The Reconciliation of All Things

Hi folks. Quick update: Noah's off the ventilator, breathing on his own, but some minor complications from having to put tubes down his throat. He's on breathing therapy for those complications. The sedatives are wearing off, and it shows! Noah gives us 10 seconds of fighting and flailing, and 30 seconds to 2 minutes of calm. We hold him down instead of having restraints, for now, since they can hurt him a bit...but we only have so much energy. :-) He's doing well, considering he's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). So far, all tests have come back negative, so he's doing just fine. However, he's got some mucus he's coughing up, and might have some kind of infection...we'll see. Some friends from church have been helping--whether it's food from Subway or just hanging out here w/ us or praying. Even you, wherever you are, please pray, we appreciate it. God is good, and He's always in control. Ben, for Becky & Noah.

Hello folks. Sorry for the delay in posting, it's been pretty busy the last few weeks after school finished for me. We'll update you on the last month, but first, there is a big prayer request we have for you and those you know, your church, any friends & family you share this with. Tonight, I went to do some painting for a friend, while Becky was getting ready to go to work (she works night-shift at the hospital on the weekends). She was telling the baby-sitter what to do w/ Noah (1 year old come January 4th), bedtime ritual, etc., then Noah started staring off into the distance, to his right side, then his neck got stiff and he wouldn't respond to Becky's voice...Becky called me on the cel-phone, I told her to get to the hospital ASAP. She did--that was the best thing she could have done for him (drive him instead of ambulance). In the car, on the way to the E.R., Noah stopped breathing, then foamed at the mouth, as seizures started. She got him to the E.R. and th...

Well, this semester is coming to a close. It hasn't been as stressful academically for me this semester. I think I've finally got into the "swing of things" with reading, papers, exams, etc. I've really come to enjoy my classes, the homework, and just the growth that comes from being in a biblically solid seminary. Both Becky and I have appreciated the friendships we've developed here so far and what God has taught us. We're also looking forward to our trip to Brazil next year! We'll probably be heading to Brazil in mid-June, and the details of the trip are starting to come together, finally! Would you pray that we would raise the prayer and financial support that we need for these six months we'll be spending there? Thanks sooo much! If you aren't on our newsletter list, but would like to be, let us know! Our email is bbbacheller@yahoo.com. In Christ, Ben, for the family. powered by performancing firefox

 

 

Josh (Ben's brother) and his wife Ruth came from Chicago to visit for Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful time with them and are so thankful for there visit! 

Josh and Ruth spet lots of time chasing after Noah and reading him stories. It was a wonderful break for mommy and daddy :-) 

 

 

Hello all! Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to you! We are thankful for all that God has blessed us with, including you, our friends. Praise God for His goodness! Have a great time wherever you are today! Happy Thanksgiving! From Ben, Becky & Noah Bacheller.

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Noah went to Philadelphia with mommy to visit family. He had lots of fun with Grandpa Smith and Uncle Josh. It was his first time on a see-saw.  

Noah also saw Nana Smith and Great-Grandma White.  

Noah also saw Great-Grandma Smith . 

Dear Friends, you've probably received this as an email already, but here it is again for those who aren't on our email list. We’d like to update you again where God has brought us this past year and where He is leading us. The Past Year Our son Noah was born on January 4 th ! We praise God for saving Noah’s life after he stopped breathing as a newborn. He is now a healthy and energetic nine month old. God is indeed good! Ben has one year of seminary under his belt! It has been a refreshing time for both of us learning from the godly leaders at CIU. Ben also participated in a mission trip to Portugal in June with our local church (he was asked to preach at two churches—in Portuguese!) Becky has been working as a nurse on the weekend nights and enjoying her time at home with Noah. We have begun a missionary candidacy training program at our local church—it has been very insightful and helpful for us as we see...

My mom (Nana Smith) came to help take care of Noah over the weekend while I rested from knee surgery. They both had so much fun together. We are so thankful she could come!!

Noah is 9 months now and such a joy in our lives. He is at the 95% for height and weight and just keeps getting bigger, stronger and faster. We our so thankful for our son, who keeps us always smiling! 

After much discussion we have finally decided to name our kitty "Bela", which means beautiful in Portuguese. She and Noah love to chase after eachother. She is a wonderful addition to our family.

 

This week had promised to be a busy one. In the midst of it all, I have been praying that God would open the door and give me an opportunity to share the gospel with someone today. Today my wife (Becky) had arthroscopic knee surgery at the hospital. I had shared with her and asked her to pray that there would be someone I could share the gospel with while I was in the waiting room and she was in surgery. As soon as I sat down in the very large, open waiting room, I realized I should have sat “over there”, closer to two guys chatting. I was so uncomfortable in my seat, I felt the Holy Spirit simply convicting me to get up and go over there with them to start a conversation. I felt the fear building up in my heart, in my mind. I tried to ignore, even deny the Holy Spirit’s conviction. I pulled out my Old Testament survey textbook to read for class…I didn’t catch one single word that my eyes read over. Finally, I heard the older of the two fellows open some sort of booklet and...

So, we finally broke-down and got ourselves a kitten yesterday. We've been wanting animals (of ANY sort!) for over three years now, and we saw a roach in the house the other day and I said: "We need a cat!" So two days later, we got one. She came free to us, only 8 weeks old or so, litter-box trained already, and such a precious little thing! She follows us around the house wherever we go, and she'll beg us to pet her, then if we don't, she'll just sit patiently near us...as you can see in this picture I took two minutes ago while I type away here... She's content to be near one of us...as long as she knows she's loved. :-) We're in the process of naming her--we think "Sheba" will be it, as in "Queen of Sheba". She's so beautiful, how could we NOT name her that? ;-) Noah loves watching her run around--in fact, that was one of the main reasons we got her: we wanted him to grow up liking animals, not being afraid of them. W...

Here's a good friend of mine who just became a Christian a few months ago. Prayer DOES make a difference!  

 

 

 

 

Here's Noah ridin' one of the canons put in this park at the eastern tip of the city of Charleston. He really only cared about daddy's sunglasses. :-) 

Yeppers, we went to Charleston, SC, to celebrate our 3rd year anniversary (August 30th). It was a beautiful day at the beach and visiting the old town. Here's one of the historic houses behind us.... My question is: "What does one DO with all that house?" 

Yep, we're already teaching him good manners. :-)

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