October 2005

Dear Friends and Family,

This is Caryl writing—the first time after a very long absence! Though I have not started doing email regularly yet—I wanted to write to all of you and let you know that it seems I am really on the road to full recovery! I also wanted to write to say a very heartfelt thank you also. You all have been so loving and faithful to me over these past weeks. It is your support and prayers and care that made all the difference and has me on the right road now. Thanks to each and all of you.

In general I am getting stronger all the time. I’m up and walking quite a lot—though I have to pace myself as the endurance is not yet back. I continue to get some IV fluids because of one of the medications I’ve been taking (I have to take that medication for about three more weeks), and then I should be relatively free again! My appetite is pretty much back to normal, so the only challenge there is to eat the things that puts muscle back on. It’s coming little by little.

I don’t yet know what the future holds. PC(USA) has been wonderful to me—and has encouraged me just to concentrate on getting well before looking at the future. So that’s what I’m doing these days. God has been so faithful to me in these past weeks. I don’t understand the “whys” behind what all happened, but know that He will—and is using it for something good—whatever that turns out to be. I can hardly ask you to pray more than you have already—but would ask when you can to pray about the future too. As anything becomes clear, I’ll be in touch.

Please don’t email me on my personal email yet—as I haven’t tackled that yet. My computer is still in Ghana, and it will take me some time to get the email organized again. I’ll let you know when that’s up and running again. In the meantime, Dad gives me your emails that come through his email address.

Thank you again for all your goodness toward me.

With love and thanks to you all.

In Christ,

Caryl

The 2005 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p. 317