Update on Dallas

Around 11:40 pm. Dallas vominted one time. This was discouraging however he did not vomit after that. Typically, he vomits a minimum of 3 times. This morning he woke up at 6:30am with pain in his left wrist that brought him to tears. He could have slept on it funny but any new symptom tends to make our antenna's perk up. We gave him IB profin and considered taking back to Kaiser but the appointment center is closed today because it is a holiday. The pain is gone now and he is assuring us that he absolutely does not need to go to the doctor. As I laid in bed last night after he vomited I battled with worry. The Bible says not to worry. James 1 came to my mind.
"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complet, lacking in nothing." I then made a mental list of many of the things that I have been thankful for during the last 15 days. Here is a list:
-Two sets of grandparents that will help in an instant when needed
-the in-between days when Dallas feels well
-SCRIPTURE to give peace and comfort
-modern technology
-many available foods without ingredients that may be causing the problem
-only one episode of vomiting last night
-Dallas' spiritual growth as he depends of God

After Dallas' pain in his wrist went away, he was really hungry and wanted a big breakfast. I made gluten free pancakes, eggs and bacon. He ate the most he has eaten in days at one meal. At this moment he really is feeling good and running around the house with his brother. So we will continue to wait.

Here is a list of things that we are praying for:
-That we can get a definitive answer as to what is going on. (whether it be a food intolerance issue or parasite.)
-Continued Peace
-That the stool sample would come back soon. Today it has been a week since it was sent to the lab.

Have a wonderful holiday. We appreciate all of you1

Somebody is having a good day!

Dallas seems to be feeling well today as you can see from the pictures. Everyone, including daddy was acting silly. I thought I'd add to the funny sayings of my children. A few minutes ago Providence asked me if Jason and I used to be brother and sister. I said, No. She then said, "Oh, so daddy was in your tummy!" Do I look like I am my husband's mother. Too OLD comments in one day. Oh My!

Funny sayings from our kids and Dallas update!

I just thought I'd share a few things that have made us laugh this week. This morning Brayden said, "Mom, this morning Providence's eyes look like yours. I asked how? He said, they are puffy and have those black circles under them." Lovely! Now I know how great I look! When we were in the ER the first time, Dallas was so thirsty and in his misery stated, "I feel like the Egyptions in the desert before the rock was struck and water came out." He also said his mouth felt like a rock that hadn't been rained on for months.
Anyways, thankyou for praying. Dallas had a better night last night. No vomiting! We did give him a medication called Zofran that he took before bedtime. He is eating a little bit more but today the tummy aches seem to be about the same. We are noticing a pattern with him. He tends to have one good day between two bad days. He even woke up one morning and said, "This must be one of the inbetween days because I am feeling a little bit better. I will continue to update as I can.

Dallas!

It has been 13 days today since Dallas began throwing up and having diarrhea and abdominal pain. We have been to the ER and Kaiser doctors office a total of 4 times and are still unsure as to the problem. Thankfully the blood work looks good, however we are waiting for results from his stool sample. Yesterday he seemed to be doing well at the ER but he vomited 4 times from 4am-7pm. Jason and I try not to be alarmists but we are growing more concerned and sad that Dallas is still uncomfortable. We are making some big diet changes to see if this will affect him positively. He is off of all gluten and dairy products. This is a research project for me, as there are many foods that contain these ingredients. (foods you would'nt expect) So, if you happen to wake up around 3 or 4am, please pray that Dallas could get some relief. Strangely, the vomiting occurs mainly in the early morning hours. Dallas, in the past has been characterized by freaking out at doctors appointments. The idea of going to the ER and getting blood work was not something any of us looked forward too. Amazingly, after praying with Dallas several times and quoting scripture, he handled the pokes and fears with flying colors. This verse has been especially meaningful to him. 2Cor. 4:16-18 "Therefore we do not lose heart. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal."

Please pray for Jason tomarrow!

Jason emailed and asked for prayer tomarrow at 6am California time which will be 4pm Africa time. He is preaching again to a group of 400-500 people. He said he is out of his comfort zone and really wants to be lifted up as he preaches and prepares. He said the country is more poverty stricken than he imagined. Thankyou friends and family for you love and input into our lives. If you want to correspond with him, his email address is jasonbaker@homeinstead.com

After a night of absolutely no sleep, Jason preached to the people in Uganda. He said that feedback from his other team members, was that the gospel was clear. This is the reason he is in Uganda. This is certainly not a vacation but a ministry opportunity to tell people about Jesus and the good news of salvation. He is looking forward to tomarrow as he will be going hut to hut in the village to share his testimony and the story of why Christ came to earth. Unfortunately, some of the luggage with tracks and other ministry material did not arrive with the team. The team brought their personal luggage as carryons and the checked baggage contained ministry materials. I was told by someone at church that they expect to get the lost items tomarrow. Again, please pray for souls to be saved and protection of the team members.

Update on Jason

So sorry about the lack of pictures. My computer is nutty and won't let me post more right now. I received an email from Jason stating that the group made it to Uganda after 30 hours of airplane/layover travel. They then had to take an 8 hour bus ride to the city that they will be residing in. He is preaching tomarrow morning. This is a first for him and he will also be using a translator. Please continue to keep him in your prayers. We are missing him but thankful to get emails from him.