Prayer for Upcoming Test

Normally we would put something like this in our newsletter but we aren't sending out another newsletter until January and we need some prayer warriors in December. For a long time now Larry has suffered from "intestinal issues". That's a nice way of saying it! He has seen 3 doctors for this problem. The first really didn't say much except change your diet, the second told him to eat more fiber, the third diagnosed him with IBS. Through some friends here in Little Rock we found another highly respected doctor so Larry decided to give it one more shot. This doctor sent him to a gastro enterologist. On December 10th Larry will be scoped, from the mouth, which Larry seems relieved for :), and this doctor seems to be rather suspicious of Celiac Disease. Larry has almost every symptom and to top it off it is hereditary and Evan has symptoms of it as well. Here is a definition of celiac disease:

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins, and lip balms.

We should know more in December and if for some reason he does not have celiac his doctor is going to test him for food allergies and intolerance. Our main prayer is that we would finally have some answers for Larry and Evan. If they are diagnosed with Celiac disease we will need some serious prayer for the significant diet changes that will need to be made, but we'll deal with that when it comes!

We will keep you updated. Thank you in advance for your prayers!