Please pray

I know many of you have been following the situation with Ben's speech delay and the persistent fluid behind his ear drums. Well, on Monday (Oct 20), Ben and I (Jen) are headed up to Manila to check into all this. We will go straight from the airport to the hospital to get some various tests done, then we will see the ENT at 2pm. He will do a thorough consultation, and if his advice is for Ben to get tubes in his ears and/or his adenoids out to resolve the persistent fluid issue, then I will call Steve and our company dr in the States to discuss it. If we agree that this is what needs to happen, then Ben is scheduled to stay the night at the hospital Monday night then have surgery at 7am on Tuesday morning. If it is just tubes, then he should be out that same day. If he has to get his adenoids out as well, they may keep him Tuesday night as well. Ben and I will plan to come home on Friday morning as long as all goes well. Please pray for wisdom as we make quick decisions, for Ben to be brave and cooperative with the various tests and possible recovery pain, and for me to have patience from above as I help Ben this week.

Steve and the older 2 will stay home this week, and Megan will be teaching all their school so they can stay on track even though I am gone!!! We praise God for how willing she always is to help however she is needed.