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Its hard to believe were already beginning

Octoberthis year seems to have flown by. Weve

moved into a very warm spring here already. Im

hoping its not a sign of a scorcher summer, but well

see soon enough.

We are preparing for quite an October. In a few

weeks, I (Christie) will have another surgery on my

leg, from the accident that broke my left femur back in

February. This time the doctor will, with the help of

the Lord, correct the bad position of the bone by

cutting it almost in two, taking out a wedge, and

resetting it. Hell put in a larger metal plate this time,

and about twice as many screws. The good news is

that the first plate and screws, which have been

causing a lot of pain, will be removed at the same

time, rather than having two separate surgeries andrecoveries. So theres a bit of a silver lining in the

cloud. The surgeon feels very hopeful about this

procedure and we are praying that the damage can all

be corrected in this one surgery.

I shared on our blog that part of the difficulty in this

period of rehab is that weve had to put several crucial

parts of our ministry on pause in order to focus on my

learning to walk again. After this surgery, the doctor

said we can expect a similar recovery, starting back

over at ground zero. However, this time around there

should be much better results and Ill be able to get

back to normal in 2012. Thank God that Hes been

with us every step of the way and still puts His hand in

our daily lives.

THE HAGERMAN FAMILYItaugu, Paraguay

October, 2011

tap (tah PAY), n. a way or path(Guarani)

Many peoples will come and say, "Come, letus go up to the mountain of the LORD...He will teach us his ways, so that we maywalk in his paths." Isaiah 2:3

As I mentioned, the original plan was to only remove

the plate and screws, go through therapy again, and

then reset the bone in a later operation. While Im

thrilled to get this over with all at once, were

having to scramble now with this change in plans.

The pricetag on this surgery is much higher, and were

arranging our home and schedule to accommodate this

more involved recovery. The young lady who was

borrowing my wheelchair and walker is walking on

her own again now, so we at least have a head start on

that sort of thing. Thankfully, both sets of our parents

are planning a visit to coincide with the hospital stay.

So Camille and Caroline are REALLY looking

forward to my surgery and Ken and I are definitely

excited that our parents will be visiting soon. Please

pray for safe travel for them, for Gods presence

during and after the surgery, and for financial

provision to cover this next step.

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A few times in September, we were able to visit the

town we lived and worked in until the accident. The Loma

Clavel school is doing well and the students all look quite

handsome in their new tennis shoes.The trips to Carapegu are

always a little bittersweet,

since we enjoy seeing the

people and encouraging them,

but not without a twinge of

sadness for the way we had

to leave so quickly. We were

able to touch base with some

of the young people who were

part of the core group in our ministry

there, and we were excited to find

theyd been continuing in their walk

with the Lord and in

developing their talents

for His use.

We are continuing with the weekly Bible study with

7th

and 8th

graders of the school here on the grounds

of the Hogar Ganar childrens home. This month we

dealt with some really pertinent topics in the lives of

teenagers, and they really opened up more than

normal. Seems like somebodys praying!

We also began Bible classes in a public elementary

school in town this month, sharing the story of the

Gospel with the preschool-6th

graders every

Wednesday morning and afternoon.

The school year will end in a couple of months, so it

was a surprise that they opened the doors to us to

begin a new class this close to summer break.

After class this past week, one of the teachersinvited me to a ladies dinner that evening, where

several women from the community get together

and share what Gods doing in their lives. These

women are from all denominations, but they come

together to pray for each other and share their

testimonies. I really enjoyed the meeting, and

theyve invited me to be a regular participant.

Thank you once again for your

encouragement, your support, and mostimportantly, your prayers for our family

and for the people of this country. You

share in the ministry that takes part here,

and we dont take it lightly to be your

partners in the mission work. May God

bless you as you have blessed us!!

--Ken, Christie, Camille, and Caroline