Dear Fellow Believers,

I have to admit I haven't watched much of the two shows. I've been really having trouble with this infection. it's really painful. Finally, I go see a wound specialist on Tuesday. At this point, I'm wondering how I can make it to Tuesday.

I think, on these two shows, I'm continuing to talk about the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel.

I've been thinking lately about how cool it would be to be healed. About the amazement I would feel at removing my neck bandage and discovering, smooth, unbroken flesh. Many people in the old days of Jesus and Paul experience such healings. Men with leprosy were delivered; a woman's hemorrhage  stopped; the lame walked; the blind regained their sight. I could use some of that miraculous power right now; nothing seems to be getting better. And who wouldn't want to avoid surgery---although this seems more and more a likely course for me.

Instead, we are in the era of faith. God gives us these problems, not to overcome, but to endure. Endurance is the thing now. Of course we do what we can to stop our problems, but putting up with them seems to be the order of the day.

So God likes faith.Well, He certainly seems able to put us into circumstances requiring it.

I have be trained to overlook the intermediate causes of my troubles, and go to the source. This, of course, eases the burdens associated with carrying grudges, blaming other people, or pointing the guilty finger at oneself. Only a recognition of the sovereignty of God can make this happen.

I need to go out and run---try to forget everything. Maria's sister invited to spend the night with her (last night; Saturday night) up in Delray, and it's good for her to go. She hesitated, but I told her: "Go. You need this." I don't like being alone, but I'm a big boy. Which is not to say I didn't have a couple little breakdowns in dealing with this hideous thing under my chin. These three bacteria kill hospital-bound people with co-morbidities. I'm out running eight miles a day---somehow. I need to be thankful for that. And I am, I truly am.

I am thankful for you as well. Thank you for financially assisting this ministry. And for all the prayers and well-wishes. All of this is much needed.  

Anyway, God bless you; I love you all. Besides running, I will do everything I can to keep the Monday-Friday MZTV shows coming. Really, these shows are, for me an anchor of sanity. It is a joy to have this job to do, to speak with you on the things of God.

From the lower portions of the oblong piece of land sticking out from the bottom right corner of the United States,

Martin