June 30, 2014 -- Surgery for Another Day

The surgery for the 13 yr old girl ended a couple hours ago, and we were very thankful to hear that it went well for her!  Thank you for all your prayers for her and her family!

We were paged back to talk with our surgeon who was still eager to do Hope's surgery.  However, the surgery will not be happening today as there were not enough support staff to assist the surgeon with Hope's surgery as he reiterated that Hope's surgery is very complicated.  It would be unsafe to do it without adequate support staff. 

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June 30, 2014 -- Surgery is Still on Hold

Hello all!  Here is a limited update. We have had no internet access so it's been a challenge to get an update on here. Hopefully this will work and the connection will improve!

We arrived as planned at 6:30 am this morning even after the surgeon's heads up phone call last night. After a long wait and getting Hope all ready for surgery, we found out that the 13 year old girl who broke her back yesterday, was taken into surgery here this morning at around 8 am. So Hope is NOT in surgery right now!

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June 29, 2014 -- Last Minute Curveball

Well, we are set for surgery in just a few hours. . . 

June 29, 2014 -- Hope Proclaims

A message from Hope:

Hello friends!  You can be praying for me definitely this week, as I have a major surgery going on tomorrow.  It's called back surgery.  I think you all know that by now.  

I'm feeling pretty disappointed that God isn't doing it my way (to not have the back surgery), but I know that God has a different plan for me.  Maybe He has a different plan for me, like healing me before the doctor's eyes. . . that would be neat!  I can trust God even though I'm going through a huge trial right this moment, like in James 1:2-4 where it talks about. . .

June 24, 2014 -- Six Days to Go

Back surgery in less than a week . . . I will share some specifics of the surgery and recovery so that you can be praying for Hope.  Dear ones, let me start by saying we are still praying for healing for Hope. . . humbly and boldly beseeching our Heavenly Father as 3 year olds who don't know what we're asking for, but trusting that God will hear our heart's cry, and provide the grace for however He will answer according to HIS good and perfect will and according to the good of those called according to HIS purpose. . .and we will continue until the minute that Hope is wheeled into surgery, and even then!

June 19, 2014 -- Unexpected Answers to Prayer

It is with a very heavy and broken heart that I write this post . . . and yet I can say this of our family, by God's grace. . .

June 12, 2014 -- Please Pray for our Hospital Extravaganza Tomorrow!

Calling all prayer warriors to please be in prayer for us tomorrow morning. . . we will be spending four hours or more at the children's hospital having all the preparatory tests, consults, and appointments for the major back surgery scheduled currently for June 30th.  We will start with a new x-ray of Hope's spine and then meet with the back surgeon before proceeding with the rest. . .