Many of you remember us mentioning the names Ruben and Luisa, the pastor of the church in Huancane, where we used to live.
Their little boy, 2 year old Elias, is in critical condition. On Friday evening, he swallowed a flat battery, about the size of a penny. He had to be transferred by ambulance 5 hours away to a better hospital over night and arrived there early Saturday morning. That afternoon, they performed surgery to remove the battery, and also to repair the hole that was made in his esophagus as the battery acid leaked out.
He was told that he would be in the ICU for at least 10 days and then the doctors would know more. John flew to Arequipa to be with the family during this time, and just this morning, the doctor let them know of the very serious state Elias is in right now.
Yesterday afternoon, Elias had a fever. This is a sign of infection, which is not good. Today the fever is gone (a praise!). However, the doctor told him that the 5th and 6th days are the critical points (Thursday and Friday). Basically, the dr. told them that he if can live past Friday, then he will have good odds of surviving. The dr. said that right now he has a 50% chance of dying and a 40% chance of living. (I'm not sure what the other 10% are?) The fear is that an infection will set in from the acid and saliva that leaked out of the hole in his esophagus and spread to the rest of his body.
PLEASE PRAY that no infection will set in! Pray that his little body will be strong enough to fight off infection and that he will heal fully and quickly. Even if he survives now, the dr. explained that he could still have future problems (scar tissue closing his throat, etc). Pray that he will heal completely and not have any further problems! Pray for guidance and directions for the doctors and wisdom in knowing how to treat him. Pray for GOD to be glorified in all of this!
Ruben and Luisa have been told how many people are praying for them and they are very encouraged by that right now. Luisa said that she has , "full confidence he will heal because of all the people praying for him."
These next few days are critical. When you think of 2 year old Elias, please remember to pray for him!
Thank you!
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