Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? Jeremiah 32:27
We are so very excited today and wanted to share the good news with you so you can share in our joy!! The court hearing went well on Friday October 30th the application was granted. I received an email from my lawyer this morning stating that the adoption is now over. As soon as she has the Court Order stamped with the seal of the court we will be able to get Cory his new passport with his full name as Cory David Mooney. It seems like this has been a long process but seeing we had to start all over after Brian passed away and waiting on the paper work of the social department to come through once again it has gone through smoothly. Thanks for being there for us and for all your prayers. I just wanted to quickly share this praise report.
October 2009 update
Time once again to let you know what's been going on in our lives here in Belize.
As you know from the recent prayer request I sent out for Denisha, she has been having many health challenges lately. On Sept 30 she had an EEG which showed that she was having very frequent small seizures which are causing increasing brain damage. The doctor has changed her medication to a very expensive prescription which thankfully social services have agreed to pay for. Then on Oct 7th she was admitted to hospital to have a procedure to remove scar tissue from her throat. She developed pneumonia in the hospital and they treated that but never did get the endoscope done.
Last Friday (16th) we were finally able to bring her back home. Unfortunately she was sicker than when she was admitted into the hospital. She is on antibiotics right now and we hope she will feel better soon!
I was saddened when I got the news that Denisha is still having seizures but I know God will use this for His glory and even if she does not get healed the way I would desire He will use this to continue to transform us more into His image. It is very hard to see her go through so much but I have come to terms with knowing that God loves her more then I do and He has complete control of her life and her healing. He could have taken her home to be with Him but He chose not to. Our God never makes mistakes so I know there is a purpose for Denisha to be here with us. He already has done so much in many people's lives through her. My helper Marisol went from being scared to even change her diaper to now being able to confidently and lovingly take over her care which gives me a much needed break and also allows me to spend more time with Cory.
It's also been wonderful to see how God is working in Cory's life through Denisha. He had to learn to trust God on a whole new level during the many trips we took in recent months to Belize City for her doctors' appointments. And he has become so much more comfortable around people with special needs and understands that they are God’s special people. He continues to love school and is really enjoying grade 4 especially history and science. He is still an avid reader and he really looks forward to getting his Club House magazines in the mail. There is still no word yet on when his adoption will be finalized although it should be soon.
I give God glory for the wonderful turn out for our third annual ladies retreat (the weekend of 18th -20th Sept). Our theme was “Be Still and Know that I Am God”. Many women were blessed by money that had been sent in memory of my mother-in-law and which was used to reduce costs of the retreat and also provided 'scholarships' to four ladies who otherwise could not have afforded to go.
Tuesday mornings I am now leading a Bible study with several ladies from the community on the book of Esther. Thanks to my sister Helen for her encouragement to do this study and also for the funds for the course DVD.
As you know, after Brian and I moved to Belize the Lord called us to begin a fellowship called Hillside Christian Fellowship. Six months after Brian's death Patrick and Deana McCusker moved from Portland, Oregon to Belize and felt the Lord calling them to serve as Pastors of the fellowship. As of July 1st the fellowship was re-named Calvary Chapel Cayo and moved from Santa Elena to San Ignacio. During this time of transition Cory and I have attended Hillside all the while praying that the Lord would guide and direct us and continue to use us in ministry.
Recently I felt the Lord lead us to begin attending Santa Elena Baptist church seeing that Hillside Christian Fellowship had closed its doors. It has been a good move for us both so far. I really enjoy their Sunday school and their main service for Sunday morning which is mostly singing and sharing of the saints. But I especially enjoy the Sunday night Bible study where we are currently doing a verse by verse study of the book of Mark. Marisol takes care of Denisha Sunday nights which frees up Cory and I to attend. Cory is enjoying making new friends there and has a renewed joy of the Lord back in his heart.
As you know from the recent prayer request I sent out for Denisha, she has been having many health challenges lately. On Sept 30 she had an EEG which showed that she was having very frequent small seizures which are causing increasing brain damage. The doctor has changed her medication to a very expensive prescription which thankfully social services have agreed to pay for. Then on Oct 7th she was admitted to hospital to have a procedure to remove scar tissue from her throat. She developed pneumonia in the hospital and they treated that but never did get the endoscope done.
Last Friday (16th) we were finally able to bring her back home. Unfortunately she was sicker than when she was admitted into the hospital. She is on antibiotics right now and we hope she will feel better soon!
I was saddened when I got the news that Denisha is still having seizures but I know God will use this for His glory and even if she does not get healed the way I would desire He will use this to continue to transform us more into His image. It is very hard to see her go through so much but I have come to terms with knowing that God loves her more then I do and He has complete control of her life and her healing. He could have taken her home to be with Him but He chose not to. Our God never makes mistakes so I know there is a purpose for Denisha to be here with us. He already has done so much in many people's lives through her. My helper Marisol went from being scared to even change her diaper to now being able to confidently and lovingly take over her care which gives me a much needed break and also allows me to spend more time with Cory.
It's also been wonderful to see how God is working in Cory's life through Denisha. He had to learn to trust God on a whole new level during the many trips we took in recent months to Belize City for her doctors' appointments. And he has become so much more comfortable around people with special needs and understands that they are God’s special people. He continues to love school and is really enjoying grade 4 especially history and science. He is still an avid reader and he really looks forward to getting his Club House magazines in the mail. There is still no word yet on when his adoption will be finalized although it should be soon.
I give God glory for the wonderful turn out for our third annual ladies retreat (the weekend of 18th -20th Sept). Our theme was “Be Still and Know that I Am God”. Many women were blessed by money that had been sent in memory of my mother-in-law and which was used to reduce costs of the retreat and also provided 'scholarships' to four ladies who otherwise could not have afforded to go.
Tuesday mornings I am now leading a Bible study with several ladies from the community on the book of Esther. Thanks to my sister Helen for her encouragement to do this study and also for the funds for the course DVD.
As you know, after Brian and I moved to Belize the Lord called us to begin a fellowship called Hillside Christian Fellowship. Six months after Brian's death Patrick and Deana McCusker moved from Portland, Oregon to Belize and felt the Lord calling them to serve as Pastors of the fellowship. As of July 1st the fellowship was re-named Calvary Chapel Cayo and moved from Santa Elena to San Ignacio. During this time of transition Cory and I have attended Hillside all the while praying that the Lord would guide and direct us and continue to use us in ministry.
Recently I felt the Lord lead us to begin attending Santa Elena Baptist church seeing that Hillside Christian Fellowship had closed its doors. It has been a good move for us both so far. I really enjoy their Sunday school and their main service for Sunday morning which is mostly singing and sharing of the saints. But I especially enjoy the Sunday night Bible study where we are currently doing a verse by verse study of the book of Mark. Marisol takes care of Denisha Sunday nights which frees up Cory and I to attend. Cory is enjoying making new friends there and has a renewed joy of the Lord back in his heart.
July 2009
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
The past few weeks have been difficult ones but I feel it's time to get a quick update out to you all. In the last email I shared with you some of the problems we were having with Denisha's feeding tube. Her tube was replaced a short time ago but she has had periodic episodes of vomiting since. Yesterday (Wednesday 22nd) we had her regular visit with her pediatrician. He was concerned about the position of the tube and sent us to emergency to have it replaced once again.
Normally this is a very quick procedure but because of all the recent episodes of vomiting more needed to be done to ensure the problem was dealt with properly. To make a long story short, after 2 hours they had taken x-rays of her abdomen, replaced the feeding tube and also inserted a gastric tube into her stomach to drain off the accumulated bile.
It was now well into the evening and I was wondering what the doctor's plans were for Denisha and concerned that Cory (who had been waiting patiently in the waiting room while all this happened!) and I still had a long 1 1/2 drive home.
After discussions with the doctor and the social worker it was arranged that a 'worker' would come and spend the night with Denisha so I could take Cory home. We arrived home safely at 11 PM. It had been a long stressful day. I truly hope they will find out what the problem with Denisha is, and that she will be feeling better soon.
Denisha was released from the hospital at noon today (Thursday). She is on antibiotics for a week but is looking so much better then she has for the past few weeks. She does not seem to be in pain like she was and is so calm right now. Please join us in praying for complete healing for this little girl!
Thank you for all your love, support and most of all your prayers. We could not do this without you.
The past few weeks have been difficult ones but I feel it's time to get a quick update out to you all. In the last email I shared with you some of the problems we were having with Denisha's feeding tube. Her tube was replaced a short time ago but she has had periodic episodes of vomiting since. Yesterday (Wednesday 22nd) we had her regular visit with her pediatrician. He was concerned about the position of the tube and sent us to emergency to have it replaced once again.
Normally this is a very quick procedure but because of all the recent episodes of vomiting more needed to be done to ensure the problem was dealt with properly. To make a long story short, after 2 hours they had taken x-rays of her abdomen, replaced the feeding tube and also inserted a gastric tube into her stomach to drain off the accumulated bile.
It was now well into the evening and I was wondering what the doctor's plans were for Denisha and concerned that Cory (who had been waiting patiently in the waiting room while all this happened!) and I still had a long 1 1/2 drive home.
After discussions with the doctor and the social worker it was arranged that a 'worker' would come and spend the night with Denisha so I could take Cory home. We arrived home safely at 11 PM. It had been a long stressful day. I truly hope they will find out what the problem with Denisha is, and that she will be feeling better soon.
Denisha was released from the hospital at noon today (Thursday). She is on antibiotics for a week but is looking so much better then she has for the past few weeks. She does not seem to be in pain like she was and is so calm right now. Please join us in praying for complete healing for this little girl!
Thank you for all your love, support and most of all your prayers. We could not do this without you.
Yes, I had a wonderful visit with family and friends during my two week stay in Manitoba. It was a busy time and yet I was getting lonesome for my children. Glad to be home once again and get into routine of life. Thanks to the many family and friends that made this trip possible and for blessing me in so many ways.
God provides!!
How time flies when you get busy. God has provided help with Denisha and I thank Marisol for her faithfulness in coming to help even when she is not asked to help. She is the type of person who can walk into my home and see what needs to be done and helps out. She was also the one that could see I was not getting enough rest at night and offered to take Denisha for a night so I could get a full nights rest. The social department has offered to pay a respite worker to take Denisha for two days and two nights a week. This gives me more personal one on one time with my eight year old son Cory.
We were asking for prayer concerning the last court hearing for Cory's adoption so he would be able to go to Canada with me for some special events happening. That did not happen but we have found a family where he can stay while I go for two weeks. God has provided for me to go back home for the special event of my sister's baptism, niece's wedding as well as the celebration of my parent's fiftieth anniversary.
The last two months we have been busy in training the respite workers and trying to get as much school work done as possible hoping to get third grade done before summer.
Please pray for Cory and Denisha during the two weeks I am gone (June4-18th)
For our friends as they care for Cory and for Marisol and the Lohr family as they care for Denisha.
We were asking for prayer concerning the last court hearing for Cory's adoption so he would be able to go to Canada with me for some special events happening. That did not happen but we have found a family where he can stay while I go for two weeks. God has provided for me to go back home for the special event of my sister's baptism, niece's wedding as well as the celebration of my parent's fiftieth anniversary.
The last two months we have been busy in training the respite workers and trying to get as much school work done as possible hoping to get third grade done before summer.
Please pray for Cory and Denisha during the two weeks I am gone (June4-18th)
For our friends as they care for Cory and for Marisol and the Lohr family as they care for Denisha.
March 21st 2009
Denisha requires 24 hour care, and it has not been easy, but I believe the Bible is true when it says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). Would you please join me in prayer for a helper to assist with her care? I believe God can supply another set of hands to hold and care for this precious little one who is so precious in Jesus’sight. He says, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 19:14).
January 2008
On November 10, 2007, my husband and best friend, Brian Mooney, left this world to be in the presence of His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Brian passed away after performing his first wedding ceremony at the new church he had planted, Hillside Christian Fellowship, in Belize. After the ceremony he felt some left arm pain and some chest pains, which got worse after a while. He was taken to the hospital where he had a heart attach and passed away a few hours later. After much prayer and seeking the Lord’s will, I decided to stay on the mission field with our son, Cory. Though we have missed Brian terribly, God has been gracious to us and granted us the privilege of continuing the work Brian started.
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