Summer is quickly coming to an end. At “casa sanctuario” or also known as the Children’s Center, we have been blessed by a great group of girl interns who have been running a seven week bible camp with our kids. They’ve played games, sang songs, ate snacks, learned about the fruits of the sprints, practiced their English and have just been loved on and shown the love of the Lord. I am grateful for God's provision for the Children's Center! Life here in the jungle of Honduras never seems to slow down... We have two weeks left of bible camp, a 15th birthday celebration coming up (which is a big deal in Honduras), lots of practices for a play the children will be putting on, a steady flow of patients coming to terapia (wound care), and of course the daily task God has given me to take care of our one year old daughter! Speaking of things not seeming to slow down, circumstances have gotten a bit more complicated. Recently (within the past week and a half), I had a sudden rise in my blood pressure. Most of you know, I am pregnant with our second child and with our last baby, I suffered from severe pre-eclampsia at the end of the pregnancy. The issue at hand is that right now I am only 28 weeks. Currently, a baby born before 34 weeks at our hospital, has a very low chance of survival. However, I have been seriously blessed by some of the best doctors at Loma De Luz and they’ve been watching me and baby closely and taking all precautionary measures, which has led us to a journey back to the states. This past Monday morning we flew into New Orleans and are currently staying with family in Ocean Springs to be close to the care I need. Thankfully, I am blessed to be an American Citizen and am able to travel back home at the drop of a hat and get better prenatal care. So that is what we did. As of right now, our OB here is monitoring us closely and giving us weekly visits to check blood pressure and make sure that there are no further issues. Pre-eclampsia can be a very serious pregnancy complication and so we are asking first off, and most importantly, for your prayers as my pregnancy continues. We also ask for prayers of peace as I am on “light bed-rest” as we wait in hopes this baby girl will be able to stay put! We are also asking especially for financial help during this time of need. My husband, Omar, had to stay home in Honduras and we are currently trying to get an emergency visa so he can travel here to be with us. It is difficult to be separated. Until then, we will have double finances. Essentially, we are paying double what we would a month because he is there and we are here. We also have unexpected medical bills, plane tickets and expenses here in the states. If you are able to give we would be so grateful. If you aren’t able, we ask that you share this and continue to pray for our little family. We want to thank those of you who already knew about our situation and have been constantly praying and encouraging us. We ask that you continue to pray for us, a healthy pregnancy and that our baby girl will make it to term, not early, & with no major complications. I will be planning to update on here (or straight on facebook) weekly on how the pregnancy is going while we are here stateside. Again, thank you for always loving us and supporting us as we have and will continue to serve the people of Honduras. To give a financial donation for our family, you can send via snail mail and qualify for a tax deduction to: Missions: Alissa Kearney Lemoyne Blvd. Baptist Church 15005 Lemoyne Blvd Biloxi, MS 39532 United States Or you can donate through PayPal to my sending church and also qualify for a tax deduction (this way does deduct 3% of your donation): Email: [email protected] You would need to specify "Missions fund: Alissa Kearney" Or you can donate to our personal PayPal here: email: [email protected] paypal.me/AlissaKearneyGomez Hoping to give a positive update next week on we are doing!
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