{"id":520,"date":"2017-07-26T02:05:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T06:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/?p=520"},"modified":"2017-07-26T02:05:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T06:05:56","slug":"dj-is-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/2017\/07\/26\/dj-is-home\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ is Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 10:00 on Sunday morning (10:00 Sat. night US central time), DJ came back to us tired and bandaged, but in one piece.\u00a0 We are so incredibly thankful for the Lord\u2019s protection and provision through this whole process.\u00a0 It has given us an even deeper appreciation for the body of Christ.\u00a0 Thank you so much!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-505 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/searcy-2374-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/searcy-2374-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/searcy-2374-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/searcy-2374-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/searcy-2374-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/searcy-2374-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/searcy-2374-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We appreciate your continued prayers for DJ\u2019s surgical wounds to heal well.\u00a0 We are thankful that they are staying infection-free and healing well so far.\u00a0 The doctor told him the donor site for the skin graft (on his upper arm) might take longer to heal than the primary surgical site on his ear\/scalp.\u00a0 Because DJ\u2019s fair skin, years of exposure to tropical sun, and genetic factors make him very prone to skin cancer, the doctor in Australia wants to see him yearly for check-ups. Please pray that we\u2019ll have wisdom to know if that is the best place for DJ to go back for check-ups, or if there is a closer place that is reliable enough.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-500 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/DSCN3704-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/DSCN3704-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/DSCN3704-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/DSCN3704-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/DSCN3704-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2009\/08\/DSCN3704-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A couple days before DJ got home, Greg (our coworker) and I gave evaluations to a couple with another organization who asked if we could help give them direction for how to continue their language and culture studies.\u00a0 Since the number of new families with our organization is currently low, we decided we had time to fill this special request.\u00a0 We will meet back with this young couple tomorrow\u00a0to give them the results of their evaluations and some direction for how to keep progressing in language fluency.\u00a0 Pray that we\u2019ll be a help and blessing to them, and that the Lord will bring good national friends along for them to study with once they move to a new city next month.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-515 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSC_4571-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSC_4571-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSC_4571-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSC_4571-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSC_4571-166x110.jpg 166w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSC_4571-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Tyndale is in the second day of his dyslexia\/learning difference training with our coworker Ms. Barbara.\u00a0 So far he is loving his classes.\u00a0 Pray that he\u2019ll continue to do well and that the methods he learns will make a big positive difference for him in school this coming year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-516 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSCN5429-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSCN5429-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSCN5429-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSCN5429-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSCN5429-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2017\/07\/DSCN5429-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Areli and Galilee are planning to celebrate their 13<sup>th<\/sup> birthday today with an outing\u00a0to an ice cream shop, a swim at the pool with their classmates, and the presence of their daddy, who was sorely missed.<\/p>\n<p>We love y\u2019all.\u00a0 Thank you so much for praying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 10:00 on Sunday morning (10:00 Sat. night US central time), DJ came back to us tired and bandaged, but in one piece.\u00a0 We are so incredibly thankful for the Lord\u2019s protection and provision through this whole process.\u00a0 It has given us an even deeper appreciation for the body of Christ.\u00a0 Thank you so much! 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