Update from Rocky

A week or so ago, I received this update from Rocky, 2nd Street residents. They were late in arriving, you may recall, because on the way to Rockport from Michigan someone ran into the rear of their 5er and totaled it. They finally arrived with a brand new trailer.

Now the update, slightly edited for length:

Hi Keith, Carol and I are looking forward to our 2,000 mile journey from Northern Michigan to Rockport Texas. The year 2009 has tested our walk in faith with a vengeance. You probably remember our experience of last winter when we arrived in Rockport a month late. (Related above) Exactly six months later--July 6th, 2009, I took Carol into the emergency room because of severe pains in her abdomen. Subsequent to a Cat-Scan, Ultrasound and several doctors examinations, it was determined that they would have to open her up to do an exploratory surgery because the cause of the discomfort was simply unknown. An OB/GYN did the initial incision and checked all of her female organs and found nothing irregular. Then the other surgeon took over and found that Carol's appendix had grown abnormally and had wrapped itself around her ovary and colon. They removed the appendix and adhesions, kept her in the hospital for three days and then sent her home to recover. Three weeks later, Carol was experiencing pain in the incision area and we went back to the doctor and they found that she had a Staph infection. Guess what, another 4 to 6 weeks of recovery time. On July 28th, we had a power outage due to an automobile accident down the road and it created a "brown out" electrical condition and our submersible well pump ceased up. We had to have the old pump, all of the wiring and the pipe removed and an entire new system installed. As you can see, we have experienced some "Bumps-In-The-Road" during this year of 2009, but we are confident and thankful knowing fully that our Heavenly Father, The Holy Spirit and our Brother Jesus is at our side always. And we are anxiously awaiting our departure date for Rockport, Texas around the first week in January 2010. That's it for now......Rocky Through "Him" Everything Is Good!