God’s Providence- Part 1

Kerissa • March 12, 2012

I just finished writing in my journal tonight and thought I’d share with you my entry because today was my “March 11th Day”:

Today marks the one year anniversary of the cortisone shot that I had in the bottom of my right foot.  Those were hard days after I had that procedure.  The unrelenting pain was horrible.  And yet…I see God’s providence throughout it all.   If I didn’t get that shot, I probably would still be tip-toeing on my right foot, wondering why I still have lingering foot pain 8 months after my hemangioma surgery.  So God brought me to two OHSU dermatologists.  He brought good out of bad—Even though that shot made things worse and not better, I’m so thankful I had it done because the doctors answered the question as to why I had so much foot pain after that surgery.  They diagnosed me with CRPS.  I was no longer left in the dark.  And so began that long journey since then…  But today, I still say with all my heart that God is good all the time!  Without Him, I couldn’t have survived these long months!  He has carried me through it all!

Stay tuned for Part 2 of this post on Tuesday…

October prayer request

By Kerissa Lee • October 19, 2025
Dear friends, At the beginning of October, I started taking a new medication for the autoimmune disease. I thought I was tolerating it just fine, but after several days passed, I began experiencing nausea, loss of appetite, weakness all over, and increased pain. 🙁 It’s like I’m experiencing another “mito crash.” I found out that this specific lupus medication affects mitochondria. That is, it causes an overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This, in turn, causes cell damage and oxidative stress. I sure wish the rheumatologists would have known about this before prescribing. But I have to remember that Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome is rare, and they’re not “mito experts.” Anyways, the last time I felt like this was back in May.. I’m so grateful to God that I haven’t needed to be hospitalized from this, but at the same time, I’m also sad that this happened at all, especially because I had such a nice stretch of stable health. I’d really appreciate your prayers, that this muscle weakness can resolve soon, and that this increased pain all over will get back to my baseline. Every time I have a “mito crash,” it feels like I’m fighting the flu which always sucks. The pain has been hard to bear. And whenever I’m in the thick of it, it’s difficult to remember that this too will eventually pass. 😢 Pray that I will endure and follow Jesus’ example like this passage from Hebrews 12:1-2– “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross...” Thank you all so much for praying for me. ❤️

Thank you! (+ a prayer request)

By Kerissa Lee • October 4, 2025
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." James 1:2-3

Praises & Prayer Requests

By Kerissa Lee • September 3, 2025
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23