PREPARATIONS FOR GOING BACK TO GUAM

It does look like we'll be leaving pretty soon to go back to Micronesia.  We only need $200 more in monthly support, plus a car.  We are praying for either the finances to buy a car when we get to Guam, or if the Lord provides one here in the States, we would drive it to California, and ship it to Guam.  

We have not purchased our tickets yet, but we should be doing that in the next few days.

We mailed 22 boxes to Guam three weeks ago, so there is evidence we are really actually leaving soon!

NO LAPTOP, NO PICTURES!

As you may have suspected, we survived the frozen typhoon with only a little difficulty!  Four days without heat, power, or water (especially hot water) has made us appreciate heat, power, and water (especially hot water)!  We successfully moved down from Schooley's Mountain after some sad good-byes, and landed in Virginia, where...

...one day later, we were off to Nashville, Tennessee, where Steve had meetings with PIBC's President, Dave Owen and Liebenzell Mission's Global Missions Director, Bill Schuit.  They were in town attending a conference sponsored by PIBC's accrediting agency, TRACS.  We stayed with my brother, Sam and wife Nancy, and their two adopted Chinese children, Samuel and Rebekah.  We had a great time with them!  Back to Virginia, where...

...one day later, Steve was off for Winston-Salem and Clemmons, NC, where he met Dave again, and together they went to Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina, to meet with faculty and graduating seniors about the possibility of coming to PIBC for ministry.  Back to Virginia, where...

...one day later, both of us take off for Elizabeth City, NC, to visit one of our supporting churches, Weeksville Community Church, and long-time friends, Greg and Melanie Owens.  We had another great time!  Back to Virginia, where...

...it's today!  But tomorrow, one day later, we take off again, this time to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with our son, Jason, wife Kristy, and daughter Kelsey.  

Now the reason this entry is labeled "NO LAPTOP, NO PICTURES" is because my laptop broke - literally.  It broke at the hinge, with plastic pieces falling off and stuff hanging all out.  So, no laptop, no pictures.  And we have some good ones, too.  As soon as the Lord provides me with another laptop, I'll post some (I did manage to save everything on an external hard drive before the great break occurred)!  But many, many thanks to my mother-in-law, who is letting me use her MAC.