first days home

We've had a wonderful first few days home! We hit the ground running, spending Saturday unpacking and with family. Sunday we spoke at Livingston United Methodist Church, and saw so many dear friends. From Sunday school teachers to missionaries we served with in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, so many friends and family came to support us. It was wonderful...to stand in the middle of friends and family of our history and present and be surrounded by their encouragement and prayers. We felt well loved and upheld, and that was such a gift.

Right after church and lunch with friends, my father and sister took us away for two days. We spent the time tucked away in a cabin in the woods, hiking, eating, golfing and spending time in the hot tub! It was GREAT.

Now we're preparing for OMS's Missions in the Midwest conference this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We're also catching up at the dentist and eye doctor, and at Wal-Mart :) Today was Dad's birthday, and it was wonderful to be together for the first family birthday in a year.

It is so nice to have good food...air conditioning, our pets, good roads, carpeting, easy medical care...the list goes on and on. They are such nice things to have, but it is our time with our family and friends that is making this time off so inspiring and meaningful.. We have missed, more than anything else, BEING there for our families and having them be there for us.

Praise the Lord for this time! Thank you for your prayers and support!

Matt's family joins us Friday, and we'll all head to Indy for conference together...