Frina came by this afternoon. It was good to see them and have hugs. It was good to hear that they have opportunity to serve in one of the local churches in the area. Just before supper, we checked the first eighteen verses of Hebrews 9. This evening, I did the dishes and wrote a Sunday school lesson. “Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.” Psalm 62:8 What a comfort to know that we can always trust the Lord, and that we can pour out our hearts before Him!
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