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Hey everyone! We just want to say that we were overwhelmed with all the messages, love and prayers that were sent our way over these past few weeks! We are SO blessed to have amazing friends and family that truly care! So thank you!!

Well…today is a milestone in Kyle’s treatment! He is HALFWAY DONE!! 15 down…15 to go! We have been here for almost three weeks already and the time is actually flying by. The kids are enjoying themselves here. Cohen told us yesterday that he likes living in Houston Texas. He says he misses his bike, but likes the big pool here. No joke, he has developed an American accent!  Shaelynn is too young to understand why we are here, but she LOVES daddy’s doctors’ appointments! She knows that going to the appointments means playing in the giant toy room and said today, “daddy..don’t come back for a long time okay?” We are having fun watching Bennett grow and develop. He just turned 9 months and is turning into quite the stinker! He is into EVERYTHING and thinks he is bigger than what he is! He tries to keep up with his brother and sister which results in a lot of bruises!! He is starting to stand on his own and we don’t think it will be long before he is walking!

We enjoyed having my sister here for a couple days! She spoiled us all with cooking, babysitting and playing with the kiddos. It was a short, but sweet visit! Thanks for coming Nanny Tika!! We also really enjoyed having Kyle’s parents visit us for a few days! The kids had a blast with their Grandma and Papa! We enjoyed celebrating Papa’s birthday together by going for a swim, eating cake, go-karting and mini golfing! Cohen thinks his Papa is the funniest guy on the planet and we all get a kick at how hard Cohen laughs at Ron! Thank you SO much Ron & Frieda for all you do for us!!

This past weekend, we got the opportunity to visit Kyle’s sister and her family in Dalhart, Texas. We went with Kyle’s parents and we all had a BLAST! It was so nice to get away for the weekend and to visit all the crazy Vyns! :) We shared a lot of laughs and the kids LOVED playing with their cousins. We had a great surprise when Kyle’s brother Mark and wife Sera flew in from BC without us knowing.  It was awesome to spend time with family! Thank you Sarah and Justin for having us all! Kyle got the opportunity to speak at Justin and Sarah’s church and just share what God has been doing in our lives over the past five years. We then had people pray over us and we got to pray over others! We saw many healed and delivered!! To God be the glory!!! Thank you People’s Church for having us and supporting us through prayer! It is just SO amazing to be part of the family of Christ! I had one special man say to me, “Hi Lindsay. You don’t know me, but we are good friends…we’ve been praying for y’all for a while now!” I love it!!

We got home from the Vyn’s Monday afternoon and Kyle had treatment Monday night. After a spirit filled weekend, we felt pumped and full of joy. But Monday night and into Tuesday, Kyle started having pain in his head and pressure like he has never felt before. We couldn’t believe how quickly the devil started bringing us down…he must have really not liked all that went on throughout the weekend! We rebuked him and the pain, had family pray and contacted the doctor. She decided to put Kyle on a low dose steroid to reduce any swelling the radiation was causing. We prayed over the medication and when Kyle woke up this morning, he felt AMAZING! He woke me up and said,” Lindsay my head has never felt so good! I never realized that I have lived with constant mild headaches. I must have just gotten used to it. I didn’t even know what it felt like to be pain free.” Praise the Lord!!! Another thing we are pretty excited about is that Kyle has gained 5 pounds since being here. The doctors told us that weight loss can be a side effect of radiation because you can lose your appetite, but that isn’t happening! We are believing that Kyle is a miracle and will come home stronger and healthier by God’s grace!

Please pray that Kyle’s head pain and swelling stay away!

Today we are reflecting and meditating on this verse from Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Blessings and love to you all!

The DeKonings