Eugene Passed Away

Please pray for us, for family and friends, Eugene just died.  Jason spent the past week with him and had some good talks though.  So, please pray.  A lot of arrangements will need to be made and ... At Christmas.  Pray for peace.

Update on Eugene

Jason spoke with Daniel this morning (who is a man of little words)!  Eugene is opening his eyes and regaining consciousness.  The doctor says "he's coming back".  PLEASE keep praying, please... Pray that there would miraculously be NO lasting damage.

Daniel had some swelling again on his eye yesterday but it has since gone back down.  Pray against any infection please.

Thank you all, again I'll update as I hear more.

<3 Sara

Please Pray for our Friends

If you are the praying kind, please pray for two young men who are very close to our family.

Eugene and Daniel (some of you may know them) were in a motorcycle accident yesterday afternoon. They were on the motorcycle driving out to a farm and were hit by a car. Eugene is in critical condition in the hospital in Belize City with head injuries and who knows what else. Daniel has a cut on his arm and by his eye but he is doing ok at home now.

Please pray for Eugene, and I will try to update when I hear more.

Thanks so much.

Merry Christmas from the Andrews Family

Last Dose of IV Chemo!!!

Judah had his last round of Vincristine on Wednesday! He will still have to take oral chemo until December 31st (just weeks away)!

When we went to the Hospital for his appointment the head doctor gave us the good news. We were expecting there to be one more after this, but apparently they go by the calendar not the number of doses.

We are so excited, it seems to be going so fast now. Over the past two years we barely dared to dream that this day would come. So... In about 3 weeks Judah will be med free?!!! Thank you GOD!

More celebrating to come!!! :)

Two Years Ago Today

Well, two years ago today we were lost in a thick fog, unable to find our way out.  We had just found out that Judah tested positive for Lymphoblastic Lymphoma.  We had packed our suitcases with "whatever we thought we needed for however long we would be gone" and headed to the airport.  Miraculously, finances came in for our entire family to fly to Seattle in ONE DAY- friends, family, strangers, businesses and churches all pulled together and gave sacrificially in hopes that our Judah would be healed.

"Our Judah" - God's Judah really.

You see, I was praying today and realized that I hold my children tightly but at the same time, I've had to learn to hold them very loosely.  They are in God's hands every second of the day, and I trust Him to lead them and take care of them on their journey.  They are tightly woven into His heart and He will certainly watch over them, so much better than I ever could.

Just like He watched over Judah each day in the hospital.  All those terribly sad and scary days.  Jesus was right there.  He is with Elijah and Keilah too as they continue to process all that has happened over the past two years.

So, two years ago today I was terrified, confused and SO sad, but today I am completely humbled by how God has led us by his love and I'm more secure in His arms than I ever was.  I shared with the kids today that I love God more today than I did two years ago.  How does THAT work?  Only by His grace.

The picture below was taken the weekend before we got "the call".  We had spent a glorious weekend together with some incredible friends, hanging out on the beach, riding around in the boat.  (Good memories!)  Oddly enough, this weekend we are going back to the same place with the same family.  I love God's timing.

May God Make it Stretch

Oh Judah! The other day I was scrounging around, looking for dollar coins and shillings to send with the kids to school for lunch. I had a "paper money" but didn't want to attempt making change at school, sometimes they don't have change first thing in the morning.

So I asked the kids if they had any left over change in their school bag from previous lunches - of course they all said they didn't. Except Judah (our saver)!

Judah has money stashed away all over his room! In his drawers, in his "secret box", under his mattress, under MY mattress... This kid can SAVE! He doesn't have a regular job but boy can he save!

So, the next morning I opened my wallet to prepare three piles of lunch money. I found this little handwritten note along with a few $2 bills, a bunch of dollar coins and a handful of shillings.

What a wonderful little giver! God will bless him, this is FOR SURE!