Eli's Journey

We are in Shreveport and checked into our hotel for the week. Shreveport has been inundated with evacuees from the gulf coast. Shreveport itself is preparing for floods, tornadoes and high winds. We are happy to be here, nonetheless. The Shriner's Hospital told us that as long as the hospital has power, the surgery will go on as planned. We decided to make the trip with faith all will be fine. Eli has a runny nose and a cough. Ugh! Please pray he makes a miraculous overnight recovery from anything brewing in his body. Right now he is sitting on the big bed watching Finding Nemo on the tiny DVD player. He is so happy. More from us soon. Much love, Melissa

We are gearing up for Elijah’s wrist centralization and forearm bone straightening surgery on Wednesday. We are watching Hurricane Gustav closely. The Shriner’s Hospital in Shreveport is the emergency evacuation plan for the Shriner’s Burn Hospital in Galveston. If that hospital has to evacuate, the patients and staff go to Shreveport and hand surgeries for this week are cancelled. We really do not want Elijah to have to wait any longer for this important procedure. Scheduling has been very difficult. Please pray we get to keep our date and the children in Galveston's hospital get to stay there where their treatment can continue. I hope you enjoyed Elijah’s video. Expect many more of those thanks to our new high-tech gismo. Please keep us in your prayers this week as we travel, endure surgery and recovery and return home. Specific requests for your prayer time: That Elijah will remain healthy through surgery week and not have to fight any bugs. Pray that Sophia will be comforted l