So Sick :-(

My flight from the Amazon region to Salvador went up and down, up and down. It really messed my body up and I had a migraine with severe motion sickness for a full week. That combined with sleepless nights due to bed bugs got me off to a less than fun start, but the Lord gave me great joy as He reminded me to praise Him all the way through! I must say that the week was delightful because of my fellowship with the Lord through the pain and discouragement. The Jefferson´s had to spend much of their time catering to me that week, and bought me every anti-mite wash/ointment/pill they could find. We also got some interesting home remedies from their Brazilian friends (drinking milk with salt!), and ironed my bed! I ended up going to the hospital for some professional advice and medication and started to feel better after a shot. I am so very grateful for the Jefferson´s selfless care for me. Deborah kept telling me "Girl, your body needs to adjust! Every missionary goes through this!"

Some locals told me that the bedbugs were actually a tropical mite that are microscopic and float around in the air...especially bad at 5pm each day. I scratched and scratched and scratched and took many showers a day/night just for the short relief I would get. Low and behold I discovered that it was actually allergies that cause me to feel creepy crawlies all over my body. Now on allergy medicine and using a natural saline solution in my sinus I am ok! This solution was only found after I decided to tell some people and ask for prayer for a solution! Glory to God!