Down to the Wire

It's only a matter of hours till Clayton and Kooper fly to NY for our appointment at BG Center...and we need your prayers.

We have a child who has completely shut down.

He's disrespectful and disobedient...and not because he's a teenager. It's because he's afraid. This is what our traumatized kids do.

He's going to be spending many hours with two doctors who get kids like him.In his mind he's lost control.

There's a lot of hard work required, not only for this visit, but afterward.We are willing, but we don't know if he is.

We would very much appreciate your prayers for~

Travel mercies

Kooper's willingness to cooperate with Dr. Gindis

Answers

Mama and 8 kiddos at home :)

The visit goes something like this:

*A 2-hour visit with a Chinese psychologist Sunday evening

*A family session and intake for 1 hour Monday morning

*Dr. Gindis and Kooper do testing throughout the day with a lunch break

*A morning session with Kooper Tuesday

*A family session Tuesday afternoon where Dr. Gindis will explain his findings

*Fly out of NY late Wednesday night (without a 3 day gap between flights the tickets were $1400 each - good grief!) so they have a full day of nothing, just to reduce the ticket price.
Thank you for your prayers!

Teeny Tiny Prayer Request

Cool Hand Luke here has yet another visit to the doctor tomorrow for his allergy testing and sinus x-rays. We are also expecting results from labs taken last week.

It really seems we've crossed a threshold in regard to his emotions, but many days are a roller coaster as he teeters between acting 14 and...well, much younger. It's so difficult for him! And it's pretty tough on the big people too...but we know where our hope lies. Thank you for praying! Someday soon hopefully we will be back into a routine that this child desperately needs, same as his siblings.