This email is being sent as a thank you for joining us in our day of fasting and prayer on behalf of my husband, Jeff Dietzel. He is an incredible man of faith and determination that has been an influence for good to countless people. Anyone who knows him, loves him, admires him and appreciates his kind heart.
Recently he began having symptoms that mimicked a stroke. The symptoms were minor at first, but 3 weeks ago, he lost the feeling on his right side. When I took him to the hospital, they did another MRI and said that he had had another stroke. But on further investigation, it was learned that he had not had strokes, but was instead suffering from an infection that has cauused lesions on his brain. It is a very rare disease, but then Jeff is a pretty rare kind of guy.
A few years ago, this type of complication would always lead to death. With the new drugs that are now available, the infection can be stopped and the body and brain can heal itself and full recovery is a viable possibility.We asked our friends and family, and anyone else who wished to join us in this day of fasting and prayer. Recently my mother-in-law gave me a little book to read by Norman Vincent Peale called Expect a Miracle-Make Miracles Happen. His message is that if you keep your eyes open expectantly every day for great and wonderful things to happen, then astonishingly great and wonderful things will happen. The only way to expect and cause miracles to happen is to have a tremendous faith, a deep faith, one that is so positively strong that is rises above doubt. If you train yourself to have faith in depth, it will release an astonishing power in your life to produce miracles.
Gordan B Hinckley, president of the LDS church recently said this: “Faith is the wellspring of activity. It is the root of hope and trust. It is this simple faith that all of us so much need.” I believe in miracles and that God is a still God of miracles. With Him, nothing in impossible. We don’t need to put parameters on how miracles will show up and what they will look like, only believe that they are possible.
I believe that every experience we have is an opportunity to learn to create joy. The last few weeks with my husband have been some of the sweetest times we have ever spent together. He cannot see, he cannot walk, he does not have use of his right arm or right leg…but his spirit is fully in tact, as is his sense of humor and his faith. As far as I am concerned, he is whole. His only desire is that he be allowed to finish his work on the earth and continue to be an instrument for good in the Lord’s hands. Thank you for joining your faith and prayers with ours as we look for and expect miracles to happen.
Please pass this on to anyone you feel would like to add their faith to ours. I have created a blog site to keep people posted on his progress. You can view that at http://miracleswithjeff.blogspot.com/
As for me, I am not afraid. Years ago, I made a choice to put my trust in the Lord and acknowledge him in all things. Since that day, I have only had a few moments of anxiety (which is a miracle in and of itself ). Mostly I am filled with the peace that passeth all understanding, because it doesn’t make any sense. It is a gift from loving Heavenly Father who knows me and strengthens me to face any challenge with joy and hope. May he fill each of you with that same peace. Thank you for caring about us enough to unite your faith with ours.
Much love, Chris Dietzel
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