Home Again

We praise the Lord for the safety He has given us while we are on the road. We have traveled 8,121 miles. If we average that out over the seven weeks we were gone, it goes something like this:

1160 miles/week
165 miles/day

At 60 miles per hour that is something like:

19 hours 20 minutes a week
2 hours 45 minutes a day

And people ask missionaries what they do when they are on furlough!!!!

Please pray for us as we launch back into the school year. We have two days of strategic planning on Monday and Tuesday. In-service is Wednesday-Friday. Then we start the semester on Auguest 7th. Dr. Matt Williams, VP of NBBC, will be with us teaching a class on Servant Leadership four hours a day. We are excited about the spiritual impact that time could have.

Grattitude for Instruments Given

While we have been traveling, we have seen the Lord provide for needs at the University in special ways. One of the needs we have at the University is for musical instruments for the university orchestra. Many of the students cannot afford to purchase an instrument of their own, especially right at the beginning. The Lord has used unusual ways to provide the University with the instruments it needs .

One of the ways this has happened on this trip is through instrument donation. On our way back, we will be taking with us a small "band." We will take a trumpet, a trombone, a euphonium, a clarinet, a french-horn, and a guitar! Getting into the van tonight in preparation for our trip tomorrow was an interesting challenge, but they all fit!

We are thankful for the generosity of God's people as they have donated these instruments. I can assure you that they will be put to good use at the university. If anyone else has an instrument they would like to donate, please contact us. To those that have donated these and other instruments, thank you!

This summer has been a busy summer for us. We have been on a seven-week road trip throughout the United States. By the time we arrive back home we will have traveled over 8,000 miles and been from Monterrey to Greenville to Vermont to Tampa and back to Monterrey. The primary purpose of this trip has been to visit supporting churches. We have visited eleven of our nineteen supporting churches. We were also blessed with being in two new churches. With another child on the way, we would like to raise some additional support to offset the costs associated with diapers, formula, etc.! We praise the Lord for the wonderful meetings He has allowed us to have.

The Lord has used the time that we have been on the road to encourage our hearts and renew our vision for the ministry to which God has called us. The Christ-like spirit we have seen in the churches that support us has also encouraged us. God is truly working in different places all over the world, carrying out His purposes and bringing about His glory.

We should be traveling from Florida to Monterrey on July 24 and 25. We thank the Lord for the safety He has granted us this far.

World Cup

Well, European soccer superiority cannot be disputed. 6 of the 8 final teams were European. Now all four semifinalists are European. Any discussion? Not really.

I am shocked that France knocked out Brazil. I didn't get to watch the game, but from what I heard it was totally deserved. France seemed to outplay Brazil. My cousins are going to be happy.

Now I must pull for Portugal. My dislike of France, Germany and Italy only leaves me one choice. Portugal also has the only remaining Barcelona player left in the World Cup. Who do I really think will win it now? Germany. No doubt.