[Magdalen] Please pray

[Jon Egger]

By all means, Sally!  Dawn likes to point out that we have two
families...the one we're born into and the one we make on our own.

Grace and peace,
brud

On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 12:48 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Beautiful story, thank you Jon, and may the grace of God, the love of
> Christ and the beauty of the Spirit fill each day you have with Becca.
>
> I love that question - so simple but somehow it's one I never thought of.
> May I have permission to share it with others if they appear to need that
> thought? They may not [yet] have a better family to formally join, but just
> the thought that we can be in the "wrong family" could be very freeing.
>
> I'm aware that a couple of our pub siblings also have that wrong-family
> feeling at times (or all the time).
>
> Sally D
>
> On Saturday, October 3, 2015, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > How lovely.  But take the word lovely and remove from it any hint of
> cliche
> > or "cuteness". Just pure Godlike Lovely.  Some folks are blessed to be
> the
> > bearers of God's healing love. A good measure of Love, pressed own shaken
> > together and running over.
> >
> > Such an incredibly joyful story.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com
> > <javascript:;>> 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
> > >
> >
>