Valerie & Trent just got out of their first appointment with a pediatrician. It was mostly routine as he did a history, an exam, took an x-ray and ran a bunch of blood tests. This is basically what we expected as they have to get up to speed on the problem. We’ll wait for the results, but the mostly likely scenario is that they will see a Gastro specialist next week. That’s okay as Trent has 7 cousins to keep him busy between now and then. Also, we are waiting to hear if we can get some good medicine for his pain.

Thanks for praying for Valerie & Trent’s flights. They weren’t without some adventures. The flight from Dallas to Abilene was on a puddle-jumper that had about 10 passengers. They flew into a group of thunderstorms over Abilene. The plane started jumping around all over the place. They tried to land twice and had to pull up each time. Then, they circled for 30 minutes waiting for the storms to clear. Valerie was very scared. They finally landed safely. Another passenger that flies regularly said that it was the worst thing they had ever experienced.

In a related story, I was awakened by our house alarm in the middle of the night which rarely happens. My heart was racing and I looked at the clock and it was 3:51AM. I ran downstairs and checked which room triggered the alarm. I found out it was the office and yet I couldn’t find anything unusual. I’m guessing that something fell off the desk and tripped the motion detector. As I went back to bed, I thought of Valerie and prayed for her and Trent for a while until I fell asleep. The amazing thing is the time of Valerie’s scheduled arrival in Abilene was 8:51 CDT, which is 3:51AM here in Budapest. At the very time I was praying, Valerie was in the middle of the storm. Praise the Lord for hearing my prayers!!! He is a faithful God!!

More updates later. Thanks for your prayers!!