Turn in your Bibles if you're not already there to Psalm 70. That's where we'll pick it up.

And then Lord willing, we'll make it to Psalm 73. I sure hope so because I'm really looking forward to Psalm 73.

For those of you who know what it's about, you know why. I'm looking forward to it.

I wanted to mention we've had a number of people that have asked us for an update on Michelle Kendall and already sent a text update. I'm just going to read it to you.

And we just need to continue to pray. He says, continued prayers please. Michelle had the vocal court

injection yesterday and is now on three days of complete vocal rest

and he has in all caps no talking, not even a whisper. Not easy for a woman who is 25% Portuguese.

Hope it was okay if I read that, Artie. If not, you have to forgive me. This whole thing is due to a paralyzed right vocal cord, which is likely caused by the prolonged intubation in ICU. She will have another modified barium swallow test tomorrow. The results of this test will help determine her ability to swallow. Even a very good result will probably only graduate her to nectar consistency with hopes of gradual improvement. We are hoping for a proper swallow and an avoidance of any aspersion. I think that means aspiration. Anyway, at the earliest,

we might be discharged in the beginning of next week, which would be, I mean, amazing. We have

every hope that the nerves affecting the vocal cord will spontaneously resolve themselves, as is typical

from what I found online.

Prayers to this end are fervently sought, as without this, it is likely additional invasive

measures will be required in order to assure proper nutrition to facilitate healing from the initial major

surgery. This was really intense. So he says thank you all. So why don't we pray if you would

join with me also. We want to keep Jeff Cottrell in prayer. He goes in for surgery on Tuesday,

January 8th.

And so why don't we pray and then we'll get into the Word of God.

So if you would, join with me.

Loving Heavenly Father, it's times like this that we're so grateful that we can come to you in prayers, the great physician and ask of you for anything and by faith

believing that you can do this as the God who heals. We're just going to ask you for a healing,

especially for this procedure and with Michelle being able to

talk again. Lord, I just pray that you'll give the physician's wisdom with this treatment

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