crunch time...

just a short entry today: andi and steffi both got upset tummies over the weekend, and daniel thus canceled his visit to a church in the mountains. the kids are better now - still a bit achy though.

yesterday, the three day staff retreat of the himalayan outreach mission - of which we are co-founders and board members - kicked off. 22 of our field workers have come to pokhara for this time of refreshment, renewal and equipping. for some, the journey took 5 days on foot and two days by bus...
the first day went great. daniel is doing most of the teaching, and it was good to hear from the various fields - both the joyful news of new fellowships, transformed lives on the one hand, and set-backs on the other. more on the retreat later...

today, however, seems to be crunch time for daniel. he already felt somewhat crummy yesterday. in the night things took a turn to the worse - high fever, violently sick and a completely upset digestion system... by the morning a kind doctor friend diognosed a salmonella infection. so we need to see what this means for the next few days. we are scheduled to travel to kathmandu on saturday, with a stop half ways where daniel has a last preaching committment before we fly out on sunday night. thanks for praying with us for a speedy recovery.