This is a hard thing for me to write tonight, but we wanted to let you all know that my (Bethany’s) Dad was hospitalized this past week due to the mental health issues he has been dealing with for the past few years. The doctors have tried various medicines and have come to no solutions and so they wanted to stop his current medications and change to some new ones. In order to do this, Dad had to be admitted to the hospital so that they could monitor him. When stopping the kinds of medicines he was on cold turkey, there is a chance that the patient could suffer seizures as a result. To make sure that didn’t happen, Dad was admitted. Another factor was also that they felt they could better see how he was doing on a daily basis if he were in the hospital for awhile. We think he will be there for a week to ten days and then after being released from there he will likely have to go to a care facility for a few weeks until they are sure that the medicines are stabilizing him enough that he can return home. This is our hope.
Dad is pretty confused at this point as to why he is in the hospital but trusts my mom and her explanations to him. Mom is doing well despite the circumstances due to our amazing God who sustains her every day. We all feel that this was a necessary next step and so are somewhat relieved that the doctors agreed. It is still very difficult though to realize that Dad is that sick. Please pray for my Mom to continue to have strength each day to rest in God and his sovereignty in all this. Also, we appreciate your prayers for my brother who is there living with my mom. We also covet your prayers for us here in Indonesia. There are days I feel like I just can’t stay here while this is all going on at home but then the Lord gives me strength and I remember that in just 2 months we’ll be home with my family for awhile. We have one week left of Unit 6 in our language study and then a two week break for Christmas. After that we’ll have just four more weeks of language study here at the school and then two weeks to pack up our house and get it ready to ship to Papua before leaving Indonesia February 16. We so appreciate all of you at home who have called, visited, sent cards and prayed for my family, especially Mom. It is so encouraging to know she has “family” there!
Keep praying!
Bethany
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We are praying and will continue to pray. God is working!
Lots of love and hugs,
Mom Potter
Lord Jesus, please assure Bethany and Joel of your supernatural peace at this painful time. Would you be pleased to use their friends in Indonesia to comfort and encourage them now and even use it to build bridges for future ministry in your amazing way. We love them and are grateful for your forever love and care. In Jesus' name. More love and hugs.
Dad Potter
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