A couple pictures from Amber Gregoire’s Wedding

As I sit here at my computer typing out this little note I am very aware that I have not written an update in some time. In fact, I believe that I have almost gotten lost in the passing of time, hardly realizing how quickly it is speading by. So here I sit looking at the mostly blank screen and wondering what I should write; I wonder what y’all would like to hear?

So here goes for a quick update. This last weekend I traveled to Ohio for a wedding. I left Memphis Friday late morning and traveled to Nashville where I met Bethany and Michael Rudolph. We then traveled together up to Ohio getting there fairly late. Saturday morning dawned a cold 6 degrees on the Farenhiet scale reminding us that we were not in sunny Tennessee where the temperatures were expected to be in the 70s. The wedding was nice and all seemed to proceed smoothly. The couple had a clear testimony of a pure courtship which was a blessing to many of the guests who attended the wedding.

Sunday morning we met with a small group of believers in a livingroom there in Ohio. It was a blessing to see God moving among them and to hear bits of their testimonies of how God has worked in their lives up until this point. I was left with the impression that there normal meeting has aproximately 40 people in it, maybe a few less. We did have a sweet time of worshiping the Lord, singing, sharing out of God’s Word, shareing in the Lord’s Supper, and hearing a passage of scripture being taught. Afterwards we had a fellowship meal together but as the clock did not stop ticking it was quite soon time to beging the return trip to Tennessee. I will admit that the miles flew by as Bethany finished reading the book “When Dreams Come True” by Erick and Leslie Ludy out loud to me. We also had a nice time of visiting on the way back to Nashville where we parted ways. I guess I got back to Memphis a little bit before midnight, thankful for safety on the roads and an enjoyable and profitable weekend.

Other than this weekend trip to Ohio my days have continuet to be busy with medical school, leading a weakly Bible study in my apartment with some other students, occasionaly fellowshiping with friends, driving half way across Tennessee to see Bethany whenever I get a chance, and trying to stay connected and somewhat involved with my home congregation in Belvidere. I am thankful that the set of classes I am currently taking is about to draw to a close. One more set of exams and I will be moving on to new classes. I am looking forward to the milestones along the way since they indicate that I am actually making progress on my journey towards being a physician.

Speaking of studying, we have been studying immunolgy recently, and the last few days we have been talking about problems with the immune system. I must say, looking at the complexity of the immune system I am left with a feeling of awe at how precisly God has disigned it, how smoothly the multiple parts of this very complex system usually integrate to manage the huge number of foreign substances and pathogens that we are constantly bombarded with. Truely David was right when he said that we are wonderfully made!

On that note, I belive I will sign off; hopefully my next update will come a little sooner!