Journal Update 12/18 From Kristi

It’s been a VERY cloudy day today. Like a Hebrews 12:1 cloudy: “We are surrounded by such a great CLOUD of witnesses...” When I consider how in the world we have been able to survive this past month, there is no doubt we have had our head in the clouds. Our minds have been COVERED by the prayers of the saints. Our vision has been cloudy too. Just when the fog begins to lift and fear sets in, the clouds come back in and block our vision to see nothing but Jesus in this. We are so thankful for the encouragement of the saints.

So considering this cloudy day, I returned to my room to find mail had been delivered and the ministry cards that my brother had made up arrived. And the verse he posted on the cards completed the story...

“We are surrounded by such a great CLOUD of witnesses.... so let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.”

I just sat on my bed with that beautiful card clutched in my hand and wept. “I feel so surrounded, Lord, by your saints. And now it’s time to run.”

And did I tell you I strapped on Zac’s Hoka running shoes today for the first time? The ones he would run 13 1/2 miles in? I tied them on to feet that can’t even feel them.

We are so incredibly blessed to be here at Craig. Zac got to stand upright today (almost). He was strapped to a tilt table and was lifted very slowly to a 60 degrees tilt (as to monitor his blood pressure). Standing upright for the first time in a month, all of his body weight flowed down into those running shoes.

“He lifted me up...and gave me a firm place to stand.” Ps 40:2

God is not just the Author of his faith - He is the Finisher. Zac is not just gonna run this race - He is gonna finish it.

#zacsHope is Jesus.

PS. He gets to take his neck brace off while he is in bed now. Yay!!!