Bending the Bow Int'l

We made it home safe and sound. Josh tolerated the right home fairly well thanks to so many of you guys praying for us. After we got home his pain started to escalate again. We decided to take him to the emergency room. To make a long story short, it was decided that Josh would be transferred to Oakland Children's Hospital. This hospital is much better equipped to deal with kids and we had a wonderful doctor who specialized in malaria and other infectious diseases. Once we arrived at that hospital it took several hours before we were situated in a room. Josh had been in horrible pain all day, however, before we could give him anything for pain he fell asleep. The next morning he woke up with minimal pain and (for the first time in weeks) muscle spasm free. It was really miraculous. All his tests came back negative. He has not needed ANY pain medicine or medication for muscle spasms since he was admitted to Oakland Children's Hospital on August 24. That is AMAZING!!!!

The conclusion we have come to is that he has had a reaction to the medicine we were taking to PREVENT malaria....poor guy, not only did the medicine NOT work, but he has suffered horrible side effects!!! Stinky devil! Well, we know how this story ends: Jesus fights our battle and He is our VICTORIOUS Warrior!!!

Seriously! Josh disclosed to me that he had asked the Lord to give Him a fresh encounter with Him. As crazy as this whole journey has been God's goodness has prevailed in all of our lives!! And we love Him sooooooo much and have truly experienced His UNFAILING LOVE and PROTECTION! He is GOOD!

...oh, and the doctor sent away a special blood test to determine if Josh actually EVEN had malaria in the first place....Interesting! We continue to contend for his COMPLETE healing. Lariam (the medication we took) can stay in his system for weeks, even months. He is still having joint pain, muscle pain, and abdominal pain. Thank you for continuing to intercede for him.

Protection, Healing, Nearness to His Heart, Deeper Trust, Reversing Malaria?, A Sweet Journey WITH Him down a Unfamiliar, Uncomfortable Path...These are my Treaures found in the dark places.