Rex's is home! (At the apartment)

Late Tuesday evening Rex was discharged from the hospital! He was officially released at about 5:30pm, but I had to go and get some of his prescriptions filled prior to picking him up and that took about two hours. We arrived at the apartment pretty late and went to sleep shortly after.

Earlier that same day the nurse came into Rex's room and told him she knew why he had to stay that extra day(Monday)-that God had a purpose for it. Their was a patient who just received news that he would need a heart transplant. Apparently, the patient was shell shocked and had decided he did not want to even consider transplant and was refusing to speak with anyone about it,even his family. The nurse asked the gentleman is he would be willing to speak with someone who had just received a new heart. He agreed. The nurse then asked Rex if he would want to speak with the patient. Rex considered it a privilege and headed towards the patient's room. When he arrived he noticed the same empty stare in the gentleman's eyes that Rex had felt upon receiving similar news three and a half years before. Rex shared that he had received a transplant just two weeks ago. The man asked many questions about the process and pain involved. Rex encouraged him to choose the transplant. He reminded him that he had a wife and child that wanted him around and needed him. He also shared the in and outs of the transplant evaluation process and the importance of doing everything the coordinator required. He then felt lead to pray for the man. He prayed that the gentleman would come to know Christ as his personal savior and for his healing. All of this was done through a translator as the gentleman spoke very little English. He then encouraged the man to stop by is room if he had any other questions or just needed to talk. After, Rex went back to his room to with the intention to pray for the man, particularly for his salvation. Shortly after beginning to pray Rex felt very broken for the Lord. He gave all praise and glory to the Lord. He knew that this conversation was God ordained and directed. Since, the transplant Rex has said several times that he is looking forward to what God's plan is for him. He knows that he was saved for a purpose and he is eager to find what that is. He feels that this was brief glimpse into the plans the Lord has for him and considers it a privilege to serve Him in this capacity. My friends, this is an answer to prayer! Just the night before I had asked you all to pray that Rex would set his heart on things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. God is good!

Thank you for your prayers!
Janelle

"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will , in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory." Ephesians 1:11-12