Day 668 - April 14 - It works!
Well, after nearly a month of trying, it appears that the ventilator power problem has been figured out and corrected. Owing primarily to my good friend Stan, last night we discovered an intermittent fault in the fuse holder, of all places. The fuse holder was randomly deciding to allow only a fraction of the power through the circuit whenever it got the urge. No rhyme or reason, just a completely random occurrence. Once we found that, it was a only a matter of replacing the parts. Thirty minutes, one fuse and one fuse holder later, we were on our way. Connor was able to go the whole day without plugging into the wall today, and with no alarms and power losses. So to celebrate the three of us went to see Alice in Wonderland this evening, and the vent and all the connections appear to be fixed at last. So keep an eye out for a handsome redhead rolling around town again - the boy is anxious to get out of the house after 5-6 weeks being holed up.
That's all a big answer to prayer, by the way!
A great big thanks to Chief Handyman and Retired Old Guy Stan for patiently helping us figure this stuff out!
Thanks also to the many of you who either offered your services or offered someone else's! We really appreciate it!
Eric
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Cool!!
Praise God and Praise Him for bringing human angels like Stan to help fix the problem. Stan sounds like a friend of ours who is an electrical "nut" and will hunt down and fix a problem even if it takes him HOURS! He's like Sherlock Alva Edison.
So happy for this good news.
Alice in Wonderland was very fun to watch, IMO. I'd sure like to get into the head of Tim Burton one of these days. Hope you guys enjoyed. Again, thank you Lord!!
Praying for you guys.
Claudia Rizzi
Yahoo!! I don't think I've ever been sooo excited over the repair of an electrical problem! And just in time for a nice weather weekend. Great news guys - now stop reading this and go outside. :o) Thinking of you always.
That's awesome! Cannot wait to see the handsome guy! Hey, maybe we will see each other at Costco again! :)
I knew there was someone who knew how to fix that ventilator!! Thank you, Lord, for answered prayer!!
I will continue to pray for all of you!!
Jody :>}
This is awesome news, I was getting frustrated for you all because there wasn't an answer...God is sooooo gooood, especially right down to the right person to fix the ventilator. Roll Connor Roll!!!
Praying constantly,
Carolyn Brogan
Amen! God is in the little stuff and the big stuff!
Eric - not sure where else to put this, so I'll go ahead and put it here :-)
I just read Spurgeon's sermon The Comforter, and wanted to share this snippet with you (this is the beginning of the final and largest portion of the sermon; Spurgeon here describes the Holy Spirit as Comforter - earlier, he described Him as Advocate and Teacher):
"Let me tell you some of the attributes of his comfort, so that you may understand how well adapted he is to your case.
And first, we will remark, that God the Holy Ghost is a very loving Comforter. I am in distress, and I want consolation. Some passer-by hears of my sorrow, and he steps within, sits down, and essays to cheer me; he speaks soothing words, but he loves me not; he is a stranger; he knows me not at all; he has only come in to try his skill. And what is the consequence? His words run o'er me like oil upon a slab of marble—they are like the pattering rain upon the rock; they do not break my grief; it stands unmoved as adamant, because he has no love for me. But let some one who loves me dear as his own life, come and plead with me, then truly his words are music; they taste like honey; he knows the password of the doors of my heart, and my ear is attentive to every word; I catch the intonation of each syllable as it falls, for it is like the harmony of the harps of heaven. Oh! there is a voice in love, it speaks a language which is its own; it has an idiom and a brogue which none can mimic; wisdom cannot imitate it; oratory cannot attain unto it; it is love alone which can reach the mourning heart; love is the only handkerchief which can wipe the mourner's tears away. And is not the Holy Ghost a loving comforter? Dost thou know, O saint, how much the Holy Spirit loves thee? Canst thou measure the love of the Spirit? Dost thou know how great is the affection of his soul towards thee? Go measure heaven with thy span; go weigh the mountains in the scales; go take the ocean's water, and tell each drop; go count the sand upon the sea's wide shore; and when thou hast accomplished this, thou canst tell how much he loveth thee. He has loved thee long, he has loved thee well, he loved thee ever, and he still shall love thee; surely he is the person to comfort thee, because he loves. Admit him, then, to your heart, O Christian, that he may comfort you in your distress."
I hope it is as helpful to all who read it as it was to me just now!
Also, I've been spending a lot of time meditating on Ps 94:17-19 of late--I may have already shared them, but that's ok :-)
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would soon have settled in silence.
If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O LORD, will hold me up.
In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. Ps 94:17-19(NKJV)
It was so great to see y'all "out and about" last night! We will continue to lift all of you in prayer - Connor, thanks for your precious words for our children! We love you so and will pray for you - for all of the areas in which prayer is needed and requested - never giving up our petitions on your behalf.
We love you so -
David and Kerry and the family -
Excellent! Party on!
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