pictures from Santiago

In case anybody missed the morning update today, this is where all of our children scheduled for heart surgery this round stand:

--Eveder- surgery complete, discharged from hospital, awaiting checkup on Friday before return to Haiti.

Eveder with new friends!

--Wadson- surgery complete, discharged from hospital, awaiting checkup on Friday before return to Haiti.
--Houge- surgery complete, alert and recovering beautifully, awaiting discharge and doing great!

Dr. Clint Dorion [Chadasha Founder] visiting Houge in the hospital

--Edna- surgery complete as of yesterday afternoon... they found further complications once they began the operation, and the surgery was very hard on her. She is the sickest of our children getting surgery this round. They are keeping her sedated to let her body rest more before waking her. They say that every hour she is still alive is a blessing... it's one of God's sweet miracles that she made it through the night and is continuing to recover. Please continue to pray!! She has a hard battle ahead still.

Edna hanging out and coloring at the apartment the day before surgery

--Bethsaida- surgery complete as of 9:30 last night, and today she is up, dressed, and walking around. Amazing!!

Bethsaida and Kessy

Joseph is the other child who was scheduled to potentially have surgery this round. We were not able to get him to Santiago in time, and he will be first on the list for surgeries next round which should be in approximately 3 months.

We know without a shadow of a doubt that prayer is what is carrying these kids through these operations, and Chadasha and ICHF through this round of surgeries. We are beyond blessed by the outcry of prayer that has been lifted up from the following places:

-Knoxville,TENNESSEE
-Lawrenceburg, TENNESSEE
-Clearwater,FLORIDA
-Pierre Part, LOUISIANNA
-Baton Rouge, LOUISIANNA
-Huntsville, ALABAMA
-Commerce, GEORGIA
-Murfreesboro, TENNESSEE
-Spring Hill, TENNESSEE

Not that this is a competition, but if it were, the South East is kicking rear end! Let us know where you are praying from today!!

Specific prayer requests:
-EDNA!!!!
-All of the children.. that they will be cleared by the doctors to return to Haiti as soon as possible
-Kessy, Greg, and Michelle who are working tirelessly to get these children well
-the ICHF staff who are continuing through the week with 14-16 hrs a day of surgery.

We'll keep you posted!