How are we doing?

People have been so kind to ask how we are doing. It can be a difficult question to answer at times. I’m not sure I will be able to communicate effectively how we feel, but I’m going to try. Phillipians 4:6-7 says, “…do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, through prayer and supplication let your requests be known to God, and the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
First, let me say that we are so grateful for all your prayers. We keep saying we feel “carried” by them. It is a hard to adequately explain in words, but there are so many times that we say to each other, as we are being inundated with constant information, that we are so glad people are praying because we feel like we are spending so much time in meetings that we are glad others are praying when we are unable to. Prayer is the greatest thing you could do for us! And let me say, your prayers are being answered.
Second, the verse says that the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds. There have been a few times that people have asked, are you guys really doing okay? I guess surprised that with the magnitude of what we are facing that we could possibly be doing okay. While there is still much grief and sadness, we are experiencing so much peace. A peace that really I cannot understand, other than it must be from God, because left to myself this would not be how I would be feeling. I also feel like the Lord has guarded our hearts and minds in the way that we have been able to process all this information in light of the cross. Even with all the information and news we receive, our hope is not in what all the doctors have to say, but rather our hope is in what Christ has already done, on the cross. He sent his son to die for our sins. So when I think in this way, I realize that Christ has already taken care of Sarah’s greatest need. Our greatest need isn't for health, or a good diagnosis, or for the meds to work (all those are great blessings from God), our GREATEST need is for a Savior. God took care of that greatest need by crushing his son in our place, and giving to us His righteousness. If he did this, won't he also give us the grace to walk through trials?
So, how are we doing? We are clinging to the truth of God's word, we are freshly grateful for the cross, and we are grateful for the all those who are carrying this burden with us.

Jen