Appendicitis?

So Thursday we slept in with the intentions of getting up and spending time with the Canadians. We were so exhausted we slept later than expected and went and had lunch at the Mexican restaurant with the Canadians, then we went to the surf shop before heading back to the orphanage.
Heather, one of the Canadian ladies that I got close to and now consider family, and I had a long talk. I needed an outside perspective and it was really good to have someone who was older than me to listen and give advice and wisdom.
Then I went to be a house mom but Gladys, Antonia, and Paula were all in there and the kids were doing homework so I was really no help. Since it was the Canadians last night I wanted to spend time with them so I got off at 5 to go and have lunch with them.
But the unexpected happened.
I knocked on the door to my house because Heather had my keys and I hear these horrible sounds coming from the house. And I am like, what is going on. And Heather appears in view and is bending over and moaning and saying, I am in pain, I am in pain. And I was like, open the door so I can help you.
I went and got help because she was in severe and serious pain and the ladies thought it was appendicitis. The nearest hospital being just about 2 hours away, Fred, Heather, Kat and I head to Trujillo at 6 p.m.
Heather is is excruciating pain and it was so hard to listen too because there was nothing I could do to ease the pain. I just kept praying and trusting that it was in God's hands even though it was so ridiculous in my mind that this was happening.
I mean Heather has not even been in Peru for 2 weeks.
So anyway we get to the hospital and they do a sonogram and take blood and a pee test to rule out any infections and they find a small kidney stone in her kidney and believe she has appendicitis. So she sat in pain at the hospital for HOURS. It was ridiculous. And I was getting angry. At 12:15 in the morning she went into surgery to have her appendix removed and it was a real test of the Lord for Heather. She is a nurse in the US and so she was really freaking out about being in a foreign country. In the end, the Lord gave her peace and she really trusted God to take care of her.
The system is all messed up though. We had to buy all the supplies for the bedroom and for the operation. And of course the antibiotics and medicines and the doctors fees and normally Peru is cheaper health care but not so much here. Please be praying for God's financial provision because only God can make a way where there seems to be no way and this is definitely one of those times.
She came out of surgery around 2:30 and I stayed up with her until 4:30 and then slept a little for 3 hours. Then we were up most of the day moving about. I mean Heather wasn't moving about at first but gradually. As they were trying to charge us more and more fees we decided it best to check out of the hospital.
Maribel brought us clothes and belongings from the house with the help of Kevin and Christina, thanks to all of them. And then Brian and Frank came to visit Heather and brought her flowers and it was good to have company to keep Heather distracted from the pain she was in. And then Maggie, one of the translators for the Canada team came and talked with her for a little while.
Tomorrow will be a long day. Taking care of Heather and possibly going back to Trujillo to pay off the rest of the bill.
Thank God that His grace is sufficient and that His mercies are new every morning. He is a faithful God and I trust in His healing power, His strength and provision and that He is my strong tower and that He is Heather's healer.
Amen and Amen.
We were both pretty devastated that we did not get to say goodbye to the Canadians. We got really close to several of them, felt the love from all of them, and loved our group that we were a part of.
We came home tonight and some of them had cleaned our house for us and had left gifts for us.
What blessings they were. I have more to write about them. For another time when I am less tired.