Warriors,So, here goes on my knee surgery.

1. We went and saw the surgeon, who is terrific, and he did some new x-rays just to confirm what his eyes were seeing when he examined me. His eyes were accurate, I need a new knee. Going to be a full knee replacement. A week in the hospital, 4-6 weeks of crutches and rehab. Then a few more months of rehab to really get it to where it needs to be.

2. The doctor had a cancellation for next Monday and so we all got excited and began with the preparations (blood work, seeing another doctor, forms to fill out, rehab appointment, etc). In the midst of filling out one of the forms it was noticed that I take a small dose of aspirin each day. Boom, surgery canceled until August 25th, the next time slot the surgeon has open. I need 2-3 weeks for the aspirin to dissipate from my system before we can even think about surgery (the blood platelets are needed for clotting.)

3. So, that is where we stand at the moment. There is a slim possibility that another cancellation might happen around the third week and then I would be ready. If that happens I will let you all know.

4. Cathy will be coming down to join me in about 2-3 weeks. She will be seeing a doctor about her neck while here.On other fronts:

The Cattle camp team seems to be doing well. They had some rain, had the camp moved (w/o their knowledge), and have missed one of the key translators, but other than that seem to be doing OK. Continue to pray for them until Saturday, when they are scheduled to return to Rumbek (and take some showers). I’m sure we will have some great stories to share with you by next week!

There are a couple of young ladies, as well as the young couple we mentioned before, who are looking at assignments with our team. Please be in prayer for them these days as decisions are being made daily. We will give you more details as soon as we are able. Keri, Laurel, Michael and Rachael are their names.

To God be the glory,

mk