Ministry Blog

Dear Family and Friends: As always I am so grateful for my volunteers who assist us from donations here for cleaning supplies, food, magazines for our house guests, and especially those volunteers who are so faithful in helping me run and clean this house! We don’t know what we do without them! We didn’t go but a very short time…Keep Reading

Dear Family and Friends: Mr. Anthony Brown went home early this morning surrounded by his wife, children, and brothers and sister.  As Bill, his brother told us this morning, “Tony”, knew the Lord, was ready, and went very peaceful.  None of us could ask Our Lord for a better ending to this life, and enter into Heaven’s Gates! Please pray…Keep Reading

Dear Family and Friends: We did not stay empty for long. In fact, our original plans were to take in the Cheng family. Mr. Potai Cheng is still recovering from his stroke. He is doing well. Extended family came in from New York, NY to be with him. But, I received a call from the Anthony Brown family two days…Keep Reading

Dear Family and Friends: Just as our church service was ending today, received a text message from Charlotte Rice, daughter of Ron Rice, who has been at Select Hospital for the past week recovering from a brain bleed that occurred four weeks ago. Last night, Ron’s breathing pattern had started changing.  He had gone into a fast breathing to no…Keep Reading

Today at 7:58 PM Dear Family and Friends: Received a call from Sacred Heart hospital.  Potai Cheng had a stroke four days ago.  His son, Nelson, and wife needed a place to stay.  As we are still full, Mrs. Grace Barry has so graciously consented to take in these two from the great state of New York.  Mr. Potai is…Keep Reading

Dear Family and Friends: From my last prayer update, Ron Rice was moved back from Select Hospital to Sacred Heart ICU.  From the family, they have told us that Ron’s brain bleed is now causing too much pressure in his brain and the neurologist that has been monitoring him is going to take him to surgery today at noon to…Keep Reading

Dear Family and Friends: Just a short while ago, Ron Rice was moved back to Sacred Heart’s SICU, room 475.  According to daughter, Charlotte, the kidney specialist was concerned about Ron’s change of mental status and had a C-T scan done of his brain.  The doctor has told the family his brain bleed is actively bleeding again.  They are going…Keep Reading

Dear Family and Friends: It has been busy here!  Tuesday Ron Rice had a seizure.  He recovered so well he was moved to Select Rehabilitation hospital Wednesday night. He is talking much more plainly but short term memory is very short.  He becomes agitated when he becomes confused and he required pretty much constant supervision.  The neurosurgeon has told the…Keep Reading

Dear Family and Friends: We are up to eight people here at Martha’s Vineyard!  The Rice family keeps growing.  Ron Rice had a bad day today.  He had what they believe is a full seizure.  The doctors are still trying to determine how severe his brain bleed is.  According to daughter Charlotte, he is having extreme difficulty speaking.  His wife,…Keep Reading

Dear Family and Friends: Yesterday, Flo & Suzanne Lambert did get to leave for New Hampshire to see their daughter, Nancy and family.  Flo is having severe back pain and will be trying to make his way back to his doctor in Canada for injections.  They are stopping by Nancy’s house to see the family on the way. Michael Mailhot…Keep Reading