January 27, 2021

 

 

Psalm 146

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.

2 While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

 

Dear Praying Friends,

 

     For more than 70 years God has taken care of Gary and protected him even when he was not aware of it. We have additional good news to share. If you follow the blog, you know that the doctor took him off of insulin on Christmas eve. He is now on Invokana with the target in sight of getting off ALL medications. He has lost 35 pounds and has no desire to stop now. All of his health issues are good. On Saturday he had his first blood checkup after stopping all insulin. Everything was normal except his HA1C which was 5.33 (wonderful). The doctor had thought it might be about 8 since he had been so high. Praise ye the Lord! Now we are talking about getting down in weight enough to stop all medication.

 

     All of our state was in red during Christmas – New Years until January 10. Everything was closed except the absolute necessary elements. On January 16 they closed everything again with the hope that they can slow down/halt the spread of the virus. That means our churches are closed as well as the majority of the businesses. Most of our deaf are not working and have not been working. This presents the problem with paying rent, electricity, etc. They are beginning to really feel the effects of this pandemic since there are no programs to give them help.

 

     We asked for prayer for Pedro and Alicia. Their son told us they are better, but that his mom is sicker than his dad. Please continue to pray for this family. Pedro has been with us since 1985.

 

     As with most of the world we are locked inside our homes except for doctor’s appointments and getting food. The restaurants are closed as are most businesses. Whether this was the Devil’s plan or not, it certainly is taking an effect on out churches. Some are meeting clandestinely with smaller groups. Many are not able to do so. The city is almost deserted. It reminds us of this great city back in our early days when you could still cross the street safely. Pray for outreach as we are continuing to put out videos to help our deaf stay in tune with the Lord.  We rather doubt that many of our lost friends are making a point to watch the Bible studies. Even our little village here on the outskirts are saying they are losing 1 person a day.

 

     We are praying for you all as you are experiencing at least some of the same things as we. God is still on the throne and we know He has a special plan in spite of all that is happening. Keep your eyes on Him and hold each other up before the Lord.

 

For DEAF souls in Mexico,                          

Gary & Ann Layne

 

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