I just received this e-mail from Mark Lounsbrough--one of our colleagues here at the seminary.

Dear Friends,

This is a shorty to ask special prayer for our six-year-old son, Daniel.  As you know, he has had a heart condition known as Arrythmia, in which his heart races on occasion.  It's not a dangerous condition, but has to be controlled by exercises and/or medication, depending on a number of factors.

Both our doctor in Brazil and in the US have recommended that he undergo a surgical procedure called "ablation".  It involves going into his heart both from the groin and neck areas through his veins.  The extra "circuit" is then "mapped" out and identified, and the two insertions meet to cauterize the nerve that causes the increased heart rate.  Altogether it's a 3-5 hour procedure, and is scheduled for 8:30am central time at a children's hospital in St. Louis.

The reason you didn't here about this before is because this opening became available today!  We thank God for making this possible.

Pray for Daniel and for those who will be operating on him.  The daddy (who is writing this from Brazil), would sure like to be there.  But since I'm still in Brazil our insurance covers the whole thing.  Once I return next week we go on stateside coverage, which has a big deductible.  I'll share more about my trip and our summer plans in an e-mail later this week.

Thanks for praying.  We love and appreciate each of you!

Mark for all of us