PLEASE PRAY!

When we went to get Rebekah from her crib this morning Drew realized that her g-tube had come out of her stomach overnight. It is held in place by a small, water-filled balloon on the inside of her stomach, and apparently that burst at some point overnight. I have tried to insert her replacement tube, and the stoma (opening in her stomach) is closed up too much for me to get it in. We are heading to her surgeon's office to attempt to replace the g-tube. Leaving it out at this point is not an option. Rebekah is almost completely dependent on that tube for nutrition. If it cannot be replaced in the surgeon's office, it will need to be surgically replaced. Please pray that they can get this tube back in.

Also, please remember to pray for Lukas and his family this morning as he will be in surgery most of the day.

Nancy

Pray for Lukas

Please keep our heart buddy, Lukas, and his family in your prayers. Lukas was born a couple of weeks ago with Truncus Arteriosus, like Rebekah. He was doing so well in the first few days that the doctors were discussing sending him home to grow a little before his Truncus repair surgery. However, in the last few days, Lukas has really been struggling to the point that he needed to be sedated and is on the ventilator to keep his body as relaxed as possible. With all that said, the doctors decided that he needs surgery soon, and have scheduled him for surgery tomorrow. I know their family would greatly appreciate your prayers tomorrow. I will try to update sometime tomorrow as I hear how things are going.

Also, Rachel is much more stable than she was a few weeks ago. She is still in the hospital, but the medications she is on seem to be helping her heart work more efficiently. Rachel is listed as 1A status on the transplant list, so when a heart becomes available, she will be one of the first in line to see if she is a match. Please pray for Rachel and her family. It is not an easy thing to know that someone else has to lose a loved one in order to save your child.

Rebekah is doing well, and we celebrated her birthday a little early when grandparents were in town yesterday. I am still sorting and editing pictures, but hopefully will have birthday pictures posted soon. There are some cute ones! :)

Nancy

The Scoop

Thank you to everyone who came out to Lil' Rebel for the cruise-in tonight. Even though it was postponed, we had a great time visiting over dinner with many of our friends.

We were asked several times how the cruise-in works, and how come it was postponed. I really had no idea, but Drew asked some questions and now I can give you an answer! :)

One of my favorite pictures of Rebekah. So sweet!

Each of the entrants of the cruise-in (the people who enter a car, truck, bike, etc.) will have a bucket to collect tickets. People come and purchase tickets to put in the bucket(s) of their favorite vehicle(s). The buckets with the most tickets will be declared the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, respectively. The top three winners will each receive a large (and I do mean LARGE) trophy stating 1st, 2nd or 3rd place and the words "In honor of Rebekah Grace Ellis." The trophies are a beautiful pink/purple shimmery color in honor of Rebekah. The money that is collected from the sale of the tickets will then be given to Rebekah to use for medical expenses or other expenses related to her care.

Pretty bracelet and painted toes!

So, with that explanation, it made sense for them to postpone the cruise-in. Helen (one of the owners) wanted to raise as much as possible for Rebekah. With the threat of severe weather, she had several entries cancel, and she knew that many others would not come. So she decided to postpone to a later date and hopefully better weather.

L to R: Justin, Caleb, Aaron, Zachary

and of course, Rebekah!

We hope that many of you will be able to come to the cruise-in rescheduled for August 20. I'm excited about seeing the old cars, and we enjoyed the few that did brave the weather to come out tonight. The food was good, the fellowship was great, and we had a wonderful time. Thanks again to all who came out tonight!

Nancy

P.S. The pictures were done a couple of months ago by a good friend of ours. Her website is http://www.mazzaferrophotography.com/. If you look closely, you will find pictures of Rebekah and Caleb in her galleries. :)

Cruise-In Postponed

We just found out about 10 minutes ago that tonight's cruise-in benefit for Rebekah has been postponed due to the threat of severe weather. The next date that it could be scheduled for is August 20. So, mark your calendars and we hope to see you in August!

Cruise-In!!

We have been so blessed by wonderful friends who approached us about putting together a benefit for Rebekah Grace. So, we are happy to invite you all to the Lil' Rebel on

June 18, beginning at 5:00, for a Cruise-In benefit!

Rebekah will be there from 5:00 until she is too tired to party!

Rebekah is whipping up something good in her kitchen!

Bekah and her baby. I just love how girly she looks. :)

My toybox makes a great little place to play!

Feeding the baby again. Isn't she cute??!

We hope to see lots of you at the cruise-in.

We are excited about a night of fun, fellowship and good food!!