This will be quick.

The tests today didn’t reveal much about Christa’s pain she’s been experiencing.  Still no diagnosis.  (Christa said she felt like the quality of healthcare was good though.)  Tomorrow (Thursday) she will be having more tests done.  The pain / discomfort has remained constant even though she has nearly finished her antibiotics.  Please continue to pray for this situation–for some discovery and resolution (healing) and continue to pray for the girls (especially Anna) who are starting to miss their mommy at times.

Some good news: our electricity here in Xining has remained constant the past two days.  There was no outage in our complex although some of our neighbors nearby were not so providentially fortunate.  This has been a very pleasant change of events.  It feels a bit like the Passover to me (although I realize that is a bit melodramatic.)

Some more good news: the girls have not been subjected to their father’s cooking much this week thanks to the generosity of my teammates and friends.  We have had "family" in our proximity even if they aren’t technically related by blood.

Thanks again for interceding on our behalf.  I will keep posting as we learn more.