an Emig family ‘NOW’ …       Dearest one … as a trusted relationship, Nora and I would like to open this update, with a word from her and her journey of late. As you well know, she has been alongside me over the past three and a half years of my recovery and fought hard to maintain herself, me, and our family, and provide for an unknown future. As the illustrations above indicate, now is a time for intimacy with our Lord, listening, and communion. Nora … As you know, I have been teaching Special Education at a Title 1 school this year. They have a year-round school model which means that we started in July. I went into the school year having been diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. I was struggling with exhaustion, a chronic cough, muscle fatigue, brain fog, and difficulty remembering things. The needs of the students were so much greater than at my previous schools. I had third, fourth, and fifth grade and was leading 9, 40-minute academic groups each day. Plus, I needed to add 3 writing groups to my schedule, and there weren’t any free blocks of time to add them. Preparation for academic groups and Individual Education Plan (IEP)s, documents all had to be completed after hours. This extreme stress took a toll on my health, mental state, and walk in-Christ. I was making a lot of mistakes because I couldn’t think and remember things despite all my lists and reminders. Through much thought and prayer, God led me to resign and focus on restoring my health. We are going through a lot of medical testing to find out what is the root cause of my health struggle. Please pray that the doctors will have wisdom to the causes. We’re trusting our Lord Jesus in all this! Back to me/Dan … Thanks so much for hearing Nora! She has been so brave and seeking to discern how GOD is leading in all this. We all fully back her decision to hit the pause button and give space to recover and investigate with doctors, all the possibilities for help. We trust your praying into all this, and the journey ahead will be a great time for all needful help and restoration in all areas of her life! With Nora’s pause, it also gave us a window for seeing my Mom, and a number of you in Georgia, especially from our sending church. It was so encouraging to be there with you all, and to get a few days break in Saint Simons Island! Do pray for my dear Mom, as she is now 88, and we continue to pursue how best to provide for her needs.    February was a very busy month and provided many ways for us to pivot and be in positions to further our work. We have begun our August Conference preparations, as our team met and agreed on how best to serve those times in Lebanon and Kurdistan, IRAQ. We’re always provided such a quality team, with just the right persons filling each role of needs. There was also a clear focus on Africa this month, as we continue to be a via-duct of provision for so many activities there. From water supplies in new wells bored, to congregations receiving new buildings, to sewing machine training; we are amazed in how provisions works. We are also encouraged by how a certain peace seems to be establishing in Lebanon. Below is also a photo of two key people we support in their ministry to refugees.         Dan, Nora and I are thankful for you being so embedded in our lives and all these ‘goings-ons’!!! We could never BE nor do without you in our lives !! “We give thanks to GOD always concerning you … ”  &  Daniel and Nora  Dan and Nora’s personal GSA giving site, for online gifts, please CLICK below on the link or scan QRC above: https://www.globalassociates.org/members/daniel-emig ❤️ 😊 Donations mailing address noted on check: “for Daniel Emig” Global Service Associates P.O. Box 20425 Boulder, CO 80308-3425 |
Daniel & Nora Emig's Journeys 
Thanks for the update! Will be praying, for sure! Mary Kindness: Martin Luther King Quote Everybody can be great… because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.