Two Down, One to Go

Yes, two of us are in Guatemala with one soon to be on the way.

Heidi and Isaac flew down this morning and are currently in the Hotel Lazos Fuertes in Antigua awaiting the arrival of 13 cleft palate kids on Saturday. Matt is still in Houston working out some last minute details for the drive down, leaving on Sunday.

Thanks to the generosity of many people and the hard work of our support group and our families, Matt and John Villanueva will be driving our new (to us) 4Runner down through Mexico this coming week. Again, please help us with lots of prayer coverage. Matt will need coverage for a smooth trip. Heidi will need coverage during her week as a "single mom". There really is a reason why God's design has two parents.

This coming year has some very exciting things shaping up already. We have several visitors planned, some med students, a resident, and at least one medical team. We'll likely need at least one trip back to the US in the next few months for some business items. And we ask you to continue to pray for wisdom and clarity on some other things we're working on. As the picture starts to focus a little, we'll share some more. But for the moment, please just pray for wisdom and clarity. Our position is that we'll do whatever God wants us to do, we just need to know what that is!

The last month has been been mostly about us. That's what vacations are all about. But now the focus rotates back to our patients. Thirteen families are coming down to Antigua this week for cleft lip and palate surgeries and one or two ear reconstructions. Please pray for these families, that their anxieties may be alleviated and that their kids' surgeries go smoothly, successfully, and without complication.