We have had 8 dear friends go through the process of being tested for donating a kidney for Brent and no one has shown up as a better match than his brother, Craig.  The doctors feel that instead of searching longer for a better match, it would be best to get the transplant done as soon as possible.  So we have a date!  Surgery is scheduled for December 13.  Craig, his wife Stacy, and my two nieces, Karis (9) and Aimee (7) will be flying into Baltimore from Ecuador on December 3.  We are so thankful for them and their willingness to put their lives on hold for us. 

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the importance of remembering what God has done for us and where he has brought us already. "Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles...1 Chronicles 16:12"  As I have thought back over the past year, I am really blown away by what God has done for us. 

It was almost one year ago today that Brent was first admitted for his month stay to Johns Hopkins hospital, where he was diagnosed with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome that had caused kidney failure.  But prior to his being admitted, Brent had been stuggling daily for a few years with the symptoms of ulcerative colitis.  Since December, Brent has been completely symptom free from the colitis.  The doctors exact words were, "this defies logic," and he has been taken off all his colitis medication.  His last colonoscopy was normal.  This is amazing!  God is the one who defies logic and can heal in amazing, non expected ways! 

Brent was also taken off all his anti rejection medicine because they thought it might be interfering with the aHUS.  Unfortunately, Brent's liver, which was stable for 9 years, started to have some mild rejection.  The doctors weren't too worried, but they thought it might be a chronic condition.  However, in September, the liver function tests all came back completely to normal!  Again, the doctors were thrilled and it was unexpected.

We choose to trust that God is faithful because He has shown that He is faithful.  We thank you for your prayers for us in the coming months!