Below are the latest updates from our missionaries to South Texas, Aaron & Melissa Freeman. Click on the “dates” to go to their website to view pictures.

10/8/2011 7:02:14 PM

A few things today. First, I was able to finish off the nursery, including cutting the door in half and adding a cover over the trundle with the drawers. It’s still pretty barren, but it’ll get more contents over time. The important part is it’s functional. We had a meeting last week of all the ladies interested in serving in the nursery. There were 8 adult ladies and one young person. That was a blessing. Today we had our annual church picnic. Not sure of the attendance, but we had quite a lot of people, including MANY kids. We also had 3 first-time visitors. All of them were visitors of visitors! So, it’s good to see the folks getting more settled in and more involved. The ones they invited were their neighbors, so that’s a blessing. There are lots of photos below of the days events. And, finally, a medical update. Melissa had her MRI this week, but we are still awaiting results. It could be as late as next month before we know more. I also made an unexpected trip to the doctor yesterday for a problem I was having and his diagnosis is a probably kidney stone. He thinks it’s small, so just an antibiotic for the infection and lots of water. At least I’m not having pain, just some other side effects. Will let you know if that gets worse!

10/11/2011 5:27:44 PM

Not a lot to report, but a couple of medical updates. First, Melissa. The results of her MRI were favorable, showing a lump that does not appear to be cancerous. However, the doctor has decided to go ahead and schedule Melissa to meet with a surgeon as a second opinion and also to see if perhaps they should do a biopsy. That meeting won’t take place until early next month, so more waiting. Second, Me. I went to the doctor on Friday and he thinks I have either a urinary tract infection or a small kidney stone. He’s treating with a strong antibiotic. So far, no change. No pain, really, but some other “nuisances” that are really disrupting my ability to get anything done. I’ve still got another 6 days on the medicine, and the doctor just wants to wait. So, quite possibly a few more days of annoying symptoms as well as side effects from the medicine. If things don’t change then the next step is an MRI for me. The hospital loves us here! Otherwise, things are good here!

Below is the latest from our missionaries to South Texas, Aaron & Melissa Freeman. To see photos from this update click here or on the date below…

9/24/2011 4:26:43 PM
Finished the office today. Did the mud/tape yesterday, primed last night around midnight and finished the final coats of paint around 7am this morning. Around 10:30 we had 8 folks from the church show up to help move everything. We finished the bulk of it in about 2 hours and then spent another hour on final cleanups and such. They did an amazing job and it was good to see so many turn out to help. God has given us a good group of people here. Photos below. Not pictured are the bookcases in the office, which are to the left as you enter.