Keeping faith

This picture is of my uncle tonight. hehehe. My lil' cousin had this hat there, and she was playing with my aunt putting on top of her head. Then my uncle took it, put it on and showed her how it did fit him, and asking if it was a good look for him...hehe, it was a good laugh. Today was a good day.

We Just came back from having dinner. Afterwards we decided to go over my aunts house to visit one of my uncle. My uncle is staying the whole week here. Let me backtrack a bit here. My mom's older brother was diagnosed with cancer back in March. He's been coming to stay with the family on the weekends, so we've been able to see the effects of the treatment he's been receiving.

The man you see now physically is not the man he was. Now he's weak physically, he can't do little things we so easily take for granted. This has been hard on the family. If you would meet my family you would see that we have a young family. My uncle, who is the second oldest just turned 50 yrs old this past week. Other than my grandfather passing away in 1998, we really hadn't experienced having an ill relative. Especially with this type of illness. So its been coping and all of us learning how to adapt, how to be there for him and his family, how to be there for my grandma. This past week he shaved his hair off, it was different seeing him like this, but he looks good. He has good spirits.

On some days, you see him very weak though, to the point that he can barely walk. To speak he can barely open his mouth to articulate words. He'll fall asleep sitting up next to you while having a conversation. There are more things going on, but I'll spare you guys the details. On other days though, like tonight, he's up and talking about this and that. He'll make a joke, laugh and just be there with you. You see him with somewhat energy and aware of everything going on around him.

The point is, he is not the man we grew up with. He's becoming a different type of man. He is finding himself all over again. He is finding strength and courage that he probably didn't even know he had in him. Even spirtitually, he is seeking the Lord, seeking his will and putting all of this in His hands.

This is where faith kicks in. Because spiritually, from day one, I've told my mom and any family member that brings up this situation that God has total control over this. That I saw this as something that God was allowing to happen so my uncle could turn his heart back to him. (side note: my uncle was actually the first one to accept Christ when he was young, because of him all of the family came to Christ. But then he got too involved in politics and the law that he separated himself from any church and also from anything spiritual)

I believe that God is going to do a miracle in my uncle's life. And his family, my aunt and cousins, will see the Glory of God. I believe this. I believe that God has tried many times and many ways to reach my uncle, but he wouldn't come around. So if with this illness God will bring His son back to him, then He will allow this to happen because He loves him so.

In my spirit I have believed this. And again, that's why I say that this is where faith comes in. Because when you see my uncle during one of the "bad" days, its hard.

You know what? I just remembered this story Hugo used. The back to the future story. I'll write it soon, but for me right now, God just reminded me that if I have seen it, then it will be. No one can move me or make me think otherwise because I have already seen it. Faith.

Here are some pictures I have of my aunts and ucles. The uncle I've been talking about is the one in the red, this is how he looked right until March. The other picture is of both my uncles with my mom. They love my mom. hehe.