Along The Way (4/Nov/2005)

Friday... Thank you to all of you who were praying for my safe journey to Florida. I made it safely, and rather enjoyed the two days on the road. I spent time with Dave and Bonnie last night. Dave was scheduled to go to the hospital at midnight and Scott (Dave's son-in-law) at 5AM this morning for their surgeries which began this morning at 7:30AM. The doctors expect the surgeries to last 5 or so hours, and for Dave and Scott to be in recovery and then ICU this afternoon. I am hoping to see them sometime this afternoon. Thank you for your continued prayer for Dave and Scott.

The doctors will be adding Scott's kidney into Dave's system, but not removing Dave's kidneys. So, at least for a while Dave will house 3 kidneys. They may decide later after Dave recovers to go in and take the others out. I was thinking they might plumb this third one into him in such a way as he could carry it around in his pocket, you know, save the big incision and all. Or if they're going back in later, give him a zipper. I'll be anxious to see what they really do. Isn't medicine amazing? And we are indeed wonderfully and marvelously made.

I'm excited to be preaching for Dave at Covenant Community Church Sunday. It is a youth Sunday at CCC, so they've asked me to preach in blue jeans and a 'Fireproof Youth' t-shirt. My kind of Sunday! I don't need that tie that I packed. I'm only wishing I'd have packed my Jesus Freak t-shirt - go 'old-school' on them (a tongue-in-cheek attempt at humor based on earlier posts and comments!). Ben told me that the youth band talked about playing "Jesus Freak" this weekend, but thought better of it out of respect for their elders.

I'll try to get word up later today on Dave and Scott's condition. Again, thanks for your continued prayers. Remember, our God watches us and He never slumbers nor sleeps.