A few weeks ago we wrote about God orchestrating our lives in the big things and little things\u2026 and we saw him do this over and over again in travels and in Brisbane as we made multiple trips to the hospital with Naomi. Thank you for praying for us!<\/p>\n
God answered so many prayers\u2026
\nOn time flights to Brisbane so we could make it in time for Naomi\u2019s MRI
\nNaomi was so distracted with new toys at the Ronald McDonald House the day of the MRI that she didn\u2019t talk about eating very much at all.
\nNaomi\u2019s MRI went well and Beth was able to be with her until she was put to sleep and with her again as soon as she woke up.
\nThe extra melanin in Naomi\u2019s brain has remained the same with no growth or multiplication.
\nThe dermatologist said that all her birthmarks look good with no changes or concerns.
\nThe ophthalmologist said the back of Naomi\u2019s eyes look good with no concern of new melanin growths.
\nCost covered for all of the expenses for Naomi and Beth<\/p>\n
God even answered prayers that we didn\u2019t even think to pray about\u2026
\nMeeting a wonderful church body in Brisbane
\nNew friends from the church body
\nNew friends with a 3 \u00bd year old girl who has a similar condition of birthmarks like Naomi
\nBeth\u2019s computer was fixed through a friend of our new friends
\nJacob has a new contact for advice and parts on pumps
\nJonathan had a great time with all the kids at the Ronald McDonald house, every day he had new friends to play with
\nOpportunity to eat lunch out with Beth\u2019s old friend Audrey
\nOpportunity to go to the Koala Sanctuary and even pet kangaroos
\nOpportunity to go on a river boat tour and enjoy the view from the Wheel of Brisbane
\nEven when we all got sick on our flights back to PNG, God enabled us to make it home safe and sound<\/p>\n
We are very thankful that Naomi is doing well with no side effects from her NCM condition. We were also thankful to be able to enjoy a little break in Brisbane after all of her hospital visits were finished. We enjoyed the \u2018cold\u2019 weather as it is fall in Australia now, we loved wearing jeans and sweatshirts! And we enjoyed life in civilization, using fast internet, catching the bus for shopping, eating yummy food that we can\u2019t get here in PNG and walking around the city without everyone staring at us. We were also amazed at how God orchestrated each day, although some days did seem like chaos to us. \uf04a We even met a family with a little girl, 3 \u00bd years old, with a of birthmarks like Naomi, but so many many more. It was interesting to talk with this family and meet this cute little girl! We started attending a church in Brisbane and met some lovely believers there. We also met another believer on the bus ride to the Koala Sanctuary who happened to be from MA and her daughter is moving to Pittsfield, Beth\u2019s hometown, very soon to work at the hospital where Beth\u2019s mom works. It is a small world! We were sad that Beth\u2019s mom wasn\u2019t able to join us in Brisbane, but God brought along some friends for us to talk with while we were in in Brisbane. And we look forward to seeing Beth\u2019s mom in Sept in PNG, hopefully!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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