Sunday, April 4, 2010

Settling In

It has been so exciting to see Luka so happy here. He is a new little boy. He is no longer afraid of people, he talks and laughs, and is enjoying life again. We arrived here Wednesday and already Thurday had him to his doctor -actually all three kids. Everyone had bad colds, coughs, and fevers. Turns out Luka has an ear infection -poor guy. We also had to take Grace and Luka for a chest x-ray to rule out phemonia. As we were heading to the clinic our van broke down. What a day. Thankfully, no phemonia!

We were so happy to see our girls and be with them, but then they left us. They went with their grandparents to Gulf Shores for the week. How fun! Their Daddy is having such a hard time away I think he may head down there himself.

Luka saw his kidney doctor on Friday. They are keeping a close watch on his urine and blood pressure. The blood levels all looked great. They haven't said how long we will need to be here but I am sure they will know in time. For now we will see his doctor once a week. After just one visit to the doctor it was fun to see the differences from Africa.

We are living at Georgetown's hospitality house. We are so thankful for a house to call home. What a blessing! They even had our refrigerator full for us. If you want to get a hold of us our number is 802-4312.

Seems Luka is quite famous. Everyone knows him and his story. So many people prayed for him and love him. We are truely blessed!

As we celebrate Easter and remember good Friday, I just think about all we just went through. How much Christ sacrificed for us. How alive and real He is. How submitting to Him brings Him glory. How thankful I am. God is truly a reason to celebrate!

4 comments:

ribbens said...

Hey friends! So happy to hear you are back together as a family. What a crazy time for all five of you! Curious if you are at DeVos Children's. If you are, I have no doubt they will take extra special care of you! Enjoy your healthy child! blessings.

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Nate Walter said...

Hi Mandy and Josh,
We've been keeping tabs on your family and praying for Luka. We are SO happy for you that you're reunited with your girls and that Luka is doing well now - praise the Lord! What a roller coaster you guys have been on - we can't even imagine. Take care of yourselves and we look forward to meeting you one day! - Faith and Nate, your ITUSA coworkers in Spain

dia said...

Thank you so much for the updates. I pray for much rest for you all. God bless you.