Two more courses were finished two weeks ago and now we are coming to the culmination, the final stretch of my doctoral studies – the final two courses were started this week. I have already gotten up twice this week at 3AM to attend my “virtual” classrooms online. I will surely NOT miss getting up in the middle of the night when finished! The task of doing these two challenging courses looks impossible and overwhelming at times but I know the Lord has called me to this and has given me the power and strength up to this point and He will do the same in this final stretch. I just have to stay at it and take it one baby step at a time. This session will be finished on April 12th and then I have to take a comprehensive exam before leaving to go home on May 14th for graduation on May 22nd in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and Audiology which is now called Salus University. So, appreciate your prayers that I accomplish everything well before leaving in May.
I plan to be in the States for two months until July 23rd. I hope to be able to procure some more hearing aid donations while home. I have not been able to dispense as many hearing aids as before but I believe the establishment of the non-profit is the correct way of doing things so I pray some blessings will ensue once that is established. Thankfully I can say the paperwork is finally going forward. I am working with a lawyer and I would say that we are about half-way to establishing it. Isn’t that a praise!?!? Then I will be official.
At the Petros Clinic, I saw a poor fellow yesterday who has a hearing loss similar to mine all of his adult life and has never worn hearing aids. I can certainly relate to his situation. It is only by God’s sweet grace that I have good hearing from great hearing aids. We’ll give him, and his family, a new lease on life next week with one hearing aid in the hopes that I can give him another soon. And, at the pediatric hospital, I am thrilled to announce that the equipment there is now calibrated!! You don’t know what that does to an audiologist’s heart!!
Thankful to you all. You have been my cheerleaders in accomplishing all these things.
