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June 30, 2005
June 30, 12:15 AM
it was a full day today for both asher and my family. we were able to check out of the hotel where we have been staying for the past 2 days and move into a studio apartment that is being provided by the Shepherd spinal center. we can stay there for up to 30 days. asher will have to stay there longer than that, but we know that God will provide another place when we need one.
a very close family friend, wallace braud, gave me a ride back to chattanooga last evening. it was really wonderful to get to spend time with him. we first met wallace, his wife nancy, and their children hannah and michael soon after moving to chattanooga. they quickly became some of our dearest friends. their son, michael, is an amazing agressive inline skater and just got back from skating all over europe for a month with friends. the first thing he wanted to do when he arrived back in atlanta, yesterday, was to come and see asher. asher and michael were not only good friends, but asher used to skate with michael as well as shoot video footage of michael. asher has been working on a skate video for almost 2 years and michael was one of his main skaters in this video.
asher had a very full day of therapy today. physical, occupational and speech therapists all worked with asher throughout the day. he was very tired when i left around 6 PM to ride back to chattanooga with wallace. i can tell you that it was really hard to leave asher, gloria and hadrienne behind knowing that i would have to be gone from them for several days. there is business that i have to take care of back here in chattanooga as well as to be here for the skate board competition to benefit asher this friday and saturday. when i spoke with kevin jones, the skate park owner, this evening he asked me if i would open the competition at noon on friday with prayer. i can't tell you how deeply touched i was by this request. how could i refuse such an honor and a privilege?
please pray that the rain will hold off for both days of the competition. also, please pray for gloria not to be too lonely while hadrienne and i are in chattanooga. she will be able to spend much of the time that we are away up visiting with asher, but the rest of the time she will be by herself. hadrienne and i will be going back early sunday morning. finally, please pray that i will be able to get all of the business accomplished that i need to get done over the next few days while i am in chattanooga. i really don't won't to have to go back to atlanta with any of it hanging over my head.
by the way, i was asked today to include an address for asher while he is at shepherd. you can send mail to him or us by addressing it to: asher mendonsa, Shepherd center, 2020 peachtree road, NW Atlanta, Ga., 30309.
so very thankful for God's faithfulness,
andy mendonsa
| By Andy Mendonsa | 12:43 AM
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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in the thee.
Isaiah 26:3
. . .his compassions fail not.
They are new every morning:
great is thy faithfulness.
The LORD is my portion,
saith my soul;
therefore will I hope in him.
The LORD is good unto them
that wait for him,
to the soul that seeketh him.
Lamentations 3:22b-25
Posted by: grace at June 30, 2005 03:52 PM
