Subject: Kirsten safe & sound home in Croatia; Matthew's follow up visits & second opinions; Bible translation in Luke
Kirsten safe & sound home in Croatia; Matthew's follow up visits & second opinions; Bible translation in Luke
March 17th, 2020 at 8:42 pm CDTRead this message onlineAriela, Pamala and Daniel in downtown Slavonski Brod, CroatiaJoy, a dear MK from a nearby country, came to help Pam and watch Daniel and Ariela while Pam packs up the house in Croatia. She was sent by God at just the right tim ...
Very discouraging news about Matthew's nerve treatment options
March 13th, 2020 at 9:40 pm CDTRead this message onlineToday Matthew had his nerve testing (EMG) and consultation with the team of doctors at UCSF. Unfortunately, the tests showed that all the nerves for his shoulder and arm were torn out of the spinal cord so that there is nothin ...
Matthew's follow up appointment with pain clinic; prayer requests
March 11th, 2020 at 10:06 pm CDTRead this onlineThank you for your prayers for Matthew and us. Today Matthew had his first follow-up appointment after being discharged from the hospital. The appointment was to evaluate how his pain has been since he left the hospital and to see wha ...
Matthew's pain management; car repairs & registration; housing need in KC
March 7th, 2020 at 5:41 pm CDTRead this message online The pictures are of Pamala, Daniel and Ariela with dear Croatian friends who came over for a meal, and of Ariela playing stewardess and writing out the luggage tag for their upcoming trip back to the States. Thank you all ...
Matthew is out of the hospital!
March 5th, 2020 at 2:45 pm CDTRead this message online Click hereThank you for praying for us and for your patience in waiting for an update. Yesterday was a very eventful day, so I never had time to write an update. Matthew was discharged from the hospital yesterday (Wednesday, ...
Matthew off all IVs, to be discharged soon
March 3rd, 2020 at 4:02 pm CDTRead this online Yesterday throughout the day, they lowered Matthew's IV medications, and this morning stopped it completely. We are so excited since this means that he is no longer tethered to the IV pole. Now Matthew can put his shirt on since all ...
Prayer requests for Matthew including pain management & hospital discharge
March 1st, 2020 at 9:12 pm CDTRead this onlineThank you for your continued prayers for Matthew and us. He is scheduled to be discharged from UCSF Medical Center on Tuesday. However, that can only happen if his pain can be managed at that time as an outpatient, without an IV, and ...
Matthew's amputation surgery is over
February 29th, 2020 at 12:06 am CDTRead this message onlineThank you to all who have been faithfully praying for Matthew. His surgery went well. There were no complications or excess blood loss; he did not need a transfusion. The surgeons performed an elbow disarticulation amputation. ...
Matthew's amputation surgery at noon PST today
February 28th, 2020 at 1:12 pm CDTRead this message onlineIn a few minutes, Matthew will be taken down to prepare for surgery, which is scheduled in an hour for noon PST. They will be amputating part of his left arm, but they will not know how much of the arm until they begin the ope ...
Luke 1-2 & 50 Bible stories printed & distributed in Gurbet & Arli
February 27th, 2020 at 5:48 pm CDTRead this message onlineBefore I had to quickly leave Croatia to come to the States after Matthew's accident, we had been waiting for the printers in Serbia to print a booklet of Luke chapters 1-2 and a book of 50 illustrated Bible stories in three o ...