First of all, I am very thankful and overwhelmed by the responses from
all over the world about Clara. We appreciate the fact that so many
are praying, and it's very helpful to us! I apologize for not
answering each of them personally, but I will do my best to do so as
time frees up.

At this point in time, Clara is at Seoul St. Mary's hopsital near the
Seoul Express Bus Terminal. It's about 90 minutes from our house, but
it's a good hosiptal.

Since my last email, Clara has improved quite a bit, as she now talks,
and recognizes both Laura and me. She still has a ton of improvement
to go - she doesn't recognize her sisters (calls them by the wrong
names - but even I've done that in the past), throws unrecognizable
fits, and generally has the mentality of a one year old - when before
the seizures, she was the smartest child of that age that we've ever
had. She constantly tries to bite off her IVs, jump out of bed, and
more - so watching her is a 24 hour task. Laura is staying at the
hospital with her, and I stay all day, travelling home and back each
night - so both of us are fairly exhausted. And I feel bad for
practically ignoring our other children, but I am glad that the folks
in our church stepped up and are taking care of them. I'm taking Ruby
back and forth so that Laura can feed her (and spend time with her),
but I'm most concerned about Violet. She is the most "needy" of the
Vasel kids (one year old), and is now separated from her parents and
sisters. And she's sick. So pray for her.

As I type this, Clara is under sedidation (although you can't tell
yet), and will be undergoing an MRI as soon as she falls asleep.
Please pray for
- the doctors to figure out just what is wrong with her
- that it would be nothing
- that she would regain her mental facilities as soon as possible
- that Laura and I would get enough rest; both mental and physical.
I'm doing better physcially than Laura, but I'm a wreck in other ways
- I'm used to running around helping people with their problems, but
right now I'm not able to get anything done for church or otherwise,
and I feel completely helpless in regards to Clara.

God is good, and He is taking care of us. Thank you for your prayers,
and for spreading the word about this - it's an encouragement to us.
Maybe tomorrow Clara will wake up and everything will be back to
normal! Or maybe not. Either way, God is in control.

Tom Vasel
Psalm 51