Elyse Design & Events

Our Elyse continues to inspire and move hearts. If you can think back to our journey with Elyse and the many bone marrow drives spearheaded by so many compassionate friends....Kayti Chung from Renewal Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia rallied 147 people to register as bone marrow donors. She is set to open "Elyse Design & Events," an event planning business along with a Cafe named in Elyse's honor. She started a blog to update everyone up to the grand opening event which we'll be attending on April 1st. www.elysede.blogspot.com Please check it out. This is what Kayti had to say on one of her posts,

"As we were shopping for furniture -- the first question they ask you is.. is this for your home? -- It gave an open invitation to talk about "Elyse: Design & Events".. Who is Elyse?

Some of you may remember.. Elyse Yu aka Baby Elyse. I "met" Elyse through a prayer request through FB -- being that she had my "baby name" -- I started to read the "Pray for Elyse" campaign. Something at the time.. struck me.. and urged me to do something. This "something" was a conviction and also guidance from Christ directing me to use my skills, networking, and heart to help Elyse.

Through Elyse's journey -- I was able to come closer with Christ.. and build a relationship with Him. She was my inspiration to do more than just simply .. do. Even though we never spoke.. holding her.. and seeing the strength in her eyes.. was enough taht she was truly a sweet child of God. And also even more.. the ongoing journey of Tim and Susan (Elyse's amazing parents) -- is truly a testimony of TRUST and FAITH in our Father.

There are specifics that I will be sharing at the GO Event.. so I wont here. :)"

Before Elyse was admitted for BMT, Kayti visited us at home. Kayti held her, played with her and even fed her cereal. Tim and I are so glad that we now have the opportunity to visit Kayti in her hometown.

Well, we'll be flying to Philly on Tuesday with Faith and Erin. We have no idea how they'll do on the flight but we're set to leave on Tuesday and will return on Friday. We're ready with snacks, DVD player, new toys (the dollar store is our best friend for trips like this), books, and lollipops. We'll pull out a surprise perhaps every 1/2 hour as needed hopefully before a tantrum sets in. I'm expecting some level of cabin fever for the girls but I'm hoping that it won't be too bad being prepared for the worst. We're hoping that the stopovers on both flights will help also.

We'll take lots of pictures and will post them asap.

We're asking for your prayers for a safe trip to Philly and back to CA.