Update!

Ok, so I talked to Tassie's sister Brittany this morning and also talked to Mike on FB chat.

Tassie has both a massive allergic reaction and scarlet fever.

They are releasing her from the hospital today and then she needs to stay in the city for 5 days to be monitored.

Mike said that they are all so exhausted and stressed. They will be in Belize for probably another 2 weeks and then will be coming home.

They need to say goodbye to everyone in the village before they leave and he knows that she would never agree to leaving without him.

Within hours of sending out that email we had so many people respond! As of right now we are estimating that people are collectively giving well over $2000 for Mike and Tassie to pay their hospital bill and come home to rest and heal! It hasn't even been 24 hours yet!

People, you ROCK! I am so proud to be a part of Jesus' community right now! I am beautifully amazed at the response of LOVE for a family that a lot of you have never even met! Some of you have NOTHING and yet are giving anyway! Some of you have an abundance and are letting your overflow flood the lives of the faithful! Some of you have been looking for a need to meet and were so Divinely led to the Phifers!

What a HOLY community serving a HOLY God!

Mike and Tassie need lots and lots of prayer! Pray that they will be so sustained for the next 2 weeks! Pray that they will be overwhelmed with peace and rest and strength while they are still in Belize, wrapping up their lives in Gales Point. Pray for an absence of trouble and for an outpouring of joy! Pray that they will be healthy and whole as they finish what they started. Pray that they will come home to a place of total and complete rest.

Be blessed every one of you! You are the evidence of God's love and mercy in a dark world.