Rochelle finished her 4th round of treatment and is recovering at home, but made it out to church this morning. It’s been a kind of marker for her to get through the worst of how she feels after 3 days
Ben's Mission Trip to Tokyo
Ben writes from Tokyo, where his team has been meeting and sharing Christ with students from ICU and Waseda universities. “Last week was really busy, but really exciting for me. I was able to meet a college student at Waseda
Pray as Rochelle goes through chemo round 3
Tomorrow is the tough day: Rochelle has started into the 3rd round of chemo, and if the pattern holds, she will start to have nausea and much more tiredness tomorrow. She has been learning more from the nurses about managing
Ben and Melissa on Summer Missions
This summer our son Ben will be heading to Japan for 6 weeks of working with Cru to reach college students in Tokyo, Japan. Ben is working on raising his support for the trip, airfare and living expenses, to join
Rochelle’s CLL Chemo 2nd Round and Information about Gifts
Hi Praying Friends! Rochelle’s first round of chemo went very well, and she is now starting her second round of six. After the first 10 days of the cycle, she felt pretty good for the rest of the 4 week
Rochelle's CLL Chemo Schedule
Rochelle’s CT scan of her lymph glands went very well on Friday. Her IV-port surgery is scheduled for Monday March 19th, and chemo will begin Monday March 26th, Lord willing. We so appreciate your prayers for us in all this!
Update on Rochelle's CLL
Hi praying friends, Okay, we have had 2 doctor appointments this week for Rochelle. The first one was to get a second opinion about her CLL status and the need to start chemo now, as well as read over her
Pray for Rochelle's CLL
Wed Feb 22 Rochelle will be going in for a bone marrow biopsy test. This will help the oncologist directing her chemo treatments, which will begin the second week of March, and go on over 6 months. We really need
New Family Picture
It was great having our son Andy and his wife Ryoko at our home for 10 days over Christmas. Rochelle’s mom is also living with us, so this is our whole bunch!
Team Report Helping Japan's Tsunami Survivors
Here’s a recent video by a team that went to help in Japan, showing the ongoing devastation and the impact teams can have with the people still in temporary housing. Team Video Report