[Magdalen] Please pray

[Jon Egger]

Jay, and others,

There are hoops you have to go through with medicaid and insurers before
they approve for the surgery.  That's the rotten part.  She hurts!  She
wants an oophor-hysterectomy!  So we jump through the jumps. And growl a
lot.

Grace and peace,
brud

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In the midst of each day's grim news, this is a bright beam of love
> shining out.  Lovely!
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
> On 10/2/2015 5:39 PM, Jon Egger wrote:
>
>> About two years ago a young lady started coming to Trinity.  She was
>> obviously suffering from some major illnesses.  We had talked and prayed
>> with her.  (She has a beautiful alto singing voice.) In talking with her,
>> we realized that her family was in denial about how ill she was.  Nothing
>> she did pleased her family.  Dawn was visiting her at her home and her
>> mother said to her "I have two girls, Becca is the oldest. After I gave
>> birth the second time, God finally sent us a perfect child."
>> (WTF?!?!?!?!?!?)
>>
>> Last October she was horribly raped.  Her first call was to Dawn.  Dawn
>> investigated rapes when she worked in the Florida Keys for the State.  She
>> helped her through the rape kit, and all those exams.  We took her in
>> because the rapist doesn't know where we lived.  She has blossomed.  At
>> first it was "I'm sorry" this and "I'm sorry" that.  She is now getting
>> property medical care, thanks to Dawn, and feels safe for the first time
>> in
>> her life!
>>
>> Right around Christmas, I woke up from a good rest.  Did my morning
>> ablutions, and sat with Dawn and Becca in the living room.  After some
>> yakking, I asked, "Becca, did you ever think you were born in the wrong
>> family?"  She thought.  For a long time.  A slow tear came down her cheek,
>> and she said,  "I am so happy now.  Can you two adopt me?" [She's 25] We
>> can, in Missouri! Yay!  All the paperwork is being done and she will be
>> our
>> daughter come about Christmas.
>>
>> Becca has CVID, and takes an IV dose of imunogoblin (Sp?) about every
>> three
>> week.  A nurse comes in to administer it. She also has Levi Hollister
>> Syndrome, and really bad ovarian cysts.  She's too young to have a
>> hysterectomy or an oopherectomy.
>>
>> The legal system for adoption will take about three months.  Please pray
>> for Becca for the many illnesses she has.  Dawn and I are honored to be
>> parents again, and we love this young woman.  She has blossomed under our
>> care and tells us "I love you two so much!"
>>
>> Grace and peace,
>> jon
>>
>>
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