Home "for a little"

Since April Elder Fast has had some issues with a rare skin disease that have not been able to be resolved in Guatemala. After phone calls with President and Sister Torres, praying, and consulting with Drs., the decision was made for him to come home for treatment. It was not an easy decision, but everyone felt peace once the decision was made. Evan actually had feelings that he would be coming home to have this taken care of. He was right! He also was able to fly home with his mission Pres and his wife, as they were released the day before!! Such a blessing. Evan arrived home on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. One day short of his 18th month mark. He had a Dr appointment the next morning. He will find out the results of the bioposy and blood work on July 7th. From there we will know approximately how long he will need to stay home. The goal is to get Evan taken care of and cured as soon as possible, so he can return to Guatemala and finish is 6 months there. As of now his mission is on "pause". This is more common than we knew or realized. Below are a few pictures from his arrival. Did I mention his plane was an hour late :/ Thank you for your prayers, kinds words and ideas. You are some of the best people we know. Dad's first hug. Another hug. Tears. And more tears. Speaking Q'eqchi with Garrick (Elder Burden) More tears and more Qeqchi. More Q'eqchi with Garrick. First bite of a Double Double in 18 months. More Qeqchi... Our nephew Jose is from Honduras and couldn't wait to talk with Evan. Our niece Sabrina with Evan. He spent more time at their house than ours before he left. She and Jose have 2 missionaries out right now. One in Brazil, and one in New York. Starting to unpack. More unpacking.