As some of you may know, we'd been waiting for about six months to hear when Tadeo was scheduled for surgery at Shriner's Children's Hospital in Sacramento, California. Finally, a few weeks ago we received the news. Kendra and Tadeo will be leaving CVE, Thursday of this week. They are scheduled to arrive in Sacramento on Friday, February 5th. Surgery is March 2nd, so the month of February they will just have a couple appointments and be waiting for the operation. The surgery will stabilize his hips to prevent them coming out of joint. They have not come out of joint in the past, but it is a common problem for patients with cerebral palsy and his left hip has begun to show signs of the possibility. They are expected to be in Sacramento for around four months, meaning they would arrive back in Magdalena in early June or maybe July.
Please be prayerful for Kendra and Tadeo. This will be a stretching adventure, maybe crazy at times, and certainly lonely at times. Please pray that it can be a time of growth for both of them spiritually, emotionally, mentally... and also that Tadeo's surgery would go well.
Please pray for Marce, Mani, and I who will be sharing the house here at CVE. Pray that we can grow as well and that God would bless our relationships. Please pray that each of us can be a light for Jesus every day.
Birthday and Farewell Parties
Tadeo will be turning eleven on February 10th, Mani turns six on February 27th, and Kendra's birthday is February 26th. Kendra and Tadeo will be gone for all those dates, so we decided to celebrate early. Friday night, we had a birthday party for the boys.
And Saturday night, we invited friends for a last evening together with Kendra. Then surprise, we turned it into a birthday party for her as well! :)
Thankful today for warm breezes, two converts announced for baptism at church (Praise God!), and the excitement of my siblings (Philip, Matthew, and Megan) arriving this coming Saturday with the Forrest work team. Please pray that we can have a blessed week together.
