Long time coming…

This post is for those of you who dont see me in my every day life and may not know the latest happenings in the Greutman house.  We have waited to ‘go public’ with this because it has been a long, hard road.   Grab a seat, get some popcorn. This is gonna be a long one.

One year and some change ago, we were confronted with the reality that our son, Rowan, is quite different than other boys his age.   I am not going to drag out how we finally came to grips with this, but the fact is, a few months ago we realized our first born baby boy is on the autism spectrum. We don’t know quite where yet, as he hasn’t been officially diagnosed.  Now friends, please don’t start crying for us, unless it is in intercession for his healing!  We fully believe that God is going to bring about a miracle in Ro’s life, mind, body and spirit.

3 months ago, mid-february, we began biomedically treating him for autism.  Again, it’s a long story of how God confirmed that this was the way to go for us, but I promise you, God led us down this road and we are going all the way, baby! Rowan started with the gluten-free, casein-free diet, then went to the Specific Carbohydrate diet, and finally, we have settled on doing the Healing Diet, which is basically just eating all organic meat, veggies, fruit, nuts and seeds.  (The way we used to eat before all the processed food came along).  Many autistic children have issues with their guts and how their bodies process foods, toxins, etc, so we are addressing this first.  If you are wondering at all about what these diets actually do and how it helps, you can go to www.generationrescue.org or www.talkaboutcuringautism.org and read all about biomedical treatments.  We are absolutely pursuing therapies also, but as you can imagine, getting all of these ducks in a row takes time. And by the way, we’ve already seen some great changes since we started!

We do believe that, to some degree, Rowan’s vaccinations triggered his autism (not CAUSED, mind you, so dont go crazy on me here!). So at some point we will probably also detox him of all the heavy metals he incurred while having his vaccinations.  I understand that many of you might not agree with this stance, and that’s fine. I am asking that you not write to me and tell me you think I’m wrong I am not taking this lightly, of course, and have done many many hours, weeks and months of research to make these conclusions and take these steps that we are taking.

Most importantly, we are praying for Rowan non-stop, for a miraculous healing and restoring of what has been damaged.  I firmly believe that when the writers of the Bible called the Lord “Jehovah Rapha” ( i think thats how it is spelled), which means God Heals, they were telling the truth. In the book of Matthew, Jesus healed ALL of the sick who came to Him. And He never changes. He is always Jehovah Rapha.

So I write this blog entry in hopes that you’ll join us in prayer for our little boy. He can wake from this slumber and come out of this fog of autism, in Jesus’ name and for His glory only! Amen?

And lastly, there is another change, a big change, but not quite as dramatic as the first half of my blog. Today was Joel’s last day on staff at ZHOP.  We’re still here in Fort Mill being a part of the House of Prayer, but due to many factors, one being all of this stuff with Ro, we can no longer be dedicated to the hours at ZHOP.  Side note- if we haven’t already contacted you and if you’ve been funding us, I am very sorry and I tried to get in touch with all of you to let you know this ahead of time.   Ok, continuing- Joel is going to be working full-time as a self-employed web programmer in the area.  He has a few jobs lined up and will be staying with his current part-time employer who he has been doing work for already.  (go check out www.worshipplanning.com Some of that is Joel’s handy-work!)

Deep breath! That is our life right now. Thank you all for loving us and taking time to read this story.  From now on, I’ll be posting updates on how things are going with Rowan, and of course my other 2 beautiful children. By the way, Asher is doing great! He is talking up a storm with several new words every day (it seems!).  He is defintely the ham in the family and loves putting on comedy shows for people, and he’s only 2! Bella Rose is almost crawling, and we often get told that they’ve never seen a baby who smiles so much and so easily. She just loves people, and is clearly already an extrovert.   I am doing well, although a bit overwhelmed at times with all of the research i’ve been doing in regards to the biomedical stuff. I am so appreciative of my close friends and family who take the time to learn about this too.  Lauren, Liz, Laurel, Sooz and Ry, you have no idea how you’ve touched my heart by researching, listening to my rants, and bearing me and Joel up in love.

Love you all! Keep us in your prayers and I look forward to updating you on his progress. Blessings!

-Jenn

PS  If you plan on commenting, which i always love and encourage, please make sure you only say positive things! If you write something negative or discouraging, understand that it will be promptly deleted, and you will get a response from me asking you to please not do that again. Thanks.