Just a little more news about Davi.

We would like to thank everyone who responded to our previous mail and has been praying for Davi. We could really see the difference after we send out the news: Suddenly he felt a lot better, both physically and emotionally!

Last Friday we were able to a specialist at the University in Utrecht. However he couldn’t tell us a lot of new things. He explained that to calculate the exact failure of the kidneys, we need to do a complete collection of urine during 24 hours in the hospital. We expect this to happen until the end of March.

We are going back to Brazil on the first of March. Davi lives in a wonderful sheltered place where people love and coach him. It is a bit difficult for us to leave under these circumstances. We will maintain close contact, by email and Skype and I Jeannette, am planning to visit again in July, when I will be passing through on my way to Switzerland where I am invited to teach for a week about Children at Risk.

If it would be necessary to go to Holland for an emergency visit, we are ready to do so.

Please continue praying for us. Thanks a lot and we wish you all God’s blessings!

Davi needs prayer

Here is just a quick post, to bring you an update about our youngest adopted son, Davi. As you may remember he is paraplegic and lives already a couple years in Holland. We are right now on furlough in Holland since the beginning of December and plan to go back to Brazil the first of March.

When both Davi and Dilma were staying with us over the Christmas holidays, we noticed some physical changes in Davi. He got tired real fast, ate slowly and very little (this is a real indicator of bad health as he normally eats lots), and on top of that he started shaking and trembling almost continuously. He did not have a fever, but it made him very tired. The doctor soon indicated that he suspected kidney failure.

Friday a week ago we went to do various tests in the hospital and the specialist confirmed kidney failure. He suspects that Davi’s kidneys only work with a 15-20% capacity, and indicated that with 10% he would need hemodialysis.  However the doctor admitted to never have seen or treated a patient with Spina Bifida (Davi was born with this) and has written a request for him to be treated by a specialist team at a university hospital.

Please pray for a speedy consultation in this new hospital. We would like to see that through before we leave again for Brazil.

Also pray for God’s miracle of healing in Davi’s life.

Pray also for his emotions and ours as well. We know that God is with us and will never leave us.

Thanks so much for your prayers.

May God bless you all richly!

Davi last month, on his 26 birthday.