Holiday Greetings!

Dear Family & Friends,

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May you have a wonderful New Year 2011.

Blessings,

David & Beckie Smith

P.O. Box 34102 (new address)

Nyali - Mombasa, Kenya

East Africa

Email: David.Smith@agmd.org

Praise the Lord!!! Update #4 on Beckie

 

 

 

            

David & Beckie Smith

PO Box 86703

Mombasa, Kenya

East Africa 80100

 

 

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From: Beckie Smith [mailto:rjs0591@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:16 PM
To: David Smith; Kev and Meem Smith; Kent and Michelle Smith; Kimbra Stuva; Krista Smith
Subject: Praise the Lord!!!

 

Just want to give ALL praise to the Lord for His faithfulness and also thanks to all who lifted me in prayer these past few days!!!  I felt the Lord's peace as I took the ct scans and as I waited for the results.  With my natural mental tendency towards 'reading into things', it isn't easy for me to be calm and relaxed.....so I DEFINITELY felt the supernatural peace that comes from the Lord.  He gave me Psalm 92 and a chorus to focus on that  replayed over and over in my mind. The chorus was: "Let your Spirit rise up in me; You set my feet to dancing and my heart rejoicing and my 'voice' singing out Your praise."  My voice will SING praises to His name!!!

 

The results showed a large amount of radiotherapy scarring in the area where the vocal chord runs, which they concur damaged the left chord and left it paralyzed.  The doctor said I have a VERY strong voice considering the paralysis of the left chord that occured over 20 years ago.  My Dad asked me if I told him it came from ALL the years of exercising my voice (referring to the fact that I like to talk)!!!!  Anyway, he told me to buy a small personal voice amplifier to use whenever I need to speak to groups, as I won't have projection ability....unless of course the Lord miraculously heals that chord! 

 

Again.....thank you for lifting me before the throne of the Father!  His faithfulness and love are unfathomable and consistent!!!

 

Blessings,

Beckie
 

Beckie

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PS Praise the Lord that we only had to pay $1049 of the $5000 for the 3 scans. Thank God for good insurance. Another prayer request is that my father Walter B. Smith is in the hospital in Kansas & they have removed fluid on his lungs. Praying for good results. God is able.

I appreciate your prayers too?

Blessings,

David

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Kenya Floods and Crocodiles Yesterday update!

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David & Beckie Smith

PO Box 86703

Mombasa, Kenya

East Africa 80100

 

Dear Friends,

 

It seems that one day we are praying for rain because people are dying from the draught and now we need to pray that it does not rain to much for the rains are causing problems in many parts of the country.

 

Blessings,

David

 

 

 

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Update on Beckie #3

 

 

 

            

David & Beckie Smith

PO Box 86703

Mombasa, Kenya

East Africa 80100

 

Dear Family & Friends,

 

Last night I received the following update on Beckie’s report from USA.  Please continue to pray for her.

 

Blessings,

David D. Smith

 

 

I just got home from the Ear Nose Throat specialist.   He pretty much told me the same thing as both ENT's in Kenya.....however....he thinks I've left 'one stone unturned'.  He wants to order a CT scan of the area just to make sure there's nothing 'growing' (as a result of the radiotherapy) that would be paralyzing the left vocal chord. 

 

So.....I told him to go ahead and order it asap.  As much as it makes me somewhat 'afraid' ....... I know that I need to know that I've processed everything and that there is nothing of potential danger affecting the vocal chord.  The fact that I've had this problem for quite some time most likely indicates that there's nothing sinister. 

 

He did say that possible less serious causes are:  radiation damage or viral infection.  Anyway...I will appreciate your prayers for peace as I do the scan and also for a positive result.  I can live with a vocal chord issue that doesn't reflect a more serious situation!!  I do know the Lord is in complete control and I do trust Him.....this just helps remind me that my life is in His hands and He is faithful. 

 

Love,

 

Beckie

 

 

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65802-1894

 

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Your Duck is Dead - This could be a blonde

Sorry to do this but this was too bad not to pass on..... A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said, "I'm sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has passed away." The distressed woman wailed, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dead," replied the vet. "How can you be so sure?" she protested. "I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something." The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room.  He returned a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room. A few minutes later he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck." The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.  The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$150!" she cried, "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!" The vet shrugged, "I'm sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it's now $150."

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