Doctor's Appointment Update, Prayer Requests, & Other Stuff

I had my now bi-weekly regular doctor's appointment this morning, and all is well. I did get very nicely chastised for forgetting to put on sunscreen when I had the yard sale this weekend. My arms got a bit toasted, to say the least. Other than that, though, everything is looking good. I go back 2 weeks from today.

Blogging has been slow lately. I'm still playing catch-up from the yard sale week, and we have Revival services next week. I should have some good blog pictures, soon, though. Our China travel buddy, Kim, is in Orlando with her 2 youngest kids, Jaiden and Jared, and we will get to see them on Friday for the first time since we left Guangzhou, China, in Sept. 2006. We are really looking forward to that.

A couple of prayer requests--

A little girl named Tong Min Yun, also from Tonggu like Mary Joyce, was scheduled to be adopted by a Canadian family. When the parents arrived, they found out that Min Yun had been badly burned in an accident at her foster home, so she was unavailable for adoption. The adoptive parents, and I'm sure the foster parents, are devastated by the situation. The little girl is receiving medical care, and the Tonggu Yahoo group is doing what they can to help with the child's medical bills. The adoptive family did receive a referral for another child, but this is still a very tough thing for all of them to go through. Pray for Min Yun, the adoptive family, their new daughter, and the foster family.

Also, a friend of mine who attended the same school as I did from grades K-12 and is only a year older than I am has had a stroke and is hospitalized in Louisiana. He is married and has 2 young sons. Please keep this family in your prayers, as well.