Troy Manning

We prayed for definite direction from the Lord, and we got it.  The neurosurgeon made it quite clear that my situation is urgent and dangerous.  In fact, he said that if he would have seen me in ER, he would have checked me into the hospital to do surgery right away.  The longer I wait, the greater chance there is of stuff moving around, possibly resulting in paralysis.  He strongly encouraged me to move as little as possible.  

Thankfully, he did say that I can make the trip to Greenville, SC, so that’s what I’ll do either today or tomorrow.  But there’s no doubt in his mind that I need to have the surgery.  He said that the surgery is quite expensive, so that settled the issue of whether or not I should switch over to BMM insurance.  And because I will be switching to their insurance, I can now use the doctors in Greenville.  My current insurance has no network providers in SC. 

I’m so thankful for how the Lord answered our prayers to give me a definite answer about these various issues.  I’m quite relieved that the path forward has been made very clear to me.  Now I need to get some plane tickets and get to Greenville safely.  Please pray for that. 

The doctor also said that I need to plan on ‘checking out of life’ for the next month, so I will need to reschedule some deputation meetings.  We’ll see in a month how I’m progressing in the recovery. 

Though this news is quite disturbing, I’m so thankful for the peace that the Lord has given me.  I am resting in His sovereign control over this whole situation.  I know that He will protect me.  I just need to do my part by being very careful.  Please keep praying.  I can tell that you are praying, and I am very thankful.