The All-Clear

We finally got the green light!

Back in April, I was in Chicago at a conference for work when Rachel started having chest pains. I got a call late one night from my mom who relayed what had happened. She had some sort of attack -- a sharp pain when she inhaled. She was scared it was some sort of heart attack.

She went to the doctor and they weren't sure what it might be, so they wanted her to get an x-ray. She did, but it was inconclusive. Her doctor wanted a second opinion and for her to get another x-ray 4 weeks later. She did that, and the best they can come up with is that her lungs and her ribs were rubbing together and cause some inflammation. It's not getting worse, and she's not experiencing pain on a regular basis, so the doctor will finally sign her medical release.

We're finally sure we can go to Malawi this summer. It's been hard praying and thinking and planning for this trip when we haven't been absolutely sure we'd actually get to go. Now we know, and we're full speed ahead. Hooray!

Keep praying for us and the other 48 some-odd people who are going -- we could certainly use it.