Dear Praying friends,

Desiree finished radiation treatment March 4! Praise the Lord!! A lot has happened since our last update besides this milestone. At the time, we were short $2,711 but $4,040 was given. Wow, thank you Jesus! There have been more expenses so the Lord knew it would be needed. Here is where we’re at and how you can pray.

Recovery: Desiree is healing well but has been battling Intercostal neuritis from the mastectomy surgery which has required treatment. Headaches, fainting, nausea, and fatigue have also been a problem.

Medical expenses: Additional exams, post-radiation medication, and doctor appointments that were not known about or not anticipated will require an estimated $1,585 more than the $13,329 raised. I would like to round it to $2,000 more needed. (This is a total of $15,329, still under the original estimate of $15,460.)

Returning to work: Desiree is a school teacher and had to go back to work even though she doesn’t feel well or strong enough. However, her sick time ran out. She is left-handed and this is the arm affected by the surgery making it painful to write. Furthermore, she has to walk to work and returns home exhausted. Please pray for healing and energy.

Finances: Gabriel, Desiree’s husband, is a taxi driver and earns $8/day. They can’t live on this. Please pray he finds better work. Desiree makes a little more than $4/day. Remember, 7.7 million people have left Venezuela since 2014 because of unprecedented scarcity of food, work, and medicine. This is one of the largest exoduses of people in the world, outside of a war.

Dengue: Both their girls, Shalom and Gabriela, got dengue, a dangerous mosquito borne viral disease that can lead to death. I’ve had it and know! They’ve recovered, praise the Lord, but this gave them a real scare.

Conditions: Electricity is on only 6 - 7 hours/day or sometimes not at all making life, work, and keeping food from going bad very difficult. Propane for cooking is very scarce so people use wood to cook causing respiratory problems.

It is hard for Desiree and Gabriel to not let stress and worry overcome their little family. Please pray that the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard their hearts and their minds in Christ Jesus. If you are able, please give here to raise the $2,000 still needed for her treatment.

Here is a video of Desiree finishing radiation. Thank you for all your prayers and financial gifts that have made this possible! God bless you!

Thomas & Angelica Evans and Rosmary Godoy de Sierra (sister-in-law)

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