We would like to ask for your prayers for Patrick’s brother, Michael Carder.

Mike has been back in the hospital again since last week Friday. The doctors found that he had pneumonia. Now the question was – which kind? Today the pulmonary department performed a bronchoscopy of his lungs. No results yet. As they also checked his blood, they found that Mike has a fungal infection of the blood and the lungs. The markers in the blood point towards Mucor. Again, not confirmed yet. The transplant doctors, pulmonologist, infectious disease doctors and lead surgeon are all checking Mike out and are awaiting the test results. As of now, he will have to stay for the next two weeks here in the Stanford hospital. The antifungal medication that he gets is very potent and has to be monitored. Depending on what the outcome is, Mike will possibly have to have surgery on his lungs. That is the only way to eliminate the fungus.

We made it to California and had the 1st session with Patrick’s brother’s medical team at Stanford Cancer Center. We praise the Lord for such a great team! Patrick’s brother Mike Carder was diagnosed with Leukemia (AML), and he is in need of Patrick’s stem cells.

And, we thank the Lord that, while we were waiting in the lobby, there comes Patrick’s brother in a wheelchair, pushed by his wife Ursula!  We had a wonderful time catching up!  We were hoping & praying that we would be able to see Mike, even just through a glass window, but we were prepared if not…The Lord is so good!

So, Patrick will have the 1st of 4 injections starting on Oct, 16th, and then one everyday, until the collection of his stem cells on Oct. 20th.  They will then be transferred to his brother Mike on Oct, 22nd.  We will be in the hospital that day to pray for the procedure. Please pray with us!

We probably will not see Mike for a while, since he has to stay in the hospital for about a month…

We finally arrived in Kansas and are enjoying the wonderful fellowship with our Church family at Shawnee Bible Chapel.

The LORD has been in every detail of our journey, and we praise Him!

Please pray for Patrick’s brother Mike Carder, as he is battling leukemia, in locked down California.  We are not allowed to visit him, neither in the hospital nor at his home, due to his compromised immune system.  He is not a believer in the LORD Jesus Christ and we would appreciate your prayers for him.  We are also standing by to travel to California in a seconds notice, in case Patrick’s bone marrow is needed for transplant…

Also, please pray for our village and people back on Romblon Island PH, as everything is locked down again. Our friend Lani Mangaring is “watching” our house and is continuing the ministry, as we are on furlough.  The kid’s ministry had to be put on hold due to the renewed lock down. Our house is probably the safest place to be if there are new COVID cases in the area.

Patrick is working as hard as he can to finalize the quality assurance process of the Tagalog/ Filipino audio for the “King of Glory Movie” while here on furlough. Please continue to pray for this.

Lastly, please pray for safety as we will travel to other parts of the US to see family and to share our report of what the LORD is doing on Romblon.

We completed all of the medical check-ups, and we praise the LORD for good results!

After 4 weeks in our AirBnB, and many doctor’s appointments, many taxi rides, many lab works, an “Echo Stress Test, a “Doppler” Ultra sound scan, and the final consultation with our doctor, his words were “Patrick, your heart is strong & healthy”!

Again, praise the LORD!  We are so joyful!

The doctor was not happy with Patrick’s elevated blood pressure, and elevated heart rate, so he prescribed a “low dose” of a beta blocker to control both, and with success!  Both are almost back to normal ranges!

Patrick ran out of breath during the treadmill test, therefore the doctor did the “Doppler” scan, and the result is that Patrick’s lungs are ok, but he prescribed an inhaler to open them up. And it works well, and Patrick only takes it when he feels out of breath.

We are so thankful to the LORD, as He guided us through it all!

He took care of EVERY LITTLE DETAIL: like missing the boat to the mainland twice, so that we could have the lodging on a flexible, weekly renewal, and, finding this great doctor, and, many other “little” things!

Wow, we see His hand in all of it!  Again, Praise Him!

Now, we can move forward and are looking for a flight to the US, as a furlough is long overdue.

Please be joyful with us, and continue to pray for the LORD’S guidance!

We miss you all and hope to see you soon!

The LORD closed all doors in regards to our Manila travel plans last week, and we have deep peace about it! We praise the LORD for guiding & helping us through it all!

Proverbs 16:9  “A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.”

Starting next week, we will start inquiring again about a doctor’s appointment, the travel from here to the mainland, by boat and van, the hotel in Manila, and all the necessary procedures (travel approval, COVID tests for the hotel, etc.).  We are getting conflicting information about locked down areas & travel restrictions…Please pray for all of it…

Lastly, please pray for our health, as both of us have seasonal allergies (tree pollen), accompanied by vertigo & dizziness symptoms…this is only a problem when traveling by boat…