MONDAY, 10/2/23
First, an apology for the extreme lateness of this entry. I did not have internet service since arriving in Guatemala until a couple of hours ago. I appreciated your understanding and patience.
It is almost 9:00AM in Guatemala. Soy remains in the hospital (duh!) and Deidra has faithfully remained at his side. Soy’s condition this morning is stable. Still serious but on the lower side of that. The doctors inserted a line directly into his upper body (collar bone area) late yesterday afternoon for his pain medicines and antibiotics. His blood pressure has been low since the incident but it is now up some seemingly as a result of this move. His blood count is on the low end of being in the normal range which means he does not need more blood at this point. He was sick during the night and early morning but is resting now. His facial color is not good – pale.
Plans are for Deidra to go home this afternoon and I will stay in the hospital with Soy. I “may” give him a sponge bath! Just saying!
Thank you for the many, many prayers. Wow! Here are the specific prayer requests for today: pray for Soy to improve and for his pain to be managed. Pray for Deidra as she navigates all of this. Pray for the girls, especially Lizzi, as she is struggling emotionally. She did not rest well last night. Lisa and I made her go back to bed this morning instead of going to school. She did not like that but we did not give her a choice. She is sleeping now. Sydney decided to stay home and “help” clean house. Audrey was fully ready to go to school which she did.
Lisa and I kept the girls at their house last night. I felt it was important for them to get back to “normal” and they, especially the younger two, seemed to embrace that in a big way. Pray for Lizzi, Sydney and Audrey, please.
We are overwhelmed by the number of folks who have reached out to us since the incident. Unbelievable. It is virtually impossible for us to reply/respond to each one. So, our daughter, Daphne, is our information person. Her email address is daphnehutto@gmail.com. Her cell number (for texts) is 251 533 4595. She will have the very latest updates as she is in touch with Deidra regularly. She is fine with her contact information being made public on this blog.
Soy has received numerous messages on his phone. Thank you. Please know that Soy is in no condition, physically or emotionally, to reply to those messages or to talk on the phone. Thank you for understanding.
I will say more about the Friendship family, our deacons and our staff in a later entry. Just know that this pastor is extremely blessed.
Sorry for being selfish with this entry. Keep praying for the others on our prayer list. I pray that you will have a great Monday with Jesus.