from: Marcia Harrison

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Marcia Harrison
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New Blog

I have created a new blog to report on my upcoming missions trip to Hawaii. You can find it at www.thegoodhandofthelord.blogspot.com.
I'll be back in 6 weeks. Have a good summer!

Thanks for praying

My grandfather is doing much better. He is home from the hospital and has recovered some of his former strength. The doctors think that the lump was "just" a serious infection since the antibiotics seemed to help. They are still monitoring it to make sure.

Please pray for continued improvement and increased energy. Also, pray for wisdom whether or not to continue with the chemo treatements.

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One more post..

I told you I was going to make up for the last month....this is my latest news.
Please pray for my grandfather. The chemo seemed to be going fairly well and this week we actually got a report from the doctor saying that the main tumor in his lymph node appeared to be completely irradiated by the chemo. They were planning to do a couple more treatments just to make sure...starting this Tuesday. Praise God!
However, this week my grandfather got a sore throat and none of the antibiotics the doctors gave him seemed to help. Finally yesterday they took him into emergency because he was refusing to eat or drink and said that he couldn't swallow anything. The tests revealed a tumor in his neck partly blocking his throat. They think it is just some type of infection and have started him on another antibiotic until Tuesday. Then they will do some more tests and hopefully it will have shrunk. Otherwise, they will have to call in some more specialists to figure out what it is. They can't really do much this weekend because of the holiday.
Anyways, please pray for him and for my family. He seemed pretty confused and is not very corporative--refusing to eat and trying to get up on his own, etc... Last night he fell trying to go to the bathroom on his own, so now they have a monitor on him. It is hard to see my grandfather this way. Pray for wisdom for the doctors and grace and peace for us. God is on the throne and our desire is to glorify Him through our reactions to this situation.

Piano Recital

Finally, last Friday May 18th was the annual spring recital for my piano students. I had 24 of my 28 students particiate--I was very excited to have such a good turnout. All of them did really well and it was fun to hear other people comment on the progress they had made since the last recital. All their hard work paid off. I hope that many of them were inspired to practice more after hearing some the more advanced students play.




I was so grateful to my parents and several of my friends who came beforehand and stayed afterward to help. I definately have a greater appreciation for all the work that goes into any event of this kind and for the piano teacher I had growing up who had 3 or more recitals a year! I think two is enough for me. :)


Here are most of my students and I--two had to leave before the end of the recital. Also, the littlest boy in the plaid shirt infront--Charles Simpson--is not my student, but wants to be. ;) He gets up on the piano bench every week when I arrive at his house to teach his brothers. Sometimes he even cries when his mom takes him off. A couple of times I have played a song or pretended to teach him from a book for a few minutes to make him feel better. I wish some of my real students were that excited about lessons. :)

Beth's graduation

Jumping forward a few weeks, May 11th my mom and I drove up to Santa Clarita for the Master's College graduation. My good friend Beth Morris graduated as did my brother's best friend and roommate, Jimmy.

It was good to meet my brother's friends and see his appartment. Brent is recovering nicely and is back living up there. He is moving home some time this month to take summer school classes and physical therapy until he can start working again.
I got to see the Master's campus for the first time and enjoyed spending time with Beth during the tour. After graduation we went with Beth's family for dessert and then headed home--a long, but fun day.

Back to my blog for a few weeks....

I'm sorry that I haven't updated this in so long. There is really no excuse, although I have been busy. To make up for the month of silence I am adding some pictures to fill you in. :)

April 21 - Children's missions day at our church

Dad and I helped my mom put on a morning of activities, crafts, food, etc... to teach the children at our church about he Fulani people of Africa. We learned about the way they live and what they believe and took time to pray for God to send missionaries to share the gospel with them. Everyone had a great time. Some of the teen girls in my Bible study came and helped out. They were great with the kids--especially during the craft...

Everyone's favorite part was eating a "real" Fulani meal at the end--girls and guys separate, on the floor, no talked or looking at each other, no silverware, etc... Needless to say, the children enjoyed my brownies while laughing and talking afterwards a bit more, but it provided some opportunites for good discussion...

Thanks for praying...

Brent's surgury went well. There were no problems or complications. We have real color photos to prove it. However, they are not for the squimish or faint at heart. :) He did have a little trouble coming out of the anesthesia--not fun for my mom who had to clean up after him Wednesday night while dad and I were at church. His stomach seems to be settled now and he is eating more regularly. However, he is still on lots of pain medication and sleeping a lot. We would appreciate your prayers for his continued recovery. He gets the bandages off on Monday and we'll see from there. Looks like at least 6 weeks until he can use his arm again. Probably longer for any strenuous work--like overhead reaching, etc... THANK YOU so much for praying. Please don't stop. We all need God's grace and patience. He is sufficient in every situation.

Brent's surgery...

If anyone checks this today, please pray for Brent's surgury today at 11:15AM. It is supposed to last about an hour and a half. I'll try to update you as soon as I find out what happened. God is working in our lives and I pray that He will receive the glory He deserves whatever the outcome.

Easter Weekend

Friday morning found me piling in the McDonald's van with 11 other friends and heading to Green Valley falls once again for a picnic and hike. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the whole group, so I am including this picture of the girls taken by Bennett.

We spent most of our time a little futher down stream to avoid other noisy hikers. :) Not too much water this year, but it is still beautiful.


Easter Sunday lunch with the Davies...yes we ate in the living room...it was fun...the guys table is so serious...

Praise the Lord!!!! Catherine, the Chinese girl I asked you to pray for, joined us for church and dinner afterwards. She said that she really enjoyed the music during the service and playing ping-pong after dinner. :) Lord willing, we will have more opportunities to share the gospel with her in the future.

Prayer updates

Thanks for praying for my grandfather and brother. Grandpa's second chemo went well and he has been healthy, although weak, so far. As far as I know they are going to continue with the treatments for the time being.
Brent has been recovering slowly. His road rash is a lot better, and his dislocated shoulder is much better. Today he got a second opinion on the broken clavical. They decided surgery was best due to the nature of the injury and my brother's active lifestyle. So, please pray for him and my mom as they drive to Carmel Valley on Wednesday morning for the surgery. It is an out-patient surgery, so we will continue to care for him at home. Unfortunately, after the surgery he will probably feel about how he did after the accident. However, the doctor said that it really wouldn't set the over-all recovery time for the ingury back at all. Six weeks is still a long time. The Harrison hospital continues its 24-hour service! :)