Mom Blog: She's All Moved In!

Thank you for all your prayers over the last several months and especially over the past 4 weeks in which Mom successfully made the move from Southern California to The Village at Brookwood, in Burlington, NC!

Mom's POD arrives at The Village at Brookwood

In natural disaster terms, Mom traded earthquakes and wild fires for hurricanes and humidity. Not sure that humidity is actually a "natural disaster," but it can sure feel like it at times over the summer months!

The PODS driver positions Mom's POD.

Mom's already working on her drawl. One of our friends at church, Kelly Johnston, has even offered to interpret "southern talk" for Mom to speed her assimilation into the local culture.

The excellent crew from Fire Logistics in Mebane, made quick work of emptying the POD.

Karen considers the first set-up of the living room.

Here are with mom after dinner the first night in her new North Carolina home!

It is so nice to have Mom 5 miles away 

instead of 2,500!

Tucker Has Tomatoes!

We received some serious feedback on our newsletter that shared that we weren't having a salsa garden this year and that Tucker was sad about it. Seriously. Lots of feed back.

So we wanted everyone to know that just because we didn't plant a salsa garden...WE DID put a personal tomato plant in the ground specifically for Tucker! Yeah, somehow THAT didn't make it into her article. Don't let her fool you...we're taking good care of her.

"Oh, did I forget to mention THIS tomato plant?"

"Hey, Keith I think these two might be ready!"

Chomp. Chomp. Slobber. Drool. Swallow.

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and our crazy Missionary Mutt!

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Leola the Lioness Tells A Tale

"Leola and her cubs."

Maybe the photo says it all. Maybe the photo needs some explanation! One recent Sunday I was blessed to play the role of "Leola the Lioness" in a special presentation as part of our Children's Sermon during worship.

Leola and her "cubs" (our Bell Choir) used words and hand bells to tell the story of Daniel in the Lion's Den--from the lion's perspective. As Leola the Lioness, I narrated the tale (while wearing a tail) as the cubs sounded off and chimed in at appropriate moments providing musical overtones to a light-hearted retelling of the story we all know so well.

It was fun, Biblical truth was declared, the congregation "roared"...sorry about that, but best of all God was glorified as "kids" of all ages prepared their hearts to worship our Lord.

And around the world, missionaries whom you've helped us send into service through your gifts and prayers:

began a garden project to supplement the nutrition of the patients at our hospital in Congo.

celebrated new, healthy lives at our birthing center in Guatemala.

and baptized new Believers in Sierra Leone.

Thanks!