Update on Kai

First of all, I want to thank everyone who has lifted Kai up in prayer this week. So many of you have posted comments to this blog or privately emailed me and I thank God for each and every one of you. This was a very hard week for us all but it was particularly difficult for Kai. He has been poked, prodded, examined, and shot full of an assortment of liquids. Unfortunately, he will soon have to undergo surgery to repair a recto-urethral fistula. Don't worry looking it up, it means he has a hole somewhere between his bowels and his urinary tract. We have decided to go to the best clinic (with the best surgeons) in the world for this particular problem. This means we will be travelling about 8 hours to Cincinnati for Kai's surgery. Kai will be in the hospital for 7-10 days but we do not have the surgery scheduled quite yet. Of course, we must first deal with the wonderful world of insurance and slice our way through a good bit of red tape. If I may be so bold to ask, I would truly appreciate your continued prayers. David and I are strong and know that we will get through this as a family but Piper has not taken the news of her little brother's sickness well at all. She is a delicate soul and she is hurting right now.

I will post later when we have more news to share. Until then, give your kiddos an extra hug for me...