First of all we would like to thank each and everyone of you that has held our family up in prayer! God hears prayers and God answers prayers. He doesn't always answer in the way we would like, but He does give us always what is best! We are very excited to give you good news this time as we are writing this prayer letter. Mattie is doing much better. We have... had 3 calm weeks with no scares or complications. Praise God! By the looks of the growing belly, the babies seem to be growing very well. We have also found a good doctor and hospital here in Lima. Soon we will have another appointment to check on the babies and the low lying placenta. Our time here in Lima, though not planned, has been an un-expected blessing. We have been growing in our spiritual lives, and learning so much about God during this time. The Lord has just showered us with blessings since we have arrived. We are especially thankful for our Aunt and Uncle Elena and Raul, who have opened their home to us, and done everything possible to make our time here pleasant and comfortable. We would like to ask you all to continue praying for us. Right now we are in the midst of hard decisions. We both desire to be back in Tarapoto, in our home and in our church. Our hearts yearn to be back in the ministry, however, we also feel a very huge responsibility to give our babies the best chance possible to enter as healthy as possible into this world. We realize that our twins have a high possibility of being born early. Some twins are born as early as two months. For this reason we feel that we should be as close to the best medical care as possible. The hospital that we are now looking into has a very good prenatal care unit. It is also possible that the babies will be born via C-Section (though we pray that this is not necessary) Moving back to Tarapoto would be a risk when the time comes for the babies to be born, as the medical care there is much more limited. However, staying here in Lima would mean being absent from the Bible Community Church that we so love serving in. So please join us in prayer that the Lord would give us wisdom to make the right decision. We would also like to ask that you continue to pray for the visa that we are waiting to be processed. Pray that we can continue through that process with little complication. We realize that it probably won't be issued until the babies are born or at least close to that time, but God will be with us. Also, Of course, please keep praying for the babies and the pregnancy. We are 18 weeks this week, so that is for a twin pregnancy half way through! just 18 more weeks to go!A big thanks to those who have been praying for us and those who have continued to financially support us during this difficult time. God promised to supply all the needs of His children, and He really does too! So thank you everyone. During this time that we are here, pray for Daniel, as he will be starting English Classes via Internet! Anyone who has tried to really learn a foreign language can agree that it is a challenge. We encourage you all to remember what God says about hard times...." Cast all your cares upon Him, for HE cares for you". thanks again for your prayers, love and encouragement. Many of you have written us and we are very thankful for each on of you. May God bless you all, In loveDaniel and Mattie Melendez