Praising the LORD Through The Plague - Exciting News!

A couple days ago, I wrote about God in the plagues of life.  I finished by saying that I was going to share some exciting news about how God is using our “plague” Huntington’s Chorea disease to let the world know He is LORD.  So, here I go with the exciting news.

Nearly two years ago my wife Carri had to resign her position as a nurse educator at a local college because of the effects Huntington’s was having on her.  Carri has her Masters degree as a nurse educator and taught in the field for 10+ years.  She absolutely loved her job and loved making new nurses.  Teaching nurses to her was not a profession, it was a life, a ministry, and it was who she was.  So when the time came that she had to resign because of our “Plague” she was devastated to some degree. It was a God thing; a position at the local Hospice house literally fell into her lap. 

Carri and I are very open about Huntington’s, how it has affected our family, and how God has blessed us through it.  Because of this a friend of Carri’s that works with her at the Hospice house saw something in my wife very special and different.  She was seeing God through her and Huntington's Disease by the way she worked, treated people, and was always going above and beyond the call of duty.

Debbie, the friend, nominated Carri for the REAL Award because of Huntington's Disease.  It is sponsored by “Save the Children”, and endorsed by big names such as “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”, and “Time Magazine.”  Carri has won the REAL Award in the category of Hospice for 2013.  This spring they will be flying her to Washington DC to be honored and given an opportunity to speak.  The REAL Award in not just a national honor, it is an international recognition. 

God has blessed our faithfulness to give our so called “Plague” Huntington’s to Him, allowing Him to use it to bring glory and honor to Himself.  Now God has given Carri an opportunity to stand on an international platform and address the world as to why she is and does the things she does.  Trust me; God will be given the glory.  In addition, there is some talk that Carri may be asked to speak at the Huntington’s Disease Association’s annual conference next year as well.  Again, if this comes to fruition, God will be given the glory and honor He so rightly deserves.

Here is a link to the press release on the REAL Awards website: http://www.therealawards.com/nominees/1935

Carri serving on medical Missions in Nicaragua.

Psalm 119:50 

My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.

May my life be the proof and evidence of His love!