Joey update!

Dear family and friends,
Thank you for your prayers for Joey! He had a detailed work-up at his eye doctor yesterday in preparation for his surgery, and amazingly-- it seems that his eyes will not need surgery! I don't fully understand all the details, but it's pretty exciting.

He had to stop wearing contacts for two weeks before the exam, because contacts apparently change the shape of the cornea, and the exam needs to be done without that influence. When his eyes were dilated yesterday during the extensive exam, his vision was close to 20/15... It seems that the muscles used for close-up vision (like reading) were over-developed due to the many hours per day he spent reading (especially while we lived in Abidjan) and in the 4 1/2 years he's been wearing his contacts, his eyes and brain have adapted to them. His doctor thinks that if he goes two more weeks with contacts or glasses, his vision will be 20/20 without them! We are so happy for him, and excited to see the Lord working this situation out in a way much different than we expected!

Please do continue to pray with him and with us that his vision will be fully restored, and his next appointment will reveal excellent results.

With thankfulness in Him,
Mary
for the Dakar Deckers