Three Cheers for Good News!

Jordan woke up Sunday morning with a normal temp, and pain free! And so far, it's holding steady. Yesterday's counts were a little better than they had been for a few weeks, but today's counts drop slightly. The morphine drip has been titrated down from 12 MG/H to 5 MG/H per Jordan's request. We sent off a letter of thanks to Dr. Hawkins, and many prayers of thanksgiving have been sent heavenward.

Saturday morning, we had a fortuitous meeting in Lowe's. As we were paying for our purchase, the friendly cashier noticed the name on the debit card and asked if we happened to know a Jordan Washburn. He told us that Jordan's last day in the Philippines San Pablo Mission was his first day there. They had met and talked a bit that day, and a couple of years later, they had both participated in BARCADA, a Filipino-American club sponsored by Boise State University. We gave our new acquaintance, Phil Meyer, Jordan's contact information, and he called their former mission president, Pres. Osmond, who phoned Jordan right away, and then followed up with an E-mail notifying his mission of the events of the last four months. Happily, Jordan has received 7 E-mails, two visits, one phone call, and a blog comment as a result of this unexpected encounter. We've been told that more faithful pray-ers are bringing his name and needs before the Lord as well. Salamat!

Visits from his brothers are another source of strength and support to Jordan. They have all rallied behind him with noticeable uplifting effect every time. This weekend was no exception. Ethan & Missy, and Kimball turned the weekend into one long party! Greg & Lesley, and Neil have previously done the same. All of them on several occasions, actually. They live in CO, AZ, and WA, so it's no easy feat to visit as often as they do. But when they come, they know how to make the good times roll.

Delicious Meal courtesy of Missy