Provisions

They moved my mother to a PCU room instead of ICU. She will be transferred on Monday or Tuesday to Shand's medical center in Gainesville, Florida. The angiogram shows quite a bit of damage and they don't know if all of it reparable. I was trying to get specifics out of my mom, but she didn't know and all she could tell me was that they needed to open her chest up (I believe this is called open heart surgery), there is a lot of damage and she needed a great specialist and the doctor did not feel qualified to do such an extensive surgery. She will be alone in Gainesville during this surgery as my step-dad does not have a vehicle to make the 2.5 hour trip to see her. I am thankful that they did not release her and are going to give her good medical care at Shands - even without insurance. This is a HUGE answer to prayer. My mom is still fearful she is going to die. I am hoping to get more information directly from a doctor once she arrives and is settled into Shands.

Another answer to prayer is that we have found a nanny for $10 a day to come in and take care of our children (yes, all 4 and she even offered to cook and clean) while we are working with the mission team this next week. She is a Peruvian National and she will be working from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. And yes, this is considered standard and good pay for her. She lives in one of the areas we are ministering in, so we are very happy to be able to provide her a job, even if it is only for a few days. This will be a great opportunity for the kids to build up their Spanish as well (and me too).

God is just full of provisions!