02 Jun A Note From Donna
About the time you receive this newsletter, Lord willing, Phil and I will be in San Salvador, El Salvador with a brother in the church here by the name of Oscar. Oscar is only 38 years old and for genetic reasons he has the hips of a 100 year old man. He needs the assistance of a walker, but basically uses his upper body strength to move around as his hips simply can’t bear any weight. He has been in pain for several years and for the past two years, we have been working to find a way to help him with the surgery he needs, which is a double hip replacement. I won’t share all the monotonous details of the missteps and false hope we have faced over the past two years, but I will share that we finally have found a surgeon in El Salvador who will be operating on Oscar on June 6th to replace the first hip. In 2-3 months, he will have the second hip replaced. You have heard us talk about the poor health care system in Honduras and while we have “free” national healthcare, that system is mostly broken and unable to provide for needs like Oscar’s. Due to some generous donors, who were specifically moved to help in this case, we have the necessary funds for both surgeries. These surgeries should enable Oscar to get back to work so that he can support his family. He’s a man of great patience and faith and we are thankful to God for his provision. Please be in prayer for Oscar in the days and months ahead as he recovers and learns to walk again.
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