Elder Hales did not send an email this week because he was in the hospital getting his appendix out!  He had been feeling sick for 4 or 5 days and finally went to the mission doctor.  He diagnosed it as appendicitis and sent him to the Austral Hospital in Buenos Aires.
We got to talk to Elder Hales on Tuesday night and he was doing very well!  He was going to the mission home to recuperate for a few days.
Hopefully we'll get an email on Monday with a full report!