Monday, January 22, 2007

A Birthday!

There are many things in life that jump up and surprise us. This past Friday the 19th my parents called me and wished me a happy birthday. While I was confused for one second, since December 1st is my birthday, I quickly realized that I had been in the hospital at this time last year. This phone call was a joyful phone call as it was the one year celebration of getting my stem cell transplant. And on the stem cell transplant floor, this is known as a birth of new life!

I am now finishing my last semester before I graduate. I still have my internship and also two social work classes. I am getting excited about being able to graduate at the end of April. While I am busy writing papers for my classes I have also chosen to be apart of an indoor soccer team and play every Thursday night. As I have been playing soccer ever since the 1st grade it feels great to be able to kick the ball around even though I am not in any type of shape after sitting out for two years.

I also want to thank all of you for praying for me and I hope your prayers for me extend to praying for other people as well. Prayer is a gift and connection with God that is good for everyone.

Nathan

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey there, Nathan! Prayer is near and dear to my heart, too. And I know our God loves to have us draw near to Him in that very intimate way. I can't imagine what I would do without my daily prayer times. Its so heart-warming to hear from you, especially about your "new life" Birthday! :) Its great news that you're back to playing soccer again, but I have to tell you...I definitely agree with you mom about not heading the ball. I figure you're intelligent enough to know thats the right thing to do!!! Smile! Have a wonderful semester,..keep us posted on graduation...pray about everything. Philippians 4:6
Hugs & blessings,
Tammy Negrete

11:23 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good morning, Nathan,
Thanks for sharing about God's presence in your life and what this means to you. I celebrate with you regarding your new life and new experiences. Thanks for keeping us updated. Blessings.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello Nathan!
I did´nt know that you were sicks. Sometimes I´m remenber me at the time in the Servicio Voluntario Mennonita. There was a silently boy, his name is Nathan. I´m happy to hear that you trust in God!
Happy Birhday too!!! Maybe you can´nt remenber me, I was at Servome too for few months
Prayers, Janine

2:46 PM  

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