Update on the Waites

October 5, 2011

Hello All,
Thankyou again so much for your prayers and emails!

Praise the Lord with us!!!!! Today the doctors released my Dad from the hospital.  The results of the tests and ultrasound showed that he has an infection in his left kidney, an inflamed liver and has passed a large kidney stone.  The docs have him on medications for his kidney infection and liver and he is doing much better. He is recovering and with my family now in Yaunde.  I do not know yet when they will be able to get to the Grace Tait Shelter, as the doctors have him scheduled for a follow on appointment. My Mom will be sending out an update in the near future.

Thankyou so much for your prayers and please thank the Lord with us for His working in this situation!  Please continue to pray that my Dad recovers from this infection and that the family can get to the Shelter soon.

In His Hand,
Mark


October 4, 2011

Dear Friends,
Thankyou so much for your continued prayer for my Dad and family in Cameroon.

I just spoke with my Mom and she would like to express how thankful and encouraged they are for all of you and your prayers and concerns.  She sends you all their love.

My Mom said they are still waiting for the final report from the doctors but here is the latest that they have shared with her.  They got back the blood test and Ultra Sound results today, and what they discovered is that my Dad has been struggling with a swollen and infected left Kidney and at least one large Kidney stone.  Praise God that they have discovered this and know how to help my dad with this!

The doctors are determinning what kind of antibiotic to give my Dad for the infection.  The doctors said his white blood cell count is up to 16 (normal being 10) because of the infection.

My Dad is on pain medication now and is calm.  But he has not been able to drink in several hours because of the tests they have been running on him, and he is feeling dehydrated right now.  Now that he can drink, he is struggling to do so. My Mom is trying to seek out the doctors about an IV for my Dad.

The ultrasound also revealed 2 Gall Stones, which are not causing any problems right now, but please keep this fact in prayer.

I thank God and praise Him that the doctors at this hosptial in Yaunde were able to run these tests and know how to help my Dad!  My siblings were able to come and see him this morning.  But continue to keep them all in prayer, on their way to the hospital a vehicle drove right into the side door of the van the kids were driving in!  Everyone is ok, and no one was hurt.

It has been a challenge for my family to deal with this pain, especially being at the mercy of Doctors who don't speak English.  But God has been so merciful to my family.  One of the doctors at the hospital expressed that he was a Christian, and whenever my mom had to leave the room, this Christian doctor stood guard over my dad at the foot of his bed.  And the Cameroonian Christians with my family have been such a blessing to them! 

I and my family deeply appreciate the outpouring of your prayers!  To borrow an analogy from my Army days, the troops on the far outposts and the troops on the bigger combat bases are dependant on eachother in the battle.  My family needs our prayers for their ministry.  And in God's plan, we need my family right where they are.  God is great and sovereign over all things.  These words of Jesus have been an encouragement to me "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you..." (John 14:27).  This is an incredible gift, and very easy for all of us to fail to appreciate.  My prayer is that we will all appreciate this gift from our God and Savior, that we can rest in His control and sovereignty.     

Please pray for rest for my family, and continued wisdom for the doctors.
I and my family love you all.

and by the way, Peter is doing much better from his sickness.  He had bronchitis, but has recovered now.  Thankyou for praying for him.

In His Hand,
Mark