Troozshoes

We saw the doctor yesterday and he said it looks like Matthew's eye is
much better! It is not swollen anymore, and we assume it is because of
the antibiotics, but we're not sure. The little bumps are still there,
around the eye socket, and no one is sure why so that is still a
concern. He will see the doctor again next week but for now he still
does not need to have further tests in Australia!

Praise the Lord! Thank you for praying!

Love,
Dave and Sarah

# posted by Dave Troolin @ 10:41 AM 0 comments

Praise the Lord, we went to the clinic this morning and the doctor
checked him out, saw that the swelling has gone down a lot, and decided
we do not have to go to Australia at this time! We'll keep him on the
antibiotics for a full ten days, and then have another check-up next
week. (He still might have to go to Australia later, but at least not
this week.)

Thank you for praying! We really felt God's peace, and we knew he was in
control!

Blessings,
Dave and Sarah

# posted by Dave Troolin @ 11:19 AM 0 comments

When we were in the village Matthew started having eye problems that we
couldn't figure out. Swelling, redness, small lumps, no pain, no itchiness,
no fever. The symptoms got better and worse for a few weeks. We talked to
a doctor on the radio and he wasn't sure about it but we took Matthew to see
him here in Ukarumpa when we returned from the village. After getting the
advice from him and another doctor here, an eye doctor in Goroka (a city two
hours from here), and another doctor in Cairns (by phone), it looks like
they agree that Matthew should have a CT scan and/or MRI very soon (not
possible in PNG), but first try oral antibiotics as well as eye drops to see
if they help. Matthew will be having those and will see our doctor on
Tuesday morning to decide if he and Sarah need to go to Australia on
Wednesday 23rd December. They would go to Brisbane or possibly Adelaide.

The purpose of those tests would be to check if there is a tumor. Please
pray that Matthew will be healed. He's not bothered at all by the eye thing
and he doesn't realize the seriousness of it all. He doesn't seem to
realize he may not be here for Christmas (but the rest of us do). We know
God can heal him by Tuesday but we also know God may have way better plans
than ours.

Thank you for praying.

Love, Dave and Sarah

# posted by Dave Troolin @ 9:03 PM 0 comments