{Tuesday. July 20 -- 10:00 am] We have just received encouraging new regarding our friend in Ghana, Pastor Simon Akpolu.  To begin, he was moved to the hospital in Accra but the MRI equipment was not working, or as they say there, it is "spoiled" (a common problem in Ghana). 

Pastor Sammy Lartey is trying to see if he can find another hospital in any nearby cities that have working equipment!  However, despite the fact that exact problems have not yet been determined, Simon is able to move his arms and legs a little today!  Sammy said he is not able to move his neck or his "waist," which in Ghana may likely refer to his lower back.  THIS IS GREAT NEWS in light of just 24 hours ago!  PLEASE CONTINUE PRAYING as we still have no definitive answers as to what is precisely wrong and what needs to be done.  Pray that medical equipment can be located or repaired.

You can see how grateful we need to be here in the US, that in spite of our problems we still have care readily available.  In our travels it is so common to see ill-equipped facilities or non-functional equipment, with no idea or even urgency regarding the status of repair.