Prayer request for a heart

I wasn't able to finish the applications to the US government to allow 3 kids with medical issues to enter the US. But I'm really close, and I think I can assemble everything in the next few days and send them out by email.

I arrived last night in LAX. Even going inside the airport in Port-Au-Prince was like entering another world. Large open space, clean airport lounge to wait for those waiting for flights, restrooms available to any inside that had working toilets and handsoap.

Anyway, I was picked up by S (who had flown to LA a few weeks before), and a little while into the drive, she let me listen to a voicemail she'd gotten about 1 of the 3 kids, AV, the same baby mentioned in the previous post.



AV has a serious heart valve issue and needs surgery badly. Because of his condition, his heart works a lot harder than normal, and any added strain could cause him to die. He's also severely underweight, which is apparent from his numbers (at 6 months old he weighs 7 lbs 12 oz), but also visually apparent by comparing him with his twin brother, who doesn't have any health issues and has been growing steadily.

The voicemail said that AV's condition has gotten a lot worse very recently. He really needs to get surgery soon. He's started to have rapid breathing because of fluid buildup in his lungs. If you're reading this today, Fri 6/18, or within a week of today, please pray that God would preserve his life, his heart, his body.

His application is really close to being done, but there may also be another way to get him to the US, which others are working on. Also, we'll need permission from the Haitian government to allow him to leave Haiti. So pray as well that we can get permission from both countries for him to travel very soon.

Thanks for your prayers.