Two days to take off!

Our flight for Boston leaves in two short days!  (Man I have a lot to do!!) Wednesday morning we will fly out with Koal and Aily and get to Boston around 4pm ET. We are praying the kiddos enjoy (and sleep through!) the flight. Koal seems excited to ride the plane and train (subway) on our trip. Grammy and Grampa Baldwin arrived at our house last night, so the kids have been spoiled already, and Kade and Adry are very excited to spend the rest of the week with them here in KC.

All of our travel arrangements are set and the details of our trip have come together so perfectly. We are thankful God has set things in place so well for us and this trip

Sunday at church the kiddos in Kade and Adry's kid's community classes prayed for Koal and our family, and so many of our dear friends and family members have been and have said they will continue to pray. We are SO thankful for the continued support and love we've been shown through this time.

We will continue to update throughout the trip, through Koal’s procedures and as we know more. Right now the schedule is to have pre-op testing on Thursday, and the catheterization procedure when they will attempt to place the balloon on Friday.  Koal will spend the night in the hospital Friday after his cath, and after another day of rest, we should be able to return home Sunday. Please pray with us for our sweet Koal and his team of doctors, nurses and staff. Pray for safe travel and for happy kids on the plane and trains.  And please, pray that the procedure goes well…that the doctors are able to access the parts of Koal’s heart they need, and that a balloon will be easily placed to open his tiny narrowing vessels and cause pressures to return to a healthy, normal range. If this procedure doesn’t “work” or if at any time in the next few years the balloon slips out of place, we will have to return to Boston for another open heart surgery for Koal. The risks and recovery time are so much higher and longer for that, so our prayer is, of course, that this cath procedure would work! Thank you all for joining us in prayer, and for your continued encouragement on this journey.

"The earth is filled with your love, LORD..."

Psalm 119:64