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Thursday, May 10

Posted 21 hours ago

Jonas made it though his last long hospital stay without vomitting once! He felt like that was a great accomplishment. He passed his time sleeping, reading, playing his bass, watching of History Channel and playing DrawIt and Scrabble with plenty of friends online. Thank you to friends who came to visit him and made the time pass so quickly, Rob, Kelli, and Cam Jordan, and Kelly Wells.
Mrs. Wells brought Jonas an End of Treatment Yearbook she created out of Dr. Suess's book Oh! The Places You'll Go. Inside the front cover she converted a really neat Dr. Suess-style poem that incorporates Jonas and his bravery through this cancer journey. He has already gotten lots of signatures from nurses and doctors, and I am trying to keep it with me wherever we go. You are all invited to sign it whenever we see you! I'll post a copy of the poem in the photo gallery too. Thank you, Kelly!! It's something I hadn't even thought of.... that will be a lovely keepsake in the years to come.
Jonas went to the hem/onc clinic on Monday of this week to get his blood checked and needed two units of blood. Yesterday he was experiencing extreme muscle pain in his neck and shoulder area and had difficulty even moving his arm. (A week earlier we had showed the doctor a rash on his shoulder. They thought it was simply ringworm and have had us treating it with Lotrimin.) I took him to the clinic this morning at 9am and upon closer examination the Dermatologist team decided that it was Lyme Disease! The Infectious Disease specialist came to our room shortly after that to tell us that... unless we had traveled to the North or Northeast, he could not have Lyme Disease because we don't have that here in Missouri.. at all. Instead, what we do have is called STARI, which stands for Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness from the bite of a Lone Star tick. And I remember clearly when this happened. The day before he went in for his 6 day stay.... he insisted on mowing the lawn one last time. He came inside all sweaty and telling me about a bug bite that really itched on his shoulder. At the time it was already developing that tell-tale red ring around it. Be sure to look at the pictures. This thing is now 8-10 inches in diameter. Yuck! (The good thing is that it is localized and completely treatable. It can continue to cause some discomfort but will go away completely with about three weeks of antibiotics.) Anyway, Once they had identified it, the doctors and nurses all came parading in to see it, saying that they wanted everyone to be able to identify the rash because, with the warm winter we had, they expect this to be a particularly bad season for ticks. I thought I might warn you all to keep and eye our for it, too. You can see more about this condition at this link: http://www.aldf.com/stari.shtml
So....... this puts off our admission to the hospital that was scheduled for tomorrow. Please note - If anyone was going to come visit Jonas in the hospital over the weekend for his final chemo stay --- HE WON"T BE THERE! We are now scheduled to begin his final chemo next Wednesday.
Thank you for all the wonderful things you have done for us these past weeks, Amber Dahm, Jessica Bobal, Christine Laird, Nikki Wiebenga, Sarah Manley, Marilyn Koshland, Kelly Wells, Jackson Atkins, Shelly Cornell, Linda Hubbuch, Melissa Gouldsmith, Terri Putthoff, Donna Everrett, Becky Morales, and Kent Tipton. From taking my 5 year old for a sleep-over, to popping in and washing my counter full of dishes, from providing a short coffee break, to playing games with Jonas online, and for all your wonderful, wonderful fundraising efforts..... I cannot thank you all enough.

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Posted 10 hours ago

by kelly wells

A tick bite...what are the chances? Sorry for the added craziness with that, but SO excited the chemo is almost done. What a celebration! So glad that you guys like the "yearbook" and it will become a memory yearbook and a reminder to the start of his new life journey! Take care and thanks for keeping us updated!

Posted 11 hours ago

by Verlene Kling

Will be thinking of you next week Jonas. I will have some enrollment paperwork for next year that I can drop by when you get home. Take Care........Verlene

Posted 11 hours ago

by WENDIE TRENT

Hoping the rash goes away SOON!! I agree with Jonas - hope that tick gets cancer ;) Praying the time speeds up for this last round of treatment to be OVER!!!! What a journey this has been...you all are still in our thoughts daily...Love and Hugs!

Posted 17 hours ago

by marilyn koshland

What a grand finale! STARI !
You are unforgettable, Jonas!!!!!
You get to celebrate Mother's Day and then get to celebrate the beginning of the rest of your life, after Wednesday!
We will have cecropia caterpillars for you by then.
We love you and all the Borcherts!
Hugs from us both,
Merryland and Koshieland

Posted 20 hours ago

by Kim Hill

We are glad treatments are almost finished. Sorry about the tick bite. Thanks for the info about the bites. I am going to share that info. We have already had several ticks on kids at school.
Josh says hello to Jonas. :)

Posted 21 hours ago

by Susan Hamilton

We love you all very much Kristin and Jonas! Susan

Posted 21 hours ago

by stephanie nolte

How wonderful it is to have TRUE FRIENDS. And Kristin I know how GRATEFUL you are as well. You too have a BIG HEART and I know that your immediate family have been through so much this past year. Here we are with MOTHERS DAY upon us I just want you to know that you are TRULY a GREAT MOM. I can't say that enough. Not only have you been there for everyone in the family but you make things FUN. Even when you are having a BAD DAY. Noone is perfect but you are pretty close to it.
I Love you all
Aunt Stephanie
Happy Mothers Day Kristin

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

DEVOTION:

But now thus says the Lord, He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are Mine." Isaiah 43:1

Like most teen-aged girls, Megan Gillan was planning on going to her high school prom. Indeed, plans had been made for her to attend the event with a number of her friends.

Tragically, Gillan was found dead at her parent's home on January 19th. Her passing was a terrible experience for her friends, classmates and school.

It was almost two months later, March 16th to be exact, when Gillan's parents received a letter from her school. Since letters of sympathy were still coming in to the mourning parents, they thought nothing of this unusual epistle.

They thought nothing of it until they read the letter. They were shocked to find the school had decreed Gillan would probably not be able to attend the prom. The letter shared that her attendance was 60.4 percent and the school requires 92 percent before a child can attend prom.

Gillan's mother said she screamed when she first saw the letter. She shouted, "If they want her to attend that much, I'll take Megan's remains. It's disgusting!"

The school says the letter was a software-generated mistake. I'm sure the school's explanation is probably true. Even so, it shouldn't have happened.

Almost all of us have found ourselves at the receiving end of a computer-generated mistake. It can be a bank error, a mass-mailing error, a computer-card error, or even a government IRS error. In a world filled with sinful human beings making mistakes, such things happen.

Thankfully, there are no such mistakes being made in heaven.

I'm not worried that when I die the doors to heaven are going to be shut because some angel made a mistake and moved my name into the "REJECT" column. I'm not afraid I'm going to end up in the wrong place because they got me confused with "KENNETH KLAUS" from Walla Walla, Washington.

Scripture is clear: we don't have to be afraid. The Lord who made us is keeping track of us. He knows where we are, who we are and, most importantly, He knows what we believe. Because of His Son's sacrificial death for sinners, believers on the living Christ are saved.

They know where they're going when they die, and so does He.

THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, when You promised to send Your Son to save us, You thought about me. When Jesus carried the sins of the world, my transgressions were in that great pile. When Jesus said we can go to the Father only through Him, He extended an invitation to the world and to me as a person. For that invitation, in Jesus' Name I give thanks. Amen.

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: According to Psalm 146, how long does the Lord reign? forever (Good job Dianne and Doug!)
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TODAY'S QUIZ: How many Psalms are there?
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CATECHISM
Question: Why are there evil and suffering in this world?
Answer: Evil and suffering are in the world because of sin. But in the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God has demonstrated His power over sin and death. God in His almighty power and love causes all things to workt ogether for good to those who live Him.
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CHURCH CALENDAR:
Thurs- nothing
Fri- Bible study at Hendershots 7pm
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- early Bible study 8am; worship 9am; Sunday school 10:15; worship 11am
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NEWS:

VOTER'S MEETING ON SUNDAY, MAY 20, at 10:15!!

Two important items are on the agenda.

1. The building committee will present their newest ideas and findings, and the plan for the future.

2. First we will vote whether or not to keep the 11am service (In January it was only decided that it would be temporary until this May meeting whenw e would decide whether or not to make it permanent.) Then, if and when we decide to keep the 11am service, we will decide how to best change the service times so that we have enough time for fellowship and Sunday school between services.

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ALPHA CLASS CONTINUES THIS WEEK AND EVERY TUESDAY at 6:30pm!!!

Everyone is always welcome even if you haven't been to a class yet! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HELP TO FEED HUNGRY KIDS IN WARREN COUNTY WITH OPERATION BACKPACK
In the preschool room there is a box that you can put food in to feed extremely low income children in Warren County. Many of these kids get fed every day at school for breakfast and lunch, but what about the weekend? What the food listed below does for many of these children is gets them through the weekend when food is especially scarce.

If you want more information about this program or you want to donate money to this causeyou can call Erin Waters at 359-9219 or email her at erinwaters@centurytel.net.

Here is the list of food you can bring
cereal (single serve sizes)
oatmeal (instant packets)
hot chocolate mix
juice boxes
peanut butter
jelly (squeezable bottles)
soup
spaghettios or beefaroni
mac and cheese
corn
green beans
granola bars
fruit snacks
pudding cup
raisin boxes
applesauce cups
fruit cups
cereal bards
pretzels
individually wrapped crackers or cookies
bread
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STEWARDSHIP SPOLIGHT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF AND HUMAN CARE

Lutheran World Relief is often the first to arrive when disaster strikes in this country and around the world. If you care to donate to this cause make your checks payable to St John's and clearly makr the designated envelope for Lutheran World Relief. As always these donations should be over and above your normal tithes and offerings.

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PRAYERS: (If I have missed anyone please let me know.)

For ROGER BOEGER who is recovering from emergency heart surgery at St Joes Lake St. Louis

For BRANDON BUESCHDECKER, a friend of Ben HGoelscher, who is having major heart surgery on Friday.

For ALL OF THOSE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD. That they would go in the direction God wants them to go and continue to lead them in the right way!

For DANNY DREYER as he becomes a commissoned officer in the months ahead.

For PAM BROWN who fractured her back on Saturday, she is recovering at Progress West and should be able to go home this week.

For JOHN COULBORN, former member of St. John', who now lives in Texas. He has a severe infection in his knee that has just been replaced.

For KARIN KLAUSTERMEIER'S DAD, BOB LAMPEN, who will be going through radiation and chemotherapy treatments for several different cancers throughout his body.

For CAROLINE BUELTMANN who is recovering at her daughter's home from some heart troubles and is doing much better.

For PAUL TOEDEBUSCH who is undergoing more treatments for cancer.

For LIBBY PAILER as she continues to recover well at home from heart surgery.

For DOLORES DEBLAZE as she deals with chemo treatments for stage four lung cancer.

For JEANETTE KOEHLER who is recovering well at the Cedars.

For JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, who is improving well and is gaining strength as he deals with his cancer.

prayer request for Roger Boeger

Pl,ease pray for ROGER BOEGER who had to have emergency heart surgery yesterday as he had a heart attack and even stopped breathing for a short time. He is hospitalized at St Joes Lake St Louis.

Prayer request from Ben Hoelscher

From Ben Hoelscher:

There is a kid I know named Brandon Bueschdecker who is having heart surgery on Friday and the doctors aren't giving him a very high chance of making it so I was wondering if you could pray for him?

Peace on everyone's day!
Pastor

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

DEVOTION:
And great crowds came to Him (Jesus), bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at His feet, and He healed them, so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel. Matthew 15:30-31

Every now and then I come across the story of a person who impresses me. Today's devotion revolves around such an individual.

May I tell you about seven-year-old Annie Clark? She goes to Wilson Christian Academy. This year she won a penmanship contest ... and $1,000. The award is especially meaningful since Clark was born without hands. She writes by moving the pencil with her forearms.

Pretty impressive, don't you think?

Well, this story isn't about Annie Clark. Yes, she is special, but the real special folks who touched me are her parents: Tom and Mary Ellen.

The couple has nine children: three biological kids and six who were adopted from China, including Annie. She is one of the four adoptees who have special needs, which affect their hands and arms.

Mary Ellen said, "Each time, we weren't looking to adopt a special-needs child, but that is what happened. This was the family God wanted for us."

Tom said, Annie is "an amazing little girl. It's a shame because society places so many rules on how people should look, but the minds of these kids are phenomenal."

Truly, little Annie is special; but her parents are specialer.

Here is a couple whose love of the Lord is so big they find it a blessing to welcome into their family children who have been avoided and shunned by others. Then, having done what others might think is extraordinary, they show the Savior's love by teaching those children that God will do great and wonderful things for and with them.

These are the kind of people I wish I was. They are the kind of people who remind me that the Lord Jesus can do great things if we let Him work in us and through us.

I mean if the Lord can help Annie Clark win a penmanship contest, what can't He do with all of us?

THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, You have always specialized in doing what we humans consider to be impossible. Today I ask that You grant me the grace to set my limitations to the side and be empowered to do something special. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ:    What "tune" was Psalm 58 set to? "Do not destroy." (Good job Dianne Hance!)
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TODAY'S QUIZ: According to Psalm 146, how long does the Lord reign?
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CATECHISM
Question: Why are there evil and suffering in this world?
Answer: Evil and suffering are in the world because of sin. But in the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God has demonstrated His power over sin and death. God in His almighty power and love causes all things to workt ogether for good to those who live Him.
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CHURCH CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilters 9-2; Bible study 11:30-12:15; Alpha 6:30; trustees meeting 7
Wed- bells 6:30; choir 7:30
Thurs- nothing
Fri- Bible study at Hendershots 7pm
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- early Bible study 8am; worship 9am; Sunday school 10:15; worship 11am
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NEWS: