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To many special people,
We have much to thank the Lord for! 
Benjamin was well enough from his cold that we were able to do the biopsy on Monday afternoon. 
The procedure was quite fast (about 15-20 minutes).  Benjamin was taken into the room and had general anesthesia through a gas mask.  The doctor used the ultrasound to see right where the nodules were and inserted his needle and was able to extract some of the tissue.  He found the nodule on the first attempt, Praise the Lord.  The doctor quickly took the slide with the tissue on it to the pathologist to see if he had gotten enough tissue to examine.  It was enough, Praise the Lord, so he didn’t have to insert the needle a second time. 
We are awaiting the report from the analysis of the tissue.  We should get that either today or Thursday. 
We still plan to leave for Cuiabá on Friday morning!!  It will be good to be home! 

Special blessings from the Lord:
—After we did the check-in at the hospital, they took us up to a room to wait for the surgery.  (We were told that Benjamin would need to stay 24 hours for observation after the biopsy).  The simple apartments (rooms) were all full, so they put us in a suite for the same price as an apartment.  Wow!  What a room.  There was the room that Benjamin was in: couch, nice bed, a balcony with two chairs and a little table, TV, little refrigerator, and bathroom attached.  Well, that’s not all...another room was attached—the visiting room, they told us!  That had its own bathroom, a big couch, chairs, TV and fridge.
Thankfully we didn’t need the room for that long, because the Doctor told us we could leave early, since Benjamin was doing so well. 

—As we were waiting for Benjamin to be called in for his biopsy, an older lady came and sat near me.  I was feeling very emotional and concerned for my little baby.  The lady looked at me said, “God is tremendous and powerful!!” I needed that reminder and I often wonder if she wasn’t an angel sent to encourage me! 

—Benjamin continues to be a smiley, happy boy.  During the times that I was worried or even crying, he would look up at me and smile and start to “coo”.  That will remove any sadness from anyone!!!  Thank you Lord!! 

—We have gotten e-mails from so many people—even from people we don’t know saying that they are praying for us and for little Benjamin.  What a blessing to be a part of the family of God!  Thanks again to all of you for praying and for passing this request on to other people.  I can’t wait until Benjamin is old enough to understand when I tell him how many people cared for him and prayed for him!!

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This is a verse that my dad shared with me that meant a lot to me.
“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, an dhe will rescue us from your hand, O king.  But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” Daniel 3:17-18
I know my God is more than able to heal Benjamin completely, but if He choses not to, I will still trust him!!

Many blessings to each of you today!!!
-Cristy, Erik, and Benjamin