Josiah Emergency - Sunday August 2nd

Hi Everyone

This is the hardest thing a father must write:

Last night, Josiah had an unknown medical emergency that took him into cardiac arrest. He was not breathing nor had a pulse for 10 minutes before paramedics were able to resusitate him with CPR, paddles, and meds.

Josiah is now at BCCH and is unresponsive. Over the next hour or so we are going to watch his vitals to see how he responds coming off the sedatives. It is most likely that his mind and body were damaged beyond repair during his episode.

Marie need God's wisdom, strength, and love as we care and make decisions for our precious Josiah today. Please pray that the doctors will give us sound counsel and take good care our boy. Please pray that God would reveal his plan for Josiah: that Josiah will be responsive and demonstrate mental capacities, or that God is waiting for Josiah to join him heaven.

This the hardest day of being a parent, a human being. And it may be followed by more harder days.

We follow a good God who is loving, powerful, and sees the world in a way we can't. We have the hope of heaven, the promise of reunion with Jesus and all those who loved him. Marie and I don't want to say good-bye to Josiah, to live our lives with his echos and memories, but we will follow our God.

Thank you for your prayers.
- Andrew, Marie & Josiah