Joel's Journey: February 2014

Friday, February 28, 2014

exploring

Guthrie has some really neat places for photo shoots.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

just playing!!

Lots of play happening over on the farm!!!

Monday, February 24, 2014

Bread and Africa

Hosanna made the most delicious lemon tea bread!! She is quite the baker! I am enjoying her love for cooking!!

Talked with Anna this morning. She so doing good! Keep praying!!

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Anna is doing well, but not without lots of stories and adventures, some quite dangerous. Soooo keep her in your prayers. Some of the team has been sick and with rashes, but all seem to be better now. They are going to a different country on the 13th, Zambia. She says God is doing amaizng things amongst them!!

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Africa

Was able to communicate with Anna this past Saturday! All is well!! They live in tents and on Saturdays they go over to a resort for wifi about 30 min walk from their tents!! Pray for her and the team!!!

Joel's Story

Joel, our 11th of 13 and a twin of Josiah, at age 3 was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, on December 6th, 2006. Joel had three perfect years of health and he and Josiah celebrated their 3rd birthday Sept. 13th, 2006. The first of Oct. Joel started having unexplained fevers for a few days and would return to active play. After the fourth round of fevers we took him to our family Dr. which they said his iron was low, so we treated that for a few weeks and took him back only to have his hemo. showing lower than before. We were referred to a hematologists and saw him a few weeks with blood checks twice a week. At a visit on Dec. 4th we showed the Dr. the bumps, (which were tumors but we did not know at the time) on Joel's head and he was very concerned and we were told we needed to admit him immediately and start extensive tests the following day. Joel went through rigorous testing and then the dreaded results were given. Joel was at a stage IV the most extensive stage, but we were hopeful that the Lord would use the means of Chemotherapy treatments to restore Joel's body. Joel endured 8 1/2 days in the hospital, came home for Christmas, and returned for his second round of chemo Jan. 3, 2007. Joel had a seizure that night after midnight and went into a coma due to a tumor bleeding in his head area and causing his brain to swell. After tests the following days, the Dr. declared Joel "brain dead" and took us to court to force us to take Joel off life support, as we did not agree with the medical field's definition of death. Our family sought to stand with the scripture, "life is in the blood,"and until Joel's heart quit beating naturally, he was living. We were making arrangements to bring him home and on January 23, 2007 his little heart stopped beating and he went to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven. Our lives are changed forever. God is faithful in the midst of this trial and we look with great hope to be with him someday.

Friday, February 28, 2014

exploring

rowdy

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

just playing!!

Monday, February 24, 2014

Bread and Africa

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Africa

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Africa

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