Monday, 4/14/08, 9:28 PM

Thank you for your prayers. We covet them more than you can possibly know. Truly, remembering that so much love is backing us up does spur us on. We have several immediate prayer requests:

1) Jace’s esophagram did not show good news. Although the area around the sutures on his esophagus is not leaking, a small connection (fistula) between the wind pipe (trachea) and food tube (esophagus) was missed in surgery. They thought he only had one fistula, apparently he had two. With this connection in his neck, he will not be able to take anything by mouth and still runs the risk of aspirating food put into his stomach directly back into his trachea and down into his lungs. Please pray for wisdom for Lauren and Dan for the next step; we don’t even have a clue right now what it might be.

2) Also, the breast milk he was given today through the gastric tube in his stomach came all the way back up his nasal-gastric tube, which still runs the length of his esophagus from nose to tummy. We’re not sure what that problem means.

3) At times, little Jace cries almost inconsolably. We are not sure if it’s from pain (he still has many tubes) or from hunger for now that less air enters his stomach, he may actually feel hungry.

4) Dan and Lauren are very, very weary. Dan left work early today due to the unexpected news, something he can not continue to do after taking so much forced vacation time. They need wisdom and rest.

5) We, as the grandparents, are struggling to know how to help them best. I’m trying to be at the hospital as much as I can and still work, yet even if I had more time, hovering over them only makes them more nervous for they feel they are putting someone ‘out’. Pray we know just what to do for them when they need it.

“Our God Reigns’ has become a soothing litany for me. In the midst of heartache and brokenness, He has lost no power and is in total control. Just reminding myself of His sovereignty is calming. Please pray we conform to His will and recognize His grace in all things.

Blessings,
Kathy