Thank you all for your continued prayers and words of support. Rob is continuing to experience God's presence and peace through this time of uncertainty.
Rob arrived on his birthday last Sunday and since we didn't have a big "do" on his arrival day, our daughter Cheryl and friends from the church here decided to hold a special surprise birthday party at the church. They put the notice in last Sunday's bulletin and a great many turned out.
Since our whole family, grand kids included planned to come, we all piled into Ron and Cheryl's motor home and made the 45 minute drive to the church together. It was a hoot climbing the Altamont Pass in this monster vehicle. At times, even the trucks were passing us!!!
Once at the church, the fun began. We saw some people we had not seen in years. Rob's cousin and her husband live in the mountains in Twain Harte and showed up, surprising Rob with a new fishing pole and an invite to "head up the mountain" for some quiet fishing. We also had a really surprise guest when our neighbor from our very first home came by. We had not seen her in over 30 years, having lost touch until a few months ago when she found us through this blog. What a joy it was to see her and the beautiful flower arrangement she personally made for Rob was exquisite. Oh the wonders of the Internet!!!
At one point our daughter read an e-mail Pastor Dani and his wife Andi, from Hungary sent me. It was too emotional for me to read but Cheryl managed to get through it without breaking down completely. She told me later that she had read it many times in advance so she wouldn't break down. The message basically shared how Rob had impacted them in their own spiritual walk. Rob is a man of few words, not given to emotion, but even he had a hard time holding in the tears. Thanks Dani and Andi for sharing your love and encouragement in such a profound way. You are dearly loved. I'm pasting the message here...
"P.S. There is something Dani would like to share with you and he hopes this will be an encouragement.
We would like to share with you how much it encouraged us seeing Rob's life, heart, and faith in these past few weeks. Up until this point, his spiritual life was not in the spotlight and to many people he was a mystery. But now for us and to many in the church, it was made obvious how much he sticks and clings to Jesus; and his quiet faith spoke volumes to us, encouraging us, and comforting us. We were trying to encourage him (probably did not work too well as we are a bit clumsy) but he encouraged us in a greater way even without words. What I personally learned from him and what encouraged me the greatest (Dani) is that he is not attached to earthly belongings. And, seeing how many joined in the prayer chain (all 24 hours were covered) is proving that you guys are greatly loved and many, many people care for you. In addition, both of you are greatly missed. Dani says: Rob, you are one of the role models I want to follow. We love you both."
To continue...
Today is Sunday and Rob and I will move from my sisters home to a new "home away from home." Rob's cousins' daughter has offered to share her home with us. Janine is single with a beautiful home nearer to Rob's doctors that will make it easier to get back and forth for all these doctor visits. Since Janine works all day and has a busy active life on the weekends, we will have the house almost to ourselves.
We would appreciate prayers for Rob on Tuesday. He is scheduled to have a PET Scan at Noon California time. From what we understand, it will take about a week for the results to be known and at that time, we will meet with Rob's Oncologist who will give Rob the details about the stage of his cancer and treatment options. Rob continues to stress he does not want to have chemo or radiation but is open to other options.
Tomorrow, we are meeting our Hungarian friends, Dr. Krisztian and his wife Betti and driving them to see 17-mile Drive, plus Monterey and Carmel. While we were talking about it at the party last night, Betti's eyes just lit up when I told her we would be driving along the coast with the ocean next to us. Pretty neat stuff for someone coming from a land-locked country.
We wish one and all a blessed week and I will update you here as we have news to share. Again, thank you so much for your love and support.
Blessings in Jesus,
Rob and Carol
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