Major prayer request

A lot of us know Devon...keep him in mind


We are medivacing Devon to Miami tomorrow, Thursday, a.m. He has been sickfor 2 weeks with malaria and typhoid fever. He was getting better, then hetook a turn for the worse over the last 2 days, but especially today,
down after 2 hours of covering him in ice water cloths. As I write this, heis at the clinic, under the supervision of an American missionary doctor,getting a 2 unit blood transfusion. The blood used is from Dan and fromanother missionary who passed the health screening.A medivac plane has been approved by our insurance company and we arecurrently waiting for news as to whether or not it can come directly here toCayes or to Port. We are hoping one parent, me, can fly with him. Dan andDawn will follow us via American Airlines. We have a flight scheduled for 7a.m. tomorrow to go to Port, so the medivac plane can meet us here in Cayesor in Port.The medivac plane would take us to Miami then via helicopter or ambulance toMiami\'s Jackson Memorial Hospital, where infectious disease specialists andhemotologists will meet us (hopefully!). They are thinking that he hashemoragic anemia or resistant malaria - the first case of it\'s kind inHaiti. The tests here are limited, but enough to tell us that Devon isvery, very seriously ill. Dan\'s parents, Herb and Shirley Shoemaker, willbe meeting us at the hospital tomorrow.When he first got sick, he was outback at a sister church. He most likelycontracted it at the previous sister church, 2 weeks earlier. One of ourHaitian staff, Antoine, also got malaria and typhoid there. One of ourmechanics got typhoid only. As far as we know, no one from the US churchhas gotten sick.There are many uncertain things in front of us. Of course our greatestconcern is Devon, the timing of getting him to the states and in the care ofspecialists, finding the correct diagnosis, etc.Dan and I were just in Ft. Myers for RMI\'s board meetings. Devon\'sdiagnosis was made while we were gone. The missionaries here rallied around",1]
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Wednesday. His fever spiked to 105 this evening. We were able to get itdown after 2 hours of covering him in ice water cloths. As I write this, heis at the clinic, under the supervision of an American missionary doctor,getting a 2 unit blood transfusion. The blood used is from Dan and fromanother missionary who passed the health screening.A medivac plane has been approved by our insurance company and we arecurrently waiting for news as to whether or not it can come directly here toCayes or to Port. We are hoping one parent, me, can fly with him. Dan andDawn will follow us via American Airlines. We have a flight scheduled for 7a.m. tomorrow to go to Port, so the medivac plane can meet us here in Cayesor in Port.The medivac plane would take us to Miami then via helicopter or ambulance toMiami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, where infectious disease specialists andhemotologists will meet us (hopefully!). They are thinking that he hashemoragic anemia or resistant malaria - the first case of it's kind inHaiti. The tests here are limited, but enough to tell us that Devon isvery, very seriously ill. Dan's parents, Herb and Shirley Shoemaker, willbe meeting us at the hospital tomorrow.When he first got sick, he was outback at a sister church. He most likelycontracted it at the previous sister church, 2 weeks earlier. One of ourHaitian staff, Antoine, also got malaria and typhoid there. One of ourmechanics got typhoid only. As far as we know, no one from the US churchhas gotten sick.There are many uncertain things in front of us. Of course our greatestconcern is Devon, the timing of getting him to the states and in the care ofspecialists, finding the correct diagnosis, etc.Dan and I were just in Ft. Myers for RMI's board meetings. Devon'sdiagnosis was made while we were gone. The missionaries here rallied around
returned from the states LAST NIGHT!!! So he is just turning around,repacking his suitcases and going right back out. We are, of course, veryconcerned about the finances for this emergency. We are already undersupported right now and this will really, really stretch us thin!So this is a plea for concerted, special prayer for Devon and all of us. Weneed God\'s strength and provision.Please pass this on to all who know us and could pray!Thank you,Debbie