Update

Thank you to the people of BayMarin for leading the Zander
Initiative.  Thank you to all of you who contributed.  We are amazed
at the creativity, friendship, kindness, and generosity you have
shown us.  Knowing what our financial future looks like helps us plan
Dieter’s therapy and when we each might return to work, whatever that
may be.

Dieter’s progress continues, but at a slow rate.  He structures his
day around physical exercise, vocal exercises, practicing words and
phrases, challenging his right hand to do more, attempting to stay in
touch with people, seeing his rehab therapists, and more enjoyable
activities like photography.  This is slow, small-scale, repetitive
work, which we hope will yield good results in the future.

We will be away on vacation until after the 4th of July.  When we
return, we will continue to use this blog as a way of communicating
with you and hearing from you.  I won’t post as frequently as in the
past, because changes are small and come week-by-week, rather than
daily.  Thank you to so many of you who continue to pray for our family.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Dear Friends,

 

I am excited to announce that as of today we have met and exceeded our goal of providing support for the Zanders for both 2008 and 2009!  For all those who have and continue to support the Zanders, on behalf of the Zander family and myself, I want to express a heartfelt “Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you!!”  What an amazing expression of the Body of Christ we have seen over the past few months.  From the expressions of care and concern for Dieter immediately following his stroke exemplified by the hundreds who gathered to pray for him, to the dozens of meals provided by friends and supporters, to the thousands of people who have visited the websites and left messages, given gifts, and have continued to express concern for Dieter, to the amazing night that culminated our campaign at the Zander Arts Event.  All we can say is “Wow!” and “Praise God!!”

 

Please continue to pray for Dieter as he continues to recover.  This is still a long and challenging road and he will continue to need our support and encouragement.  The website will continue to run so that you can receive updates (although they may be less often) and can leave messages of encouragement for Dieter, Valerie and the boys.  If you have made financial commitments, we will continue to accept donations either by mail or through the website (online until September 1).  Again, I want to express our thanks to all of you who have prayed, given, encouraged, and made this portion of the journey for the Zanders easier to travel because, they didn’t do it alone!

 

Serving Christ together,

Eric

 

Eric Nyberg

Director of Outreach

BayMarin Community Church