He's OK now, but....

Elder Richard is OK now, but last week was in a Miami area hospital. When our phone rang around 7:30 AM, I looked over at the caller ID and it read: Florida Call. I knew right away that his meant trouble. The mission President's wife told me that overnight Richard had been admitted to the hospital with what the doctor's thought was appendicitis, and that it would have to come out, but were waiting for the CAT scan results to come in. She assured us he was OK and that she would call as soon as she knew something. She called 30 minutes later...funny how sometimes 30 minutes can feel like an eternity...and said it was gastroenteritus (which Richard said is Greek for "slow, certain death) and that he would be given some antibiotics and sent home. Well, not home, but back to his apartment. Which I guess is home for now. So, I called the hosptial to check for myself, they put me through to his companion, Elder Cox, who said he would be OK, but would I like to talk to him...uhhhh, yeah, OK. So we spoke to Richard for a couple of minutes. He as worn out from no sleep and groggy, but otherwise OK. So, he's back at it and is having some great teaching experiences, both in and out of the hospital. Thanks to all for your concern and prayers.


As you can see from this shot...he seems to be flying high now.