Packing, crunching, weighing, and repacking… want to build character and patience? Try moving!

Babysitting our two nieces and nephew while their parents get the results from ultrasound of baby #4… it’s a girl! Happy for David and Sara!

Chicago. Fireworks. Giordano’s pizza. Garret’s popcorn. After a long trip – we spoiled ourselves!

Thoroughly enjoyed our time in Quincy, IL for the morning services and afternoon lunch. We met some wonderful new friends! In the evening we made it to Waterloo, IA where again we met really neat people who love the Lord and took great care of us! We are so blessed to be part of the body of Christ!

Driving to Quincy, IL to present tomorrow at Calvary Baptist. Our trip is coming to a close just a few more days! We will end up in Waterloo, IA Sunday night which is about 15 hours’ drive from home in VA. So we are going to have a little vacation in Chicago for 4th of July by ourselves! We’ve booked a hotel and then we’ll drive Tuesday 12hours to VA! Thankful for all God’s provision! This trip has been wonderful!

Drove back to Brownsburg, IN for the evening. Had fun with our Traxler friends! So neat all the people we are able to catch up with along our trip!

Today we drove from Grand Rapids to Toledo, OH for lunch with Shane and Shelly. Enjoyed talking about what’s going on at Emmanuel and sharing our passion for Brazil. God’s providence led us to meet missionaries from Sao Paulo who were just getting ready to depart back to the field. Maicol went to school at Cedarville with their son Andrew and it was neat to chat with them about preparing to head to the field. Then we drove to Cleveland to meet Mandy’s friend Chelsea who we’ve been praying towards recovery and healing from her recently diagnosed Leukemia. We had a wonderful evening eating Panera and just catching up. Then we drove right outside of Akron, OH to stay the night with Martha and Phil. Enjoyed a nice long rest after a busy day! So thankful all the scheduling worked out and God has given us safety and perseverance thus far!

Stayed in Downtown Grand Rapids, MI with our friends Brett and Janelle. Learned two great games: Bang and Bohnanza. Met three playful cats that kept us entertained!

Wonderful couple of days with our friends Dave and Jen in Hudsonville, MI. Maicol met Dave upon coming to the states at Word of Life, NY. We enjoyed playing with their son, going for a boat ride and most importantly relaxing! Really enjoyed the fellowship and encouragement of these two. Praise the Lord for friends rooted in the love of God!