Weekend Update
Victor and I had an opportunity to sit down with Franklin, the man from La Canela. I was pleased that he had done the first study of Matthew. I gave him and Victor both a copy of The Purpose Driven Life. I am excited to see where that will lead them both. Plans are underway now for us to do the medical clinic and children and youth mini-camps. Tuesday night we will show a movie out there to kick things off. Please keep Franklin and this Tuesday in your prayers!
Tonight in El 7 (Seven) we will be showing a movie. Pray for Morena and her family, especially her 18 year old son, Jose. They seem to be God-seekers and I pray the inspirational, evangelistic message of tonights film will fire them up and help them become all God has intended them to be, leading others with them to know and serve the Lord.
We finally got the fill we needed to resume work on the church in Guayacanal. Hopefully by Tuesday we will have the floor in and the roof finished up. (We did some things provisionally to get it under roof when the LBC folks were here but we needed to put some additional tin up to keep the roof from leaking.) Once that is taken care of, we will get the electricity hooked up and have lights! Please continue to pray for our group out there. As is usually the case, their commitment level rises and falls. I have been impressed with the families of Manuel (the artist), Johnny and Victor. We have several others who are not quite as consistent and the willingness to sacrifice isn't quite there. Pray for these three couples, that they would mature in their faith and become spiritual leaders in their community.
We saw the surgeon yesterday who will operate on Mecho. Actually, he is one of three who will preform the surgery. He basically repeated what we knew- it is somewhat higher risk than usual because of her small veins but there really isn't an option. She told me herself she knew she had to go through with this because she jsut doesn't feel well and the least activity causes her discomfort. She is scheduled for surgery next Saturday but there is a chance that the patient on Wednesday won't be ready (she has an infection) so Mecho could get bumped up to her place. I pray she will so she and the rest of her family will have less time to think about what's coming! This surgery route has been more expensive. I paid the surgery fee yesterday ($6300) and they (Mecho's family) are going to have to cover the rest. They weren't prepared for this because we had all we needed in the other plan but I am confident they will find the resources they need to cover the additional costs. One thing that scares me: if there are any complications during or after the surgery, and additional equipment is needed or additional time in the clinic are required, they will not be covered in what we have paid. Pray for a smooth surgery!
