Illinois Group Departure

Bulgan

Miigaa

Family picture at the airport

Nomin, a sweet girl I visited this week, who had surgery in Indianapolis this year

  What a blessing this week was! For a year, Miigaa has been on our waiting list.  He has a heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot, meaning he has 4 problems with his heart, needing one surgery to fix this.  In America, this heart defect is normally repaired around 6-8 months of age, but he is 4 years old.  And his oxygen saturation's a year ago were in the 50's, half of normal.  I was not sure he would make it to this day.  Bug God has sustained him and today is the day he departed for surgery in Illinois.  Bulgan has been on our waiting list since February and is an active 2 year old who has one hole in his heart needing surgical repair.  He is going with his aunt, as his mother recently had a baby.  Miigaa is going with his mother, who is from the countryside, so the US will be quite an adjustment.  Please join me in prayer for these sweet boys given a very special gift from the Lord to have surgery in the US.  May the Lord watch over them as they travel, may their adjustment to their host home go smoothly, and be with the doctors and nurses caring for this special group. 
  I had the pleasure of visiting Nomin last week.  She had surgery in Indianapolis in February and is recovering so well.  She is now a healthy, active 2 year old.  She talked up a storm and showed me her stuffed animal friends.  Her family moved to UB so her father could find a job.  He is working as a welder, but spends hours a day on a bus since they live so far out. 
  Our staff is doing two last trips this week.  One coordinator will go to far western Mongolia to see 4 families and another coordinator and coworker Lora will go to northwest Mongolia to see 2 families.  Our trips will then stop for about 4 months with the cold/snowy weather.  It snowed here in UB Friday which was beautiful, but now it is ice covering the road and sidewalks.  I put my down comforter on my bed about a week ago and need to start wearing long underwear.  It was -6 F when I went to the airport this morning.  And this week is Chinggis Khan's birthday, November 14th.  I bet you did not know that! 
  I pray this week brings lots of opportunities to share the truth and hope of Jesus Christ to those searching for answers. 
Blessings,
Emily