Mom and Dad are now settled into their new home in “Georgetown”, the assisted care living division of the Pines at Whiting. Their phone number is still the same, their address is still the same, except now you can add “Georgetown, room 1190”.

On Tuesday, April 22, Lee went to help Helen plan and organize her furniture and boxes for the move. By the grace of God, Ed and Lois Gray had been planning to be on campus for another meeting, and Lois stopped in to visit. Lois & Lee put their heads together and not only helped pack things up, but laid out plans for the new room!

On Wednesday, the maintenance crew showed up and began to move furniture, and by noon, Helen & Walter were in their new room!

Yes, that’s the short version, but we’re thankful for the way the Lord covered EVERY detail.

The status on Dad’s condition is that he’s confined to a wheelchair. Although he feels strong enough to help himself, he runs the risk of falling. Mom can help with some of his daily duties, but for things that involve lifting and guiding him in and out of apparatus, he needs professional care.

He got a clean bill of health from the surgeon (that’s her with Mom & Dad in the picture) who performed his partial hip replacement, but he needs to strengthen his muscles.

Part of the problem seems to be that he has a low blood pressure, and the exertion of effort to walk and exercise causes him to be light-headed, resulting several times in his passing out.

Please pray for Mom as she tries to help him, but pray for Dad, that he’ll have grace to get through the circumstances he doesn’t always understand or like.

It’ll take a little while for both of them to get used to the new facilities, but we’re praying that God will see them through this one day at a time.

If you’d like to call them, their number is still the same. If you don’t know it, just drop us a line through this blog or the web site (go to the “contact” section, and send us a message). Both of them will likely be happy to talk with you, and as we’ve found, Dad often still sounds like the old “Walter”.

Most of all keep praying for them. In the 60’s, Doug wore a button that said, “PBPGINFWMY”. In english, that would be, “Please Be Patient. God Is Not Finished With Me Yet!”

Stay in touch and feel free to post your comments here on the blog. We’re always happy to hear from our friends.

Lee & Doug