Deborah and I got to visit Hassan today! Woohoo! This was an answer to our prayers. To see him was truly a blessing. He has been a strong fighter and says he’s going to continue pushing himself to fully recover as quickly as he can. Hassan smiled and laughed some and that was a joy to see. He seemed eager to share his story and we were eager to listen. He has regained a lot of his strength but still needs a lot of rest.

I was thankful to Steve Moses from Christ Community that has been a friend to Hassan and has not left his side. The two men together fighting through this difficult time reminded me of the fact that “two are always better than one”. Hassan expressed his appreciation for Steve and I could tell that the two of them had taken a hard situation and allowed a neat friendship to grow even stronger.

Please continue praying for Hassan’s complete recovery. He has had trouble sleeping, he is anxious and ready to get up out of the bed, ready to walk and to move about. He misses his work at Catholic Charities helping his refugee friends. He says he isn’t the kind of person that can be very still for long but always wants to be on the go. He wants, however, to be sure he is home a lot more than maybe he used to be because he realizes even more now how precious his wife is to him. Hassan’s wife is having their first baby in October and he wants desperately to be strong enough to help her out by then!

Please continue to pray for his wife, little baby, family and friends. Hassan thanks you all for your prayers and is truly touched by so many who love him and are praying on his behalf. He says he didn’t know he had so many friends.