Thank you so much for your prayers for my health situation. As most of you know, we have been searching for answers for my health problems for around four years and we finally found the right doctors who asked the right questions and who did the right tests to figure out what I had. The surgery went great; there were no problems with the artery while the doctor was correcting the problems. He did sew splints on each side inside my nose which were very uncomfortable but thankfully they only had to be in there a week. He told us that my last MRI that was taken so that the surgery could be imaged guided actually showed improvement from the previous MRI. He told us that he believes that the dust and smoke from Burkina had kept my sinuses infected and inflamed and that they turned this into a chronic situation and now that I had been away from Burkina for several months that my sinuses had improved a little. I am still under the doctor’s care for two more weeks and cannot lift or do any strenuous activities until my next appointment. My nose is still very sore and I am very tired but I am so happy to be getting back on track with my health. The doctor told me that I probably just got used to how this made me feel because he said it causes chronic fatigue and compromises your immune system. Tammy and I are so privileged to have been able to be a part of the BBFI mission’s team and we are so thankful that we had so many people praying for us.
          We are keeping very busy right now as we start our new ministry at Liberty Baptist Chapel in Findlay, Ohio. It is a small church but we hope that the Lord will use us to help the church grow numerically but most important spiritually. We still love missions and have no regrets about our missions experience; in fact our time as missionaries has forever changed us in a good way. Being a BBFI missionary was one of the best things that we have ever done in our lives.
          I will be going back to Burkina for one last trip in May but the doctor is going to put me on some medicine and I will wear a mask when I go outside. We want to thank you all again for your faithfulness, kindness, prayers and love for the Cooleys. Please keep praying for Burkina Faso! We have had good reports from the two churches and we will be praying that many will continue to be reached for Christ because of your faithfulness.

God Bless,
John and Tammy Cooley