Emanuel Herrera was diagnosed with a serious kidney problem
when he was just a couple years old. In
December of 2005, the doctors at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) told
his parents that his kidneys would eventually fail but that they would give him
medicine that would postpone that failure as long as possible. Faced with this prognosis and the possibility
of a cure in Mexico , the
family moved back to their home in Oaxaca
in early 2006.
Emanuel showed good progress and about two years later his
father, Juan, told me that the doctors thought that he was cured. Emanuel had regular check-ups through the
years, but about a couple years ago he again started showing symptoms. His situation has gotten worse and this last
Monday the doctor told Emanuel’s mother Vicki that his kidneys were failing and
that there was nothing more he could do for Emanuel.
Vicki immediately called Juan, and Juan immediately called Jon,
and Jon immediately told Juan he needed to go back to Mexico
(immediately) and bring Emanuel back to OHSU. We bought Juan a plane ticket and he flew do Oaxaca on Tuesday. On Wednesday he visited the US consulate in Oaxaca and they promised to give him a
Passport for Emanuel Thursday morning at 9:00 am. Unfortunately, Juan was told that he would be
able to fly himself because his own Mexican passport had expired.
So… the plan is that on Friday Juan and Emanuel will fly to Tijuana , Mexico Oregon .
The Mexican passport is only needed to fly internationally. Juan’s permanent resident card is sufficient
for a boarder crossing.
Please pray for:
Emanuel’s
health
Peace
for the whole family, especially Juan and Vicki
No
problems getting the passport
Safe
travels all the way to Oregon .
If you would like to help with the
transportation expenses, you can send a donation to: ICDV, PO Box 240 , Jefferson , OR 97352
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