So, life has been crazy these past few weeks. I have been working like crazy for Starfish Orphan Ministry on fund raisers galore! Three weeks ago we had a charity auction that was a huge success, raising nearly $18,00! Then, just a week ago, our 5K event was twice as big as we expected and brought in over $5,000! God has truly blessed our efforts, and I can't wait to see how he multiplies them to impact the lives of these orphaned children!
All of this was in preparation for the upcoming trip to El Salvador, scheduled for June 5th. While organizing the fund raisers, I began to have massive headaches and became very ill. On Tuesday, I learned the reason... A golf ball size tumor on my brain. That will do it!
So, now, instead of preparing for my trip that I so look forward to each year, I am sitting in a Neuro wing at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, awaiting surgery on Tuesday, June 2nd. Although it's all very scary and hard, I know God has a reason and a plan for everything. I have had so many blessings over the past few days with total strangers emailing, sending cards, and even stopping in to pray with me. It's one of those things that may not allow me to see His purpose for a while, but I know I have a peace about it for a reason.
So, for now, I'm knitting and awaiting surgery! I will also be blogging for the El Salvador team at http://starfishorphanministry.blogspot.com/ You can follow along to see what the team is doing each day and for specific prayer requests. Thanks to everyone for your love and support, and I will try to post some of my knitting projects soon!
Ashley
Proverbs 15:13 A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day.
