thankful

-that there are people coming to help.  That people want to come.  That people are willing to come.  That we have help. 

-that Bud and Cindy went to Port for two weeks, partially to "get away", and yet they still want to talk to us!  Those are friends!

-that Carol and Rick are back!

-that Enick just stopped by, catching us up on life and ministry in Coup-a-David, for the chance to pray with him, to laugh with him, to know better how to pray...and maybe now I can convince Matt (and Don, and Eric, and Jeremiah) that THIS Sunday would be a GREAT Sunday to worship in the mountains!

-that we have good teachers...good teachers who smile....who love God....who study endlessly.

-that we have good students...students who ask TONS of questions...who love God...who study endlessly.

-that it's pay day, which means it's staff-very-happy day!

-that we have to mostly healthy, mostly happy, very lovely, very chatty, very messy, very ornery little pigtailed girls, that they are His, and that He's sharing them so generously with us

-that it really is finally a bit cooler...like 88 during the day, but down to 68 at night!  I'm not sure how this is, but you REALLY can see your breathe in the morning!

-that our internet is working again, for a long phone call with my sister on Sunday, that we are able to be emailing and facebooking and talking to friends and family all over the globe from our mud hut village!  Pretty crazy...

-for the encouraging emails, blog responses and occasional letters coming from YOU.  We're touched almost daily to be reminded of your prayers, and man, there's just nothing we want more than to be in your prayers and in His hands!  

THANK YOU!