Clay Pots ~ Kidney Stones? Why now, Lord?

Last night Malachi complained about sharp abdominal pain a couple of times. Right before we went to bed he came and told us his pee was pink. We called the clinic and they asked us to take him to the nearest emergency room. We were there until 2am and then they sent us home to get some sleep and told us to return for further tests this morning. When we left the ER Malachi’s urine was mostly blood. However, all his blood and urine work came back with no infection and his vitals were doing great.

This morning after an ultrasound, x-ray, and more tests the doctor’s preliminary diagnosis is that Malachi, our little 5 year old, had a kidney stone! We are hoping/assuming that it has already passed but we will know for sure in the next couple of days. The doctor is running his findings through a specialist right now just to make sure, but we are thankful that everything else is fine. Even though our hearts are heavy with the knowledge of how severe and rare this is for a little guy and that this will be a frequent occurrence in his little life, there are also many things to be thankful for. We are so thankful that God brought this on now and not 5 days from now on some airplane in a different country! We are so thankful for doctors and hospitals. We are even thankful for hospital bills because it means we had a place to go!

I would say we are living out of our suitcase, but in reality everything is kind of strewn all over the place waiting it’s turn to be put in a suitcase. We had dear friends and family come and help us move and clean the last two days, and on Sunday we had an un-believable blessing happen! We went to visit one of our supporting churches in Baraboo and we stood up to ask for prayer concerning the many things we will be facing once we get back to the tribe (more to come on that). Well, as a family we had been praying for $2400.00 to pay for the flights back into the tribe. This was not a number or need which we had shared with the church. The church did an impromptu love offering for us at the end of the service, and do you want to guess how much we were sacrificially given? Yep, $2400.00!

We are convinced that God is working in the heart’s of His people and is in charge of all the little things in life, even kidney stones and mommy’s emotions!

Love,
Kellie for the family