July 9th, 2008

• Cookie & Joe Williams--Our daughter's father-in-law, Ernest A., just found out he has a malignent tumor under his tongue and it has spread into his lymph nodes. Please be with the family as they make decisions concerning treatment options. Thanks.
• Elida and Frank R.--Please pray for John, Christi, Terah, Jordon, The Barnes Family for John's speedy and complete recovery. Thank you------
  To Family, Friends and prayer warriors: God has truly done an incredible work in our lives over the past two weeks. He has answered prayers for direction and guidance as we sought His will for ministry and His place for our family. We have committed to a wonderful body in Weatherford, TX -Trinity Bible Church; We love the staff and feel unified in vision with them. God opened the door for a place for Terah at Trinity Christian Academy, which was exciting for us as well. We have also felt led to put an offer on a home in Weatherford and will know the outcome by Wed. *** We headed back to Colorado in order to transition and move our belongings to TX yesterday (Tuesday). John started feeling like he had a 'sinus' headache and like he had stiff muscles (from the drive, he assumed) around 2p.m. He took some Aleve and we just prayed and continued the trip. We had a safe trip and arrived in CO at approx. 11p.m. Around 2a.m. John woke up with such acute pain that he was shaking and said that he needed to go to the hospital. After extensive tests they diagnosed John with having Viral Menangitus /at this point they believe it was caused by a mesquito bite carrying West Nile Virus. He has been admitted into the hospital and at this point he has started a viral pack, antibiotics, and he is on morphine for the pain which they said can be intense for the next few days. Our Great Physician is able to do far more than a prediction; so we are expecting God for great things in order for JOhn to be healed and out of pain. Our children are in TX with their grandparents and are doing well though it is hard to be seperated from them and Terah is healing from an inner ear infection (from swimming on July 4th). Please just pray...we know that God has his hand on the whole deal - He is faithful and our Lord has provided and moved so mountains for us in this time of transition. We just desire to stand firm in him, rebuke the enemy and be obedient and faithful to our savior! As I say that I look at my awesome husband laying in a bed and I just love him so much. I need an extra measure of wisdom to move forward and make the decisions that need to be made regarding the plans that were in place to come here and take care of a number of things regarding the move to Texas. My first priority at this point is to love John and serve him as God heals him. We are truly blessed by your support -thank you... Trusting Jesus ...John & Christi BarnesProverbs 3:5-6