Boards Day

Today's the day! Zak has his first round of

North Eastern Boards this morning and I'm so nervous that

I've actually been awake since 3am. I didn't want to keep Zak up by

being restless, so instead I've been puttering around the office. Please

keep Zak in your prayers throughout the day. This section will take 5 hours and is

on the typodont (the fake dental head with real teeth placed in their mouths). I

think there is a written section today as well.

It's been a long couple of weeks of preparation and everyone is pretty nervous. One of the

girls actually broke into tears last night at the orientation meeting. Zak was pretty

anxious earlier this week but God has been good, and as the week has progressed, he's been

able to complete several of the procedures perfectly. So now it's just a matter of staying calm and getting it done right this time. It's pretty exacting and even a small mistake (like a barely

visible undercut that can only be seen at a specific angle with a mirror) will fail you. There is

a 50% failure rate on this testing section so it's defiantly challenging and we are just

praying that Zak can pass the first time since the cost of the exam is huge.

So anyway, it's the beginning of the end. We are excited to see what God has in store for

us next and are praying and seeking direction. Thank you for all the prayers and

encouragement that we've been getting this week. It's greatly appreciated.