Last Wednesday, Kaylee underwent a procedure called a sigmoidoscopy. The preparation for the procedure and the procedure itself are not pleasant experiences, and for the sake of everyone reading this, I will spare the details. During the procedure, the doctor found a pretty large polyp on the inside of Kaylee's intestine, which he removed. The doctor felt that it was most likely benign, but sent it to the lab to make sure. We were thankful that the Lord sustained us through that day and that His presence with Kaylee was apparent from the way she handled it all, but we've been waiting with a bit of dread for the past week for the lab results. We found out today that the lab work came back clear! Yay! We are so thankful that God has heard our prayers for Kaylee and blessed us with these good results!
God has also been answering our prayers over the process in Guatemala. We've been praying that the Lord will give us and the Mahoneys wisdom and direction for every step, and He has been so faithful to give us exactly the guidance we need. In addition to allowing us to confirm some of the details of where our case has been and where it is now, He has opened doors and put people in place to move our case much faster than we expected just a few weeks ago. In what appeared to be impossible circumstances, God has intervened and we give the glory to Him alone!
Of course, there are still many obstacles to overcome, and we continue to rely on your prayers. Even with the progress we've seen, the situation with the US Embassy in Guatemala is crucial to moving forward. Please pray that our cases will finally be submitted for pre-approval with all of the necessary paperwork in place, and that the Lord will provide a person in the Embassy whose heart will be moved by God to expedite the processing of our application. Pray for God to part the sea of red tape that is still before us, and to enable our agency, their staff, and our attorneys to work with wisdom, efficiency and integrity. We've shared before some of our concerns about the way our cases have been handled and whether we are being given accurate information, and those concerns remain. Please pray that the Lord will continue to give us wisdom so that, as we move forward, our words, actions and decisions will glorify Him.
I went to biblegateway.com to look for a verse that sums up the past week, and the verse of the day today was exactly what I was looking for...
“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.” 1 Chronicles 29:11
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