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Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 December 1969 16:59 Written by Meg Wednesday, 09 June 2010 01:53

1.  We just returned last night from a GREAT retreat with all three Peruvian mission teams (from Lima, Cusco, and here).  Bill Richardson and Steve Allison (a professor at ACU who does missionary care) were both present for the weekend.  It was fun, relaxing, and so nice to get to know the other team members.  We look forward to having this retreat annually.

2.  Steve Allison came to Arequipa with us from Lima (the retreat was right outside of Lima).  He has worked with the other two teams on the field and expressed interest in seeing what we do here and visiting with us.  We are enjoying his visit.  He leaves Thursday morning.  What a blessing to have people like him in our fellowship that look out for missionaries on the field.

3.  Our two guy interns from ACU arrive tomorrow night.  One of the guys will live with us for the time they are here (about 8 weeks).  We look forward to having more man power around here.  :)

4.  Bill and Holly Richardson are coming with their daughter, Lindsay, in a couple of weeks.  They will also be coming with the female intern from Harding.  We look forward to having the Richardsons here for a week stay.  We also look forward to meeting Whitney who will be here for 6 weeks.

5.  Many of you have asked since I came back from the states.  I had a second opinion while I was home regarding Maggie's treatment, and the doctor agreed with everything that my Arequipa doctor has done.  What I really benefitted from in the appointment is that he explained more to me about dysplasia (in ENGLISH) and said that Maggie was highly unlikely to need surgery.  He really felt like she would only need the treatment for these last 2 months.  Her appointment is scheduled for this month (about 20 days from now).  I am not going in to the appointment with plans for a celebration meal this time.  We will go as he says.  Please pray that this is the end of the treatment for her.  She is getting so frustrated with not moving around.  Tonight, it happened.  She maneuvered herself off the couch tonight while I was out of the room.  She WANTS to crawl, and I want her to learn.

6.  Around the time the interns leave, we have some people coming in to run a sports camp (friends of Kyle and Larissa).  After that, the Hendersons come for a visit.  The Smiths leave with the Hendersons for furlough and we leave for furlough when the Smiths return.  Like I said, the fun has begun.

But we are excited about it.  What does the Lord have in store?  Only time will tell.

Here is our newest family picture taken at the retreat location this past weekend.