An Update

I want to thank everyone who has been praying for my close relative who is in the hospital.

Thing were *very* grim as of yesterday morning, and we are by no means out of the woods yet. There are still some very puzzling and troubling things going on.

However, tonight we got news that provides a ray of hope.

While the primary condition is still mysterious and of unknown origin, it fits in a general category that is treatable and that usually responds very well to treatment.

So . . . there is hope in that regard.

Unfortunately, there are other grave symptoms that are not explained and that may not be fixed by the treatment.

So . . . things may still go in a bad direction.

But the news at the moment is on balance positive, and I wanted to share that, as well as expressing my profound thanks to everyone who has been praying.

Please keep it up!

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live." View all posts by Jimmy Akin