We've been told The Spanish Institute is a huge target of Satan's. This week we learned that two out of three of my teachers are suffering from severe health problems. Graziella, in the corner (my seat) in the picture below, has hyperthyroidism and a large growth on her throat. It has caused her tremendous pain in the last few days, headaches, and heart palpitations. Her doctor told her on Friday that she must begin treatment immediately and she went for an ultrasound yesterday. It was almost as if we could watch her wilt from the beginning of school until this past Friday. On the first day of class, Graziella told us very gently that language learning is difficult, and to remember that God is polishing us in this year of difficulty. When she told us last week how much pain she was in she said, "And now I must remember that God is polishing me and my family through this. And He is good all the time!"
Marianela suffers from Wegener's Syndrome. It is very rare and, although we didn't know it, she has been taking chemotherapy and prednisone to help ease the symptoms. Apparently, she just learned that there was a complication from the chemotherapy and that treatment must be stopped and now she and her doctors are trying to decide what her options are.
There have been so many students absent with illness themselves or with sick children. As some of you know, our youngest children have had colds and coughs that are lingering and lingering, and Anna had an ear infection over the weekend. Please pray for my wonderful teachers and for all the students here, that God would be glorified in all that we experience as He polishes us.
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