The results are in!

 Well, one of my biggest prayers from the testing last week was that there would be conclusive results so we would know what we're dealing with. We got a little bit of a mixed bag of results, but there was 1 for sure finding: there is a blockage of some kind. 

The next step is a scope in June. Thankfully he'll be under general anesthesia for that. What happens immediately after that depends on what they do or do not see on that scope. A repair surgery is possible, but there are also a couple other options on the table. We just won't know for sure until they're in there. 

Big picture: Judah's left kidney currently functions at 23%, with the duplicated right side functioning at the remaining 77%. The blockage is effecting his right side, and could ultimately impact its ability to function as well as it is. So, the priority is to do whatever we can to protect that right side so it can remain as healthy as possible. 

As you pray for upcoming "nexts", keep this big picture in mind, and pray for wisdom and discernment for Jared and I as we make decisions. Also, pray that the dr. will see a clear obstruction with the scope on the 14th. This would change what happens next and actually simplify things for Judah. That being said, you can also pray that God would simply have His way, and that we would trust Him to walk with us regardless of the scope findings. 

Thank you all so much for praying with us for Judah, and for praying for us! I believe that your prayers for Jared and I last week had so much to do with our ability to remain calm and experience peace. And that, of course, translated directly to Jude. 

My natural reaction is to want to run in the opposite direction and protect Judah from anything and everything that will hurt. But God is faithful to remind me that it's in the midst of what hurts that we experience moments of deepest imtimacy with Him. And those are the moments that I crave. It's an uncomfortable tension to live with, this desire to run but to also experience more of Jesus. The challenge is to lean into what is hard and just trust Jesus. So, here we go, pressing on to the "nexts"!