Prayer requests and a quick update . . .

Remember Dave and Rebekah who are currently in Brazil adopting their four new babes --while their other five children wait at home?  (You can see my update here.)  They arrived in Brazil on May 21st and received their children on May 23rd.  I initially reported that they would be in Brazil for  30 days to complete the adoption . . . I was wrong, it's more like 45.  I can't imagine being away for that long, or being in a foreign country for that long with four new (and very rambunctious) children.  The point of my request (on top of the obvious "trying time" they are in) is this--Rebekah is sick.  She has been sick for several days and has been given antibiotics, but is not getting better.  You can go catch up with this precious family here.  In the meantime, would you please lift Rebekah up to our Healer, the One who is able to make her healthy and whole again.  Would you also lift up Dave who is doing a great job keeping the "new crew" together.  I'm sure they could use an encouraging word at this time, as life in Brazil (and four new children) swirl around them!  

One more . . . My Daddy is back in the hospital. He was just here in Texas for the wedding and doing quite well.  He has been recovering from gall bladder surgery and a bit of heart trouble.  His heart flipped into an irregular rhythm during the gall bladder trauma, and finally a few days post-surgery "flipped" back, with the help of medication, or more likely prayers!  Well, his heart "flipped" again on Saturday morning and he has been hospitalized since.  Will you please pray that his heart will do one more "flip" back into it's regular rhythm, and then stay there!  Love you Daddy, we're praying!

On the homefront . . .

Teddi continues to recover from her tonsil and adenoid--ectomies, and is playing happily with Brogan as I type.  Nights are another story.  In a word: rough.  I don't think it's as much the pain now as it is the trauma of the whole experience, again, that is making her so restless and agitated and scared.  Needless to say it is wearying, especially for her, and in eight weeks we will do it again with her flap surgery.  She's a tough little bird, but she's had quite the go of it.  I am thankful that school is O-U-T, and we are officially taking a breather as of today!  Ten more days until her cast somes off and then we can swim.  My sweet Brogie promised his sister that he would "wait, til Ted can swim" before he takes his first dip.  I love that boy, and my cranky little China bird too!

Big sister and Frankie are busy settling into their new apartment.  We miss them, and hope they can come see us from Houston soon (otherwise we may hit the road headed east to H-town)!  Bryce is "in" from the field this week-- he's in and out regularly (does that make sense?).  This week he's in, teaching his team in the classroom, end of next week he's out in the mountains,  teaching his team to "survive"!  Miss you Bryce.  At home, speaking of survival, Brady is preparing for a week long trip to Colorado.  He leaves this coming Saturday (by van), once there he'll spend three days as part of a team summitting a peak in the Rockies!  Following their descent the team will spend another three days ministering to the street kids of downtown Denver.  The ministry he'll be a part of is called Elevations, which is part of a bigger oranization known as Dry Bones Denver.  It should be quite the life experience!

I need to sign off for now, little bird's big squawks are beckoning . . .

Thank you for the prayers!  Please remember Dave and Rebekah  and my Daddy.  Sorry, that wasn't a very quick update . . . thanks for reading along!

Blessings from my "celebrating summertime" nest ~

Tina