Silas Update #117 (September 3, 9:30 pm)

“Let us bless the Lord, every day and night, never ending praise… “

We are so very thankful. In the day and in the night. We sought the Lord and he answered us. We cried out to Him. Continuously. We prayed without ceasing. For the life of Silas. And He answered us.

I am not missing a minute of this. I’m sure there will come a day when I don’t feel like my heart is actually bursting with thankfulness. But at the moment, I feel it so deeply.

This week was stellar. On Sunday, Silas quizzed with his team over 1 Thessalonians Chapter 3. They won. And he did so well. On Monday, he had Physical Therapy and they were blown away. His progress is unbelievable. In fact, he is done with PT. On Wednesday, he went to see Dr. Trainer who became the lead on Si’s therapy once he was discharged from UT. She could not believe his progress and said that she has never seen anything like it. She also does not need to see him again. Amazing.

School. Silas just loves it. He loves being with his friends. He loves being with his teachers. In fact, several of them this week reached out to say how well he is doing. What a blessing!

Si’s fatigue is so much better. In fact, he rarely feels it at all. Also, his vision seems to be improving. He goes a few seconds longer each morning before it goes double. And the two images continue to get closer and closer together. Very good.

I’m not sure that this is possible, but Silas seems to be even sweeter than before the accident. He is so thankful to be healthy and whole and with his people. He has always been very teachable about the things of the Lord, but even more so now. He so wants to bring glory and honor to Him.

Psalm 34 says that those who look on the Lord are radiant. That is what I see when I look at our boy. Radiance. And that is what I have felt as my sweet Father has drawn me nearer and nearer to Himself.

Our hope is that all of you saints are magnifying and exalting and glorifying the Lord right alongside us. Our hope is that you are truly tasting and seeing that the Lord is so very good.

Please pray that Silas continues to trust and hope in the Lord. Please pray for patience as he waits for his strength and vision to return to normal. Please pray for a 100% recovery for Silas. Please pray for his upcoming ophthalmology appointment and MRI, which are both on September 7. Please pray for the Atkinson 7 as we continue to navigate this season.

Silas is an instrument in the Lord’s hands. If you have not read his testimony, here it is…

https://sunshine-soldier.com/2022/05/20/my-testimony-by-silas/