Prayers Appreciated

Gaylord and I arrived in South Africa last Sunday. This week he has met with an orthopedic surgeon, a primary care physician, had x-rays and blood work done, and will meet a physiotherapist on Monday. Everything is in order, and he is scheduled to have knee replacement surgery on his left knee Monday, August 1. Both of his knees are bone on bone, and he had hoped that they would replace both knees at the same time. The surgeon strongly discouraged this, citing the increased risk factors and the extreme difficulty of recovery and rehabilitation. So if all goes well, we may repeat this process on his right knee in a few months. Please keep us in your prayers in the days and weeks ahead.