Samuel

Cold and flu season has come early to the Lakatos household, unfortunately. Lisa and Hannah are doing well after a couple of rough days. Samuel, on the other hand has a longer recovery period ahead, as he was diagnosed with pneumonia on Sunday (Sept. 13). He was happy and healthy and playing with friends at a birthday party Friday night through Saturday morning and then began to rapidly become sicker and sicker late Saturday evening. We were deeply concerned as we decided Sunday morning that he needed to go to the emergency room at our local hospital!
He is feeling pretty good now, and we praise the Lord for that. The roughest part on Samuel is that he has to go the next week with "no physical activity": try telling that to a 9 year old boy! He is especially sad that he is still considered contagious and can't play with his cousins who recently moved here, nor with his friends.
Through it all, we have been given the opportunity to learn to trust the Lord with our most precious gifts (our children), to surrender control to Him, to learn new medical skills, to gain patience and to bond as as family since some of us are not able to interact with the "outside world" for a while.
Thank you so much for partnering with us in this faith ministry. We really do appreciate your prayers! As you pray for us this week, please remember the following before the Lord:
1. Praise the Lord that Samuel is recovering without a need for hospitalization! Praise the Lord that He led us (Nick and Lisa) to do what was needed before the situation became worse.
2. Please pray for full recovery for Samuel and for the health of our whole family.
3. Thank the Lord that Nick had a wonderful time at the EC World Fest at Lakeside Church last weekend, even though his family was at home and unwell. It is so awesome to surrender our cares to Him!
4. Nick will be at Wayside Community Church, Grove City, PA on Sept. 20th. Please pray for the Lord to meet with everyone in the worship service and for Him to equip us all for service.
5. Please pray our remaining funds will be faith promised by the end of November so we can make plans for language school in Costa Rica in January.

Again, thank you for praying!