Our time came to an abrupt halt a few days early, when Niklas, our 10 month old, crawled quickly to a gas heater and grabbed its grate with his hands. We took him to the emergency room and he had deep 2nd and some 3rd degree burns on the palms and fingers.
As you know we take our Linguistics class there every year to practice their analytical skills on the Cherokee language. This time Monika and the kids had to come down a few days later. Lukas had tubes put in his ears to help them drain better. He has had frequent ear infections and fluid collecting in his ears. We believe the tubes have helped his hearing.
The Cherokee believers see it as a ministry for the Lord to help us in our yearly Cherokee studies and to make it a good learning experience for our students. They are glad to have a part in reaching other tribes for Christ. God gave us a really good time with the students in OK. Our kids especially enjoyed playing with the other children there. Monika was able to get to know the ladies better and have a Bible study with some of them. Dennis had the opportunity to speak at 2 churches.
Our time came to an abrupt halt a few days early, when Niklas, our 10 month old, crawled quickly to a gas heater and grabbed its grate with his hands. We took him to the emergency room and he had deep 2nd and some 3rd degree burns on the palms and fingers. Everyone helped us pack and we headed to Missouri that same evening. The next day we went to the Burn Center at the University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri which is about 100 miles away. We had to go back there to change his dressing quite often. Now, over two months later it looks like Niklas fully recovered and we praise the Lord for it.
We have been and continue to be so truly blessed by all the help that we have received from so many people during this difficult time. We have had assistance with packing, and unpacking, loading and unloading the car, cleaning and bringing us meals, babysitting and laundry. The body of Christ is truly a beautiful thing.
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