{"id":482,"date":"2017-06-26T00:14:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T04:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/?p=482"},"modified":"2017-07-25T23:40:01","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T03:40:01","slug":"whirlwind-trip-medical-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/2017\/06\/26\/whirlwind-trip-medical-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Whirlwind Trip, Medical Need"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Thank you so much for praying for my (Jennifer\u2019s) trip to the US.\u00a0 The first week and a half (May 22-30) was spent in Missouri attending meetings with fellow consultants and trainers.\u00a0 We looked at how we can better train and consult missionaries through the language and culture acquisition process, shared helpful things that we have learned in the field as well as ongoing areas of challenge, and started the process of revising and streamlining our language and culture acquisition curriculum. \u00a0It was a very profitable time for me, especially because of the opportunity it presented to learn from veteran consultants.<\/p>\n

\"\"After the meetings finished, I flew to Texas to spend 2 weeks with my family.\u00a0 I stayed with my dad, stepmom, and sister, and also got to see my brother and his family, my mom, all of my aunts and uncles, and quite a few of my cousins and their families.\u00a0 I got to visit one of our supporting churches while I was there (and one while I was in Missouri also.)\u00a0 This was the first time I\u2019ve been home since Maw Maw (my grandmother) passed away, so I went to visit her grave as well as her empty house.\u00a0 That was pretty emotional, but I\u2019m thankful to have those reminders of how much she meant to all of us and how much she blessed our lives.\u00a0 I\u2019ll see her again because of Jesus!\u00a0 And I know she would have liked it that I spent a lot of my time at home doing things I love, which she also loved\u2014swimming, climbing trees, exploring, hiking, etc.<\/p>\n

\"\"I got back to Asia Pacific on June 17, after almost exactly a month away from DJ and the kids.\u00a0 We were more than ready to be reunited by that point!\u00a0 The kids are on their summer break from school right now, so we\u2019re spending time with them in between work responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Just when we thought most of our travels were finished for this year, we found out just after I got back that DJ will need to go to Australia sometime soon to have the skin cancer removed from behind his ear.\u00a0 It has become very clear to us through trying to deal with this situation in-country as well as communicating with an American doctor who has extensive experience working here that it would not be wise for DJ to have this surgery here.\u00a0 We need to go somewhere with doctors who are used to dealing with Caucasian skin problems, and Australia is the closest place that fits the bill.\u00a0 It will also likely be less expensive than Singapore would be.<\/p>\n

\"\"Please pray with us.\u00a0 This is a significant strain on our finances, as well as being quite overwhelming to plan.\u00a0 Pray that we\u2019ll choose the best option for financial stewardship as well as for medical care so the cancer can be removed completely and not recur.\u00a0 We are incredibly thankful for our Australian coworkers and others who have freely shared their contacts and knowledge to give us direction and put us in touch with potential clinics\/hospitals as well as with families who may be able to host DJ while he is in Australia (it looks like he\u2019ll need to be there for 7 to 10 days.)\u00a0 We should be able to file a claim to have our medical insurance reimburse us for the cost of the surgery, but because treatment is taking place overseas we will have to pay up-front and then wait for the reimbursement process (which recently took well over a year for our coworkers.)\u00a0 And of course we\u2019ll have to cover travel and lodging expenses.\u00a0 We aren\u2019t sure yet whether DJ will make this trip alone or whether I will need to go with him.\u00a0 We are very thankful that the treatment he needs (Mohs surgery and skin graft) is available on the same side of the world as us, and we know that none of this catches God by surprise.\u00a0 If any of you would like more specific details about this, feel free to ask.\u00a0 Thank you so much for supporting us in prayer through highs and lows for many years now.\u00a0 We appreciate every one of you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thank you so much for praying for my (Jennifer\u2019s) trip to the US.\u00a0 The first week and a half (May 22-30) was spent in Missouri attending meetings with fellow consultants and trainers.\u00a0 We looked at how we can better train and consult missionaries through the language and culture acquisition process, shared helpful things that we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":316,"featured_media":517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[448],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized","tag-ethnos360","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}