Thursday, May 03, 2007

GRRRR....

The only thing more plentiful around here than corn tortillas is excuses. We still don't have internet service, despite being told that a service tech will be at the house "maƱana" every day for the past three days.

Maybe today. Yeah, right.

Anyway, in good news, John Hull, pastor at The Woodlands United Methodist Church, arrived safely last night. He's here for two days to arrange things for the summer work teams to do. We've really enjoyed our visit with him so far. It'll be great to have an experienced missionary and team leader with us most of the summer!

Heidi is back at the Hospital Buen Samaritano (on her day off) to check on a patient and advise her of her options - she has newly discovered cancer. We are SO fortunate in the United States to have all the options we have. There is no reason for this woman to die, but she very likely will.

We also got some distressing news yesterday. The little baby we took to the city for an evaluation of her heart defect will not receive the surgeries she needs to save her life. Her father is afraid that she'll die in surgery and is refusing to give consent. This is at least the third time he's refused treatment for her. At this point, our hands are tied. Please pray for her and her family.

Also please pray that we get our internet back before our computers die of old age....

4 comments:

Adrienne Orris said...

I feel the frustration.... remember that in Guatemala, everyone exists on a different time scale and it's not the American one:) Just one of the thousands things that you learn. The good news is that the power is so much more consistent than not too long ago! Hope all is well.

Anonymous said...

We share your frustration!! It feels very disconnected for us as well. We miss your frequent blog updates.

Our prayers continue for your patients and patience.

Love, Mom

Anonymous said...

Have you decided where you are going on your next "visa renewal" trip? I bet a few days in a resort in Costa Rica is sounding pretty good right about now. I find it somewhat humorous that the federales let you gringos on Tourist Visas operate on people!

Anonymous said...

Hi guys!
Hang in there! We are missing your frequent blog updates but know we are still here and are praying for you even when the internet is not working
Take care!
Deb Sweet