Dear Pastors, Churches and Friends,
April 1, 2017 (Feb. & Mar. ‘17)

I wrote two months ago that I was in Mexico and Mary was in California caring for Joseph.  Two months have passed and I am still here in Mexico and Mary is still there in the United States.  Joseph’s neurosurgeon ordered him a special electromagnetic harness to wear four hours daily to help the cadaver bones fuse with his own neck bones.  Joseph will have his next CT scan on April 17th and we will know the status of his neck’s recovery just before his May 3rd graduation.  Please pray that if they are not already, the cadaver bones would begin growing into his own neck bones in the next few weeks.  They should have already done so a few months ago and if they don’t before this next CT scan, Joseph will have to start over and have surgery to reconstruct his neck.  We do covet your prayers for Joseph.  Thanks for those who get our weekly email updates and have prayed for Mary, too.  Mary survived a rare & aggressive cancer over 15 years ago.  Recently her blood work came back showing concerning levels and problems with her … Read More »

Dear Pastors, Churches and Friends,
February 1, 2017 (Dec. ‘16 – Jan.  ’17)

Things are well here in Mexico.  While I am here, Mary is still in California caring for Joseph.  Speaking of him, Joseph just got his halo off Friday, January 27th.  It wasn’t taken off because his neck is healing well.  To the contray, the cadaver bones that were injected with Joseph’s DNA didn’t fuse with Joseph’s own neck bones as was expected.  This is a bit concerning.  They removed the halo because of an infection around his skull where one of the four screws fastened into his head.  The doctor said once these infections begin from the halo, they often repeat, and the doctor doesn’t want any infection in the head & neck area as it could further prevent Joseph from healing & recovering.  Joseph is now wearing a padded neck support.  Please continue to pray for Joseph.  If the cadaver bones don’t begin to fuse over the next month or so, they may need to do surgery again and remove the cadaver bones, inject Joseph’s DNA into a new set of cadaver bones and implant the “new bones” in his neck.  Of course if this happens, the recovery … Read More »