We have been in contact with the helicopter company that life-flighted Benaiah to the children's hospital. The bill that our insurance company hasn't paid was $38,319. We filed for financial aid with them quite a few months ago and have been waiting for quite a while to hear back from them. They reviewed our financial information and the $38,319 helicopter bill has been reduced to $19,000 if we pay it by October 26th. We have already received $6,000 towards this need! What a huge blessing! So we only now need $13,000! We know many of you already give every month and many more of you have already given towards this specifically. Please know that there is no pressure of any kind. We just want to let you know how you can contribute to this need if you feel led. We just heard from the helicopter company and have been working hard this past week figuring out a way to get this bill paid off in time. All contributions will be tax deductible. Checks can be made out to GSI with a note for "Benaiah's medical bills" and mailed to:
Global Serve International
2102 SW 47th Street
Cape Coral, FL 33914-6739
If you have any questions please feel free to email us. Also if you'd like to give but are concerned that the money won't arrive before October 26th, a pledged amount would help as well. Feel free to email us about that, too.
Thank you for remembering our family as we have worked through this these past few months. Even now we still find ourselves on the phone a lot with insurance companies and doctor's offices sorting through bills and it can be very draining. Ultimately, we are so encouraged by the truth that the One who called us to Asia and created our son holds our finances in His hands.
As we've told the story of Benaiah's heart condition multiple times in the past few months, we've said things like, "The Father is so good. He spared our son." "The Creator is so Faithful. All these details were perfectly orchestrated to save Benaiah's life." While those statements are true, we've recently realized that even if our precious son had died, our Maker would still be faithful and even good. His character is unchanging regardless of our circumstances. Of course we are infinitely thankful that He did spare Benaiah's life, but this year we're learning to see the Father for who He really is rather than who we think He should be. Our understanding of Him is growing and changing as His character traits intersect vividly with our daily lives.
Thanks for remembering our family these past few months. Praise be to Him who has heard our requests and is meeting our needs.