Valerie's deportation on Thursday

Please keep Valerie in your prayers as she will be going in on Thursday to have her port removed from her chest. This is a minor surgery, however, the last few times she was under sedation, it seemed to take her longer to come out of it. She had a minor rash from the Measles vaccine, but it didn't slow her down one bit, and other than a few bumps that seemed to itch slightly, she had no other issues.

Brooke and I went back in to the chemo clinic today to pick up some medical supplies we thought would be nice to have and a doctors note allowing us to take water and medications on the plane. It is truly amazing to me how when Valerie was on chemo, our visits there were so nice - I never noticed children crying, Valerie loved being there - loved having her temperature taken, her ears looked in, she loved opening her mouth wide so the doctors could check for anything unusual....God wanted us there then. Today, when I went back in, Brooke and I didn't even go in the actual infusion room - the crying coming from the room almost knocked us down when we cracked open the door - so we shut it and waited outside. A little thing, but God uses little things in my life to give me confirmation of His plan. He allowed me to clearly see that this is not where we need to be now, that what we heard from Him early is indeed true.

It has felt weird not going to clinic every week - we actually missed being there for a while, it had become such normalcy for us. But, we clearly see that this is God's plan for now - not having to go in monthly to have her port flushed, not having to starve my child the night before and morning of an MRI every 2-3 months, not having to worry about blood counts, etc. It is scary though from a worldly stand point and yes, it feels like a huge leap of faith, following God's plan for us now and packing up and moving to Ecuador.

I read the following this morning -
Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered. Psalm 40:5

And I think back at times about all of the things that have been shown to us over the past year, confirming that this new path is God's plan...and they are more than can be numbered. Yes, I believe we have seen miracles through Valerie Grace. Does that mean that everything will be easy, does that mean that if we just do what God wants that life will be perfect and easy - I don't think so. But, I do believe we will grow closer to the Lord through this and my prayer is that our focus will stay on Him, not on our safety, not on the job we think He has for us, but on Him. The excitement continues to grow!

Love,Celeste

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