All did go according to plan and Cindy is now out of the hospital. Praise the Lord! She is not home yet but hopefully she will be soon. We thought while she is still recuperating and experiencing some pretty intense chemotherapy she would do better at a friends house. Joy Lea Brazell, one of our elders and his wife Lorene have made their mother-in-law suite in their home available to us and so for awhile Cindy will convalesce there.

Since my last post Cindy has completed her third course of Chemotherapy. The plan is for her to complete six courses and then evaluate our progress. Presently she takes two different drugs. She had an allergic reaction to one of her drugs last week and so we are not sure if we will be able to use that one again. The doctor told us there may be some things we can do to raise her tolerance. Please be praying that she will be able to take that drug as we saw wonderful results from it. Thank you for praying that her platelet count would increase. God heard that prayer and she had great numbers last week.

This week is a much needed off week from Chemo. I pray that Cindy will gain weight and strength. After gaining two pounds we went back for chemo on Tuesday and found that she had lost six. Those of you who know Cindy know that she was tiny to begin with so it is very important for her not to loose any more weight.

This past Sunday was a wonderful experience for us for a couple of reasons. First, Chase our oldest son was baptized. He was at TCC, our youth rally and was deeply moved and affected. Mitch Wilburn from Park Plaza church in Tulsa did a great job preaching. Chase called me on Saturday evening and said, "Dad, I want to be baptized tomorrow morning." It was an awesome privilege to baptize him at the first service. The second reason Sunday was a wonderful experience was that Cindy made it to the baptism. When she found out her son was going to be immersed wild horses could not keep her away. Understand she has not been in one of our assemblies since her surgery May 13th. Because her white cell count is still pretty low and she is unbelievably weak we thought it unwise for her to attend the whole service. However, when Chase responded at invitation time we rolled her into the auditorium in a wheel chair for the baptism. The church had no idea she was coming. It was a deeply moving experience to say the least. A couple of people lifted her onto the stage so she could be close to the baptismal pool. I will never forget her beaming face as she watched her son come up out of the water forgiven of all his sins and filled with the Spirit. The Spirit of the Lord was very much present in our gathering Sunday morning. I look forward to the day when she is once again able to be in every service doing the things that God has equipped her to do. Until that time we will keep praying and keep the faith...This Sunday morning I will begin preaching again. The message series is entitled, "Learning to Pray Like Jesus." Several of you have asked about hearing the sermons. You should be able to access them through our church website. The address is www.montgomerychurch.org Click on resources and you should be able to find them.

Have a blessed week!

Kevin