I was talking with Mom yesterday and she shared a story with me of God's faithfulness, and special care for her. On Wednesday, when things were so uncertain and the outlook so grim Mom was feeling especially vulnerable and alone. Dad was going to be going in to see the ENT specialist, and if he required emergency surgery, she would have no one by her side to pray with her as she waited. She just prayed to the Lord for his presence.
The orderly who came to wheel Dad down to the clinic immediately started a conversation with Mom and Dad. Within a couple of sentences it became clear that he too was a Christian. For the 10 minutes that it took to walk down he quoted scripture to them and just encouraged them in such a way that they felt the arms of God were wrapped around them. And then of course, the result of the examination was that the infection wasn't fungal, so my mom ended up not having to sit alone through the surgery.
My mom said that this was just one example of the way God has provided people each day they have been there who have either been Christians, or who have taken special interest in Dad. They have expressed repeated thankfulness that Susie is on the nursing team, and it is such a blessing for them to see her, and also the way her family has shown their love to Dad and Mom in this time. Even today Mom had to be away from the hospital for a period of time to go home and replenish supplies. It is hard for Dad when she is gone, but he had a special nurse who was very kind and attentive to his needs, and was able to care for him while Mom was away. These are just a couple of specific ways that they have been encouraged through this trial, and I know that each and every comment they get here is a blessing to them, and a way that you too, are God's arms of love around them.