Before Time Began

Friends,
Goodman family here to say thanks to all those who have prayed for Jonah and given us support in other ways too. We also appreciate the good thoughts and positive vibes to those who support us this way. I know the faith and scripture displayed here can look 'greek' to many, but we Scott/Amy/Jonah are humbled everytime we see evidence of someone visiting offering support. Thank-you so very much ALL of you! The truth is, the Lord Jesus knew our son Jonah, before even time began. Titus 1:2 Before the space/time/matter existed and there was only the Creator, He promised eternal life to His people! We can't understand this because our minds can't understand 'before time began'. The believers hope is eternal. This concept can be found in 2nd Timothy 1:9,Ephesians 1:4 and all over the Bible. May I share my favorite verse in all the Bible with people I love? Thank-you, it is this; "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." This verse records the creation of space ("the heaven"), of time ("in the beginning")and of matter ("the earth") I could go on and on about the law of causality and the laws of thermodynamics that are the most universal and best proved generalizations of science, applicable to EVERY process and system of any kind, but I won't. :) We love you and hope and pray God richly blesses each and every one of you today! love,Scott,Amy and Jonah

Jonah is stable

Brad and I visited with Scott and Amy yesterday and got to give sweet Jonah a kiss on his sweet, plump, soft cheek. They have had a few "scary" days with the dialysis and blood pressure etc., but things are steady now. His fever is low at night and he is sleeping quite a bit to fight this infection. He is on a new antibiotic now and once again the hope is that when he is feeling well, he will have the tracheotomy which will be a new step toward his healing. This could happen next week. Hang in there, as Scott and Amy are with all of this, and keep our faith in the Lord who has Jonah in His hands. He has gotten much bigger since we saw him 6 weeks ago, fuller and longer. There are many different things you could all pray for regarding his health, but the bottom line is he needs our constant prayers for overall healing. Thank you and God bless you as you support this little guy and his family through this fight. New pictures coming soon. :)

Still not feeling well..

Jonah is still fighting an infection and is on 4 different antibiotics. They don't really know where the infection is, but know that he is not feeling well. There is no plan at this time for the tracheotomy until he is feeling better and the infection is gone. Also, please pray for Robynn who is in the hospital due to an infection and is not feeling well. Go to www.robynnsbattle.blogspot.com to check on her progress. Keep these two in your prayers. Thank you.

Feeling better today!

Jonah is on 3 different antibiotics and is feeling better. They will re-evaluate his condition tomorrow and possibly re-schedule the tracheotomy for sometime this week. This is a roller-coaster ride at times, but we are trusting God for His timing and wisdom for the various procedures. Jonah is now on the dialysis machine for 16 hours a day, instead of 24! We were told when he is on it for 14 hours a day and is stable, he will be able to go home. We will know more about this when the time comes and the decision about the tracheotomy is made. Once again, we are so grateful for so many comments of support and prayers from many people we know and many we don't know. You are all such an encouragement to our family! God Bless You!

No surgery today.

Scott texted me and said they won't give him the surgery today due to an infection. He is getting antibiotics and they are trying to figure out what's wrong and why. He is stable though, so keep him in your prayers for healing and continued wisdom for Scott and Amy regarding this whole procedure. God is still taking care of sweet Jonah. Thank you for your prayers for them.

tracheotomy on Friday

Scott and Amy have decided that Jonah will go ahead and have a tracheotomy this Friday. Please pray for this procedure to go well with no complications. This will allow Jonah to be free of the ventilator in his mouth and down his throat and we will see his sweet face. He will also be able to taste and start feeding through a bottle and will have more mobility. Scott and Amy will be able to hold him close to them. He has been gaining weight because he is getting more food through the tube to his intestines. It all sounds so complicated with so many different tubes and lines, but the good news is that he is doing ok and progressing. We are hopeful that this will be a good step in the right direction for him. He is 4 months old as of the 14th and we are so happy that he is here with us and growing. We look forward to what God has in store for little Jonah. Keep up your good work of prayers for Jonah, Scott and Amy.

Keep those prayers going

Scott said that Jonah's fever is gone and they haven't found evidence of an infection in his bloodstream from the culture. They won't be making a hasty decision regarding the tracheotomy. They plan on talking with Doctors next week and continuing to pray for wisdom, discernment and guidance for this decision. We all appreciate so much your comments and prayers of support.