Baby Esteban Update - May 25

TWO AMAZING PRAISE REPORTS TO SHARE:

#1:  Baby Esteban has taken AMAZING strides in the last 48 hours! From my meeting this morning with the doctors:

• Heart is doing GREAT.  Murmer is gone.  Catheter has been removed.  Has 2 small holes that will continue to need close observation.  Overall a GREAT report!
• Kidneys are doing GREAT!  Each urine test is looking cleaner. Going to the bathroom more easily and frequently.
• Eating well without the feeding tube and gaining weight! 
• Spending time daily with Araceli, and doctors want that to increase even more!
• Still on antibiotics for the infection, will need to continue for unspecified amount of time.
• Still fragile and susceptible to infection or digression; needs continued monitoring in the NICU, and some further testing on his heart.
• In addition the doctors shared some possible health and developmental concerns that may arise down the road.
• At this point they seem to have NO DOUBT that Esteban is going to make it - praise the Lord!!!

#2:  Since announcing the need for medical costs, over 60% of the total goal has already been provided!!!  We've been blown away by the response/willingness of God's people to so quickly give. 

My personal bible time was in 1 Chronicles this morning.  In the last chapters, King David, along with all the people of Israel, contribute personally to the building of the new temple in Jerusalem... and then 29:9 says: 

"Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly."

It jumped off the page when I read it, and led me to rejoice!  Thank you for giving willingly and freely to help Baby Esteban and to bless Nicho and Araceli.  Even greater (as it says in the verse) thank you for giving freely to the Lord.   

We praise the Lord today for his steadfast love, his endless mercies, and his great faithfulness (Lam 3:22-23)!  Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23).

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