Rise and shine early SaturdayRise and shine early Saturday morning, it's time to take Jason to his screening for Operation Smile! The car ride was a quiet one. We were all so excited, each of us in a prayerful state of what was to come.
Rise and shine early Saturday morning, it's time to take Jason to his screening for Operation Smile! The car ride was a quiet one. We were all so excited, each of us in a prayerful state of what was to come.
I think we all had a much smaller idea of
Operation Smile than we knew. By the time we arrived at 9:30 in the morning (screenings were from 8-5 only on Oct. 2) there were already 105 people ahead of us. We were enveloped by families each there with their own children that had the same severities as Jason. Some much more developed than others, either way, all sat with smiles on faces and hope in their eyes.
I'm not sure what the total number of families seen that day was, but a mere 2 hours of playing with Jason, talking to volunteers and an intense game of Phase 10 later Jason was back for his screening.
During his screening he had his own little photo shoot, checked out by a general doctor, an anesthesiologist, a dentist, a speech therapist and even looked at briefly by Robert Manzano. [Roberto Manzano is the President of Operation Smile and he was ecstatic that Jason had a fan club and even more excited that we were able to partner with OS. He was quick to tell us, "you keep bringing us your children and we'll keep fixing them." He was a genuine, sincere and kindhearted man with a life driven by change.]
After about half an hour Jason had made it through the rotation of all of the doctors and we were told that they had a hotline for us to call and find out if he would be one of the six chosen for surgery Monday. We found out about three hours after dropping Jason and his mom Jocelyn off that he was approved and would have surgery Monday, October 4th at 8am.
Monday mid-morning rolled around and we received a text that said Jason had a successful surgery and was in post-op shortly to be moved to recovery.
Rise and shine early Tuesday morning, we were headed to hang out with Jason and his parents for a bit at the Makati Hospital. As we drove up looking for a parking spot we see Jocelyn, Gilbert and Jason waiting outside. They had been released and were about to get a taxi. God's perfect timing allowed us to give Jocelyn and Jason a ride home and Gilbert, his Dad, the chance to go to work today. So instead of them having to pay for a taxi ride home, they were able to go with us. We took them to lunch and then proceeded to take them home to rest.
I am beyond joyful to report that Jason looks amazing. His perfect little lips are going to be even more beautiful and flawless once they are healed. He has a 3 week recovery period that will probably be painful for him, but it will mean a lifetime of freedoms he would have never had before.
The Liberators feel so privileged to carry out what Team Malachi started and are beyond grateful for the Lord's sovereignty in this circumstance. We know God has amazing things in store for this family as they are well loved by their community and Jason's story will be a driving force of change in their love for God and his deliverance. I can feel it in my bones.
Wednesday night, October 6th at 5pm we will be going to visit Jason's community to invite anyone who wants to join us to pray over his family and praise God for everything that He has done. While that would be early in the morning for most everyone back home (about 4am TX time) we would love it if you would join us in blanketing his family with prayers and praising God for who He is.
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Thank you so much to everyone who has been lifting Him up since you heard about it. I love that thousands of miles of distance can't separate us from being one body unified in our crying out to God. morning, it's time to Rise and shine early Saturday morning, it's time to take Jason to his screening for Operation Smile! The car ride was a quiet one. We were all so excited, each of us in a prayerful state of what was to come.
I think we all had a much smaller idea of Operation Smile than we knew. By the time we arrived at 9:30 in the morning (screenings were from 8-5 only on Oct. 2) there were already 105 people ahead of us. We were enveloped by families each there with their own children that had the same severities as Jason. Some much more developed than others, either way, all sat with smiles on faces and hope in their eyes.
I'm not sure what the total number of families seen that day was, but a mere 2 hours of playing with Jason, talking to volunteers and an intense game of Phase 10 later Jason was back for his screening. During his screening he had his own little photoshoot, checked out by a general doctor, an anesthesiologist, a dentist, a speech therapist and even looked at briefly by Robert Manzano. [Roberto Manzano is the President of Operation Smile and he was ecstatic that Jason had a fan club and even more excited that we were able to partner with OS. He was quick to tell us, "you keep bringing us your children and we'll keep fixing them." He was a genuine, sincere and kindhearted man with a life driven by change.]
After about half an hour Jason had made it through the rotation of all of the doctors and we were told that they had a hotline for us to call and find out if he would be one of the six chosen for surgery Monday. We found out about three hours after dropping Jason and his mom Jocelyn off that he was approved and would have surgery Monday, October 4th at 8am.
Monday mid-morning rolled around and we received a text that said Jason had a successful surgery and was in post-op shortly to be moved to recovery.
Rise and shine early Tuesday morning, we were headed to hang out with Jason and his parents for a bit at the Makati Hospital. As we drove up looking for a parking spot we see Jocelyn, Gilbert and Jason waiting outside. They had been released and were about to get a taxi. God's perfect timing allowed us to give Jocelyn and Jason a ride home and Gilbert, his Dad, the chance to go to work today. So instead of them having to pay for a taxi ride home, they were able to go with us. We took them to lunch and then proceeded to take them home to rest.
I am beyond joyful to report that Jason looks amazing. His perfect little lips are going to be even more beautiful and flawless once they are healed. He has a 3 week recovery period that will probably be painful for him, but it will mean a lifetime of freedoms he would have never had before.
The Liberators feel so privileged to carry out what Team Malachi started and are beyond grateful for the Lord's sovreignty in this circumstance. We know God has amazing things in store for this family as they are well loved by their community and Jason's story will be a driving force of change in their love for God and his deliverance. I can feel it in my bones.
Wednesday night, October 6th at 5pm we will be going to visit Jason's community to invite anyone who wants to join us to pray over his family and praise God for everything that He has done. While that would be early in the morning for most everyone back home (about 4am TX time) we would love it if you would join us in blanketing his family with prayers and praising God for who He is.
Thank you so much to everyone who has been lifting Him up since you heard about it. I love that thousands of miles of distance can't separate us from being one body unified in our crying out to God.Jason to his screening for Operation Smile! The car ride was a quiet one. We were all so excited, each of us in a prayerful state of what was to come.
I think we all had a much smaller idea of Operation Smile than we knew. By the time we arrived at 9:30 in the morning (screenings were from 8-5 only on Oct. 2) there were already 105 people ahead of us. We were enveloped by families each there with their own children that had the same severities as Jason. Some much more developed than others, either way, all sat with smiles on faces and hope in their eyes.
I'm not sure what the total number of families seen that day was, but a mere 2 hours of playing with Jason, talking to volunteers and an intense game of Phase 10 later Jason was back for his screening. During his screening he had his own little photoshoot, checked out by a general doctor, an anesthesiologist, a dentist, a speech therapist and even looked at briefly by Robert Manzano. [Roberto Manzano is the President of Operation Smile and he was ecstatic that Jason had a fan club and even more excited that we were able to partner with OS. He was quick to tell us, "you keep bringing us your children and we'll keep fixing them." He was a genuine, sincere and kindhearted man with a life driven by change.]
After about half an hour Jason had made it through the rotation of all of the doctors and we were told that they had a hotline for us to call and find out if he would be one of the six chosen for surgery Monday. We found out about three hours after dropping Jason and his mom Jocelyn off that he was approved and would have surgery Monday, October 4th at 8am.
Monday mid-morning rolled around and we received a text that said Jason had a successful surgery and was in post-op shortly to be moved to recovery.
Rise and shine early Tuesday morning, we were headed to hang out with Jason and his parents for a bit at the Makati Hospital. As we drove up looking for a parking spot we see Jocelyn, Gilbert and Jason waiting outside. They had been released and were about to get a taxi. God's perfect timing allowed us to give Jocelyn and Jason a ride home and Gilbert, his Dad, the chance to go to work today. So instead of them having to pay for a taxi ride home, they were able to go with us. We took them to lunch and then proceeded to take them home to rest.
I am beyond joyful to report that Jason looks amazing. His perfect little lips are going to be even more beautiful and flawless once they are healed. He has a 3 week recovery period that will probably be painful for him, but it will mean a lifetime of freedoms he would have never had before.
The Liberators feel so privileged to carry out what Team Malachi started and are beyond grateful for the Lord's sovreignty in this circumstance. We know God has amazing things in store for this family as they are well loved by their community and Jason's story will be a driving force of change in their love for God and his deliverance. I can feel it in my bones.
Wednesday night, October 6th at 5pm we will be going to visit Jason's community to invite anyone who wants to join us to pray over his family and praise God for everything that He has done. While that would be early in the morning for most everyone back home (about 4am TX time) we would love it if you would join us in blanketing his family with prayers and praising God for who He is.
Thank you so much to everyone who has been lifting Him up since you heard about it. I love that thousands of miles of distance can't separate us from being one body unified in our crying out to God.
