A short update...

So last Wednesday I went to see the specilaist for my knee injury. I wasn't expecting much (I was walking fine without the crutches, and aside from not being able to run, stairs are a minor problem, but generally I'm good).

After a bit of poking and prodding, the Specialist said it looks like I tore the ligament in my knee. So I am now scheduled for an operation to have a tiny camera stuck into my knee so they can see the extent of the damage. While it is nice to be on the NHS (National Health Service) receiving free treatment, the waiting leaves something to be desired. My operation isn't untill November 27th.

By then the knee will most likely be healed, but I'm sure they want to see what the scar tissue is like. The ligaments inside the knee (or any joint for the matter) keep a certain tension. If the tension becomes too loose, then the knee can't function right and there could even be problems later on with scar tissue or arthritis. So I'm sure if I do wait till November, there will still be something to look at in my knee. At this point I am praying for total healing, or at the least an opening to go in for the operation sooner than November. After the operation, they will decide if knee surgury or anything else is needed.

Please be praying for my knee. I'm trying to not let it affect me, but it is a bit hard to take that my summer events here are limited by the physical condition. The whole turn of events is quite a surprise, comsidering I thought I was doing very well.

Other than that, I spent the day at Alton Towers on Saturday (it's a theme park kind of like Six Flags Great America, and while it's not on part with Great America, it was fun to be there). My friend Rex is getting married this Saturday, so a few of us took him out to have some fun at Alton Towers.

Sunday we had a speaker and band come from Hillsongs church. Hillsongs church is a fast growing movement out of Austrailia, and over the last few years they have produced some quality christian music. It was different from our usual sunday morning experience, which was refreshing I think for most people :-)

This week we look forward to the Holy Spirit day for our youth alpha course. Sunday (yesterday) we had a break from the course to listen in the main service with the young people, and I heard one of them comment that she really liked the speaker and actually wanted to listen to him. This rallied her boyfriend to sit in the service as well :-) I'm very excited by those kinds of comments, and I hope this next week more walls can be broken in how the young people view church. Please keep the youth alpha course in your prayers.

Thank you for your prayers! I hope you are enjoying summer and sunshine wherever you are.
Paul