Here's Henry's latest: Prior to this, Henry's family had sent out 2 e-mails. Henry had been refusing to eat in the first of those 2 and that's a pretty big deal when you're trying to go home. We (and I'm sure lots and lots of others) prayed for Him and his family. The next day, Henry started eating like a champ again. God is Good and he hears the prayers of his kids. And now, there's talk of going home again. :) We know it will probably be a while after he gets home that he'll be able to have other kids as visitors because there's such a big chance of germs being passed around but we're so excited that he's getting so near to being able to be home with his family. Thanks for praying for Henry and his family and for us!
"Christmas Blessings
Christmas Greetings from Little Rock. This morning we are praising God for the coming of His Son, and for His many blessings on our family, including all of you. What a special gift we have been given to be together as a family in Little Rock. There are so many families that are not together today, and we ask that you join us as we lift them up in prayer.
Henry is doing great with his feedings and there is continued talk of our release early next week. We look forward to being home together for the first time since September, and we are at peace with God’s plans and timing. It is amazing how He has comforted us during this long time away from home. His grace and favor is clearly on our family. Please join us in thanking Him for all He does for us.
Yesterday at the hospital we subjected Henry to what is likely to be a long childhood of being shoved in front of the camera. In this episode we stuffed him like a sausage into a Christmas stocking and put him on his sister’s lap. He didn’t seem to mind, and An Na enjoyed holding her brother for the first time (albeit with a little help from her Baba). I have attached a pic for your viewing pleasure, and future embarassment for Henry.
As we spend our day today at the hospital with our nurse friends and family, we will be thinking about our young friend from church Robbie Shackelford and his family. He is here in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and has been diagnosed with Encelphalitis. Here’s the latest report we have on him. “Robbie still has a lot of pain from his neurologically induced cramps and spasms which are now going up into his hips and back as well has his legs and feet. He has thrush in his mouth which is annoying him. His mind is as sharp as ever. He has built one Bionicle and is in the middle of his legos when his pain secedes long enough. Sometimes, he lacks the strength to snap some of them and gets a little impatient with his dad’s slowness in figuring out what to put where. He is moving himself around a lot more and has walked down the hall a couple of times.” Please join us in lifting Robbie up, praying for healing for his body, wisdom for his caregivers, and peace and comfort for his family during this Christmas away from home.
In closing, we continue to praise God for all He has done for us, is doing for us, and will do for us. On this special day we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and continue to submit ourselves to His will for our lives and family. We pray you know Jesus as we do and invite you to join us in celebrating who He is. If you want to know Him more, just invite Him into your life and He will come.
Merry Christmas,
Steve, Nikki, An Na, and Henry"
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