Connor Progress

Praise the Lord!! We received this info today!!!

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We are in the middle of the second week of treatment. Everything is still going smoothly. It is unbelievable how easily everything has gone here. I know that God has gone before us to pave the way. This gives me more assurance we are in the right place.

With the help of our new friends, Marg and Dominique, we have found a more permanent place to stay here in the hotel district. It is a hotel with apartments and is much better suited for a long stay; and much cheaper. We have been given the names of many contacts here, so that we now have lots of help when we need it. Thanks to Ron and Margie Caruthers for helping me run errands and go grocery shopping. Thanks to our Sunday School class for donating a lot of airmiles to us. Also, thanks to Jim and Kristen Brull for donating and organizing the airline tickets. Because of their kindness, Connor and I have airline tickets here for our travels through fourth of July weekend and Carson and MacKenzie will be able to visit us in June. Many friends and family have offered to come stay with us, so we will have company through the end of July. Also, our school, Prestonwood Christian Academy and Legacy Christian Academy have rasied money for Connor by collecting Coins for Connor. It is quite a substantial amount. Thanks for putting it together, Kristen Brull and Elizabeth Collins. Also, thanks for starting the first one at your school in Houston, Cody Reeter. We were also presented by the PCA 1st and 2nd grade classes a gift certificate tree with tons of certificates to restaurants. This should feed my family back home for quite awhile. We can never thank you all enough. We so appreciate the love and care from all of you. We are humbled by this and the prayers of so many. Because of you, we know that we are not fighting this battle alone.

Connor continues to hold steady. He's not sleeping during the day anymore and he only needs pain medication twice a day (it was three times a day), so we are seeing improvements there. The tumor (bump) that is sticking out of his abdomen is a 1/2 inch smaller. Most patients don't see any improvements until after two weeks, so we are praising God for these little improvements. The abdominal area is the same, and that is what is putting pressure on his back and causing him discomfort. OUR PRAYER REQUEST WOULD BE FOR THE ABDOMINAL AREA TO SHRINK TO ALLEVIATE HIS DISCOMFORT AND BACK PAIN. He has some knots in his back, so we are going to try to get him a massage to see if that will help him. I have been massaging his back and that has helped with the pain momentarily. WE ARE PRAYING THAT HE WILL FEEL BETTER FOR OUR FLIGHT HOME THIS WEEKEND. He is so looking forward to coming home. PLEASE PRAY THAT HIS APPETITE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. It is better, but he has a long way to go. He's getting so thin. Thank you so much for your prayers. They are greatly needed.

We pray that God will bless you and your families for being such a blessing to us. I believe that God will pour out blessings to those who help and pray for others. For example, the woman who manages the hotel told me this story this morning. Last week, she decided to give our family a great deal on renting an apartment here because she felt so moved by our story. Her co-worker told her that the money she is losing in this transaction doesn't matter, that God would bless her decision to help us. Last week, the hotel was 1/2 full. The day we checked in, they became fully occupied. They truly believe God has blessed them for helping us. We pray for those same blessings on your families.

"Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter - when you see the naked, to clothe him and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your HEALING will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the Lord will answer, you will cry for help and he will say "Here I am." Isaiah 58: 6-9

Always believing,
Joy