Isaac is Home!
As for me I shall sing of Thy strength;
Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Thy lovingkindness in the morning.
For Thou hast been my stronghold
And a refuge in the day of my distress.
Psalm 59:16
Isaac is home!
He was discharged for the hospital Tuesday following an MRI "just to be certain". The doctors are satisfied that nothing of a neurological nature is causing his symptoms. The consensus points to a diagnosis of pseudo-seizures which can be triggered by many circumstancial stressors and manifested through acute physical symptoms. The physical symptoms, in turn, exacerbate the condition and often present as epilepsy-related. We are learning more about both the cause and effect of these episodes and Isaac is gaining insight into managing them and warding them off in the future.
We, as a family, thank you for your prayers. We cannot wrap words around the tangible peace we have experienced through your intercession. Our God is bigger because of where we have journeyed. We have seen an amazing swirl of the outpouring of His grace through the Body around the world. We are certain that our perception is quite limited compared to His and the far-reaching effects of His purposes!
We are so grateful to God for the way He has literally carried us. "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you," from Isaiah 43 is what we held onto when we felt like we were drowning in a sea of unknowns. "As you walk through the fire you will not be scorched, nor will the flames burn you," is a promise we claimed when things felt pretty hot.
In closing, let me share about our exit conference with the doctor. He told Dennis and me , in Isaac's presence, that Isaac had shared with him yesterday, the reason for his trip to Paraguay and about his faith. Turning to Dennis and me, he asked if we shared the same beliefs. When we confirmed that we were coming from the same place, the doctor then asked if he, a fellow-man-of -faith, might ask Dennis to pray in closing. "Oh, you're a Believer?" I asked, to which he replied, "Just a humble servant of the Lord." Because of the physician's foreign name and ethnic background, I felt it important to know to what God we were praying. "Jesus Christ?" I asked. "Absolutely!" was his response! We bowed our heads, held hands in a circle and prayed to our God Who is able......Who is able to do exceeding, abundantly beyond!
Monica for the Scheidt family
"The Lord has done great things for us and we are glad!"
Psalm 126:3
