We are now in hot Dallas, Texas. We flew here last week to fit in a good 2-week visit with family once we had some dates set for medical procedures in FL.
Early last week, we saw a specialist in Gainesville, FL, who did some more testing on Chad, and as a result we were able to schedule the following dates with him:
We fly back to Orlando on Tuesday (August 4th). Then the next day (5th), we go up to Gainesville for a procedure called a nerve block, involving an injection of steroids into a nerve which may be stuck in a cycle of firing and may be responsible for causing all the pain. If this works, it will bring Chad some temporary relief (anywhere from several hours to several days of relief), and will then tell our doctor that we are on the right track to proceed with a surgery on Aug. 24th. This surgery uses cutting-edge robotic technology, and would microdissect and cauterize a specific nerve or nerves. If all goes well with this surgery and it resolves the pain problem, Chad would need several weeks of recovery. And then in about a month, the doctor could see him again and clear us for return to PNG. This would put our return at around the end of September.
So we would like to both thank you deeply for praying and continue to ask for your prayers in these times.
Also be in prayer for our partners these days. The Williamson family are still ministering in the village alone, and will be looking forward to the return of the Knapps the first week of August. As if that last week before leaving the USA wasn’t hectic enough for us missionaries, the Knapps have had a little extra stress recently, with their youngest son Malachi Knapp (5 yrs old) visiting the ER with a kidney stone! So we know that Malachi and the whole Knapp family could use some extra prayer from us, too.
Still In God’s Loving Hands,
Chad, Janeene, Elijah & Zekey
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