July 31, 2009 - What an amazing week!

Hello. What a week! You know . . . when God takes the reins . . . you better hold on tight! This week has been a total roller coaster of emotions and blessings. Some of the highlights are: - A family in Charlotte offered to let us stay in their beautiful home at no cost through the 21st of August. WOW! - We spoke with several people from the Charlotte area who are now praying for us. - We have seen an outpouring of love and support from people we know, people we do not know, and people we will be meeting in Charlotte. It is so good to see that there are still so many wonderful and loving people around! - The doctor's office indicated that they will only charge $100 per treatment opposed to $125 which saves us $1,000! - We also have had many people offer to bring meals to the family or who are sponsoring fundraisers to help cover medical expenses. - Many people have shared stories with us about how they or someone they know has had success with HBOT. Each reason for treatment was different (wound care, diabetes, etc.) but it was good to hear no harm was done and that they experienced success. - We also had a family offer their rental home less than 10 minutes from the center to us at no cost! We can stay there the entire time of our visit and there is plenty of room for the family when they come to visit. This will save us $2,000! You can see that this has been a week like no other! We have had family and friends step up to help take care of the children while Erik and nurse head to Charlotte Thursday - August 6th to get things settled. Erik's consultation is on Friday - August 7th and his first treatment will be Monday August 10th. We are so excited about the trip and feel we can't get there fast enough! Please continue to lift us in prayer through our return from Charlotte. Love in Christ, Erik's Family We were recently informed that Northwest Community Church has agreed to collect donations to help cover medical expenses for this trip. Please use the mailing address below: NWCC Benevolence Fund For: Erik Medlin 7712 Carpenter Fire Station Road Cary, North Carolina 27519