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Friday Funding Update:

December 15, 2016

My last post "What A Day" has now turned into "What A Week!" We have had a gastro appointment, dentist appointment, pre-op appointment, eye-doctor appointment, and a waiver review meeting all this week! AND I completed all of the preparations for our waiver home modifications request. It is right at 30 typed pages long! Please pray that we receive approval! This petition is for additional modifications to the therapy room we raised funds for in Phase 1 of our fundraiser (see "The Project" tab). These are safety measures we are petitioning for primarily to protect Josiah when he is having periods of extreme self-injury. For example, shatterproof windows (he has put his head through five windows to date), padding on the walls (he has put his head through our sheet-rock several times), and padding on the floors (to protect the back of his head when he beats it against the floor). These modifications are very expensive so getting waiver approval for these safety modifications would be a HUGE blessing! We should know their decision by the first or second week in January. Thanks for praying! 

There is nothing like the smell of your
brother's head in the morning!

Josiah is slowly improving in terms of his GERD. We are so thankful! Please continue to pray for him. Josiah is non-verbal, but he often screams in excitement. His throat clearing (due to the reflux) has been so hard that his screams are very horse and, at times, can barely be heard. We are treating him with a reflux medication and a medication that coats the throat and heals any sores caused by the GERD.   

Drum Roll......... $25,272.02!!!! 

In two and a half months, we have raised over $25,000!! AMAZING!!!! We continue to be blown away by the generosity of everyone who has given or raised funds for our boy! Thank you doesn't come close to conveying our gratitude sufficiently!

We have a couple of big reminders for today!

Please consider visiting the Norwex fundraiser page that our friend Darla set up for Josiah. She has graciously extended this fundraiser through December 31st, and she is donating her entire 40% commission to Josiah's fund. Norwex has so many wonderful and natural products to offer! Thank you Darla for your loving support! http://darlah.norwex.biz/en_US/customer/party/1858224. 

HUGE REMINDER FOR TODAY!!!

My sister-in-law Alisha is hosting her Holiday Vendor Event for Josiah TODAY Friday, December 16th from 5:30-8:30pm at the Diamond Oils Training Center (120 W Main St. Gibsonville, NC 27349). This event will have over 11 vendors from all across North Carolina. A few of the vendors are doTERRA, Thirty One, 4 different LuLaRoe Ladies, Mary Kay, Fosnet Security, Lila Rose, Premier Jewelry, Pampered Chef, Annie's Knit Hats and several local crafters. Each vendor will have a item to give away at the in house drawing at 5:30pm. Please make plans to join them right at 5:30pm so you can be entered to win. They will be doing an ON TIME drawing at 6:00pm, and there will be donation jars all around the center for Josiah. Alisha is also raffling off this gun!!! It is an amazing prize! Raffle tickets are $20 each! You can purchase tickets via PayPal, and you do not have to be present for the raffle. So out of town folks should feel free to participate. We have more raffle tickets available for purchase so don't hesitate to contact us today for yours! This event is open to everyone so please spread the word and invite your Facebook friends and family. For any questions or to buy a raffle ticket please contact Alisha at 336-516-0007. We are praying that God will provide a lot of funding through this event! Please pray with us and join us today if at all possible! You can see the event on Facebook by following this link: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/669666283204260/?ti=icl 

This week has not only been very busy, but its been filled with its fair share of sadness as well. Mrs. Laura Racke and Mr. Gerald Counts are two precious people who I have had the privilege of knowing and attending church with at Beacon Baptist my entire life. Both of these sweet saints went home to be with the Lord this week. God used Mrs. Racke in my life as a shining example of a faithful and unconditionally loving wife. He used "Uncle" Gerald to teach me lessons about loving others and the joy that comes from sharing the hope we have in Jesus particularly with hurting people. I will miss them both greatly. Heaven grows sweeter. Until that day....

Thank you to everyone who is supporting us in this long season of need. Thank you to those who continue to pray for us, and who realize that this difficult road we are walking will not end until Heaven. God is faithful, and we so appreciate your loving support and prayers!

Because of His GREAT grace,

Christy