Homeward Bound...

Sorry for the delay in the posting. We've had a whirlwind couple of weeks. Back on June 4th we moved into our "new" home. It was a good move and we're very grateful for all the help we had.

The following week Joy came down with a "slew" of amoebas which wrecked havoc on her -- even to today. She felt awful. We had a very difficult time locating the medicine Joy's OB prescribed for her. Eventually it was found and Joy did start the recovery. Until...

Tuesday, 15 June, Joy was hospitalized with a hemorrhage and clot near the baby. Later we found out that the clot pretty much saved the baby. The Doctor originally said she'd be in the hospital for three days and then bed rest for likely four to five weeks.

Friday, instead of getting on a plane to return to the USA, Joy was having another ultrasound to see if there was any change in the clot. One of our CAG friends, who is a mid-wife, had come to visit and helped to explain the drawing our doctor had left. She thought, however, Joy might be on bed rest for ten to fifteen weeks. None of us was prepared for how God was about to work.

Friday morning the ultrasound showed nothing. No blood. No clot. Nothing -- except a healthy baby. Both the doctor and the sonographer had no idea where the blood and clot went.

A follow up ultrasound on Tuesday showed the same results. At that time we received clearance for Joy to fly (w00t)!

We have tickets for Tuesday which will land us in Boston at 1am Wednesday morning. We will return to Guatemala on Monday, 2 August.

We look forward to seeing all of you next week.

In Christ,

-knme