5 Days… Unexpected Detours
Today did not feel like one of my most productive days, mostly due to events out of our control. I spent the morning writing emails and working on our website. After lunch with the family (In’n’out of course), we had all sorts of little errands planned but Wells Fargo had other ideas. Debra’s mom has [...]
Read on6 Days… Disneyland and a new doo!
Less than a week! We leave for Guinea next Tuesday,this last week has gone by fast, I’m sure the one coming will go even faster. This last Tuesday was Deb’s birthday and we celebrated it with a trip to Disneyland. It was so much fun to watch the boys as they encountered new sounds and [...]
Read onHappy Birthday Debra Lynn!
Today is Debra’s 25th birthday! Would you believe it? My beautiful wife has done A LOT in the five years we’ve been married. We got married when she was 19, she’s earned a bachelor’s degree, had two children (with tough pregnancies!), studied French for a year in Quebec and prepared for a move to Africa. [...]
Read onDay 9… Emmaus dedicated
Our countdown has progressed another day! We are 9 days away from our departure. Today was a special day for us, we had Emmaus dedicated at church. A lot of people aren’t quite sure what we mean when we say ‘dedicated’ so I’ll explain. It was simply a chance for us to go before the [...]
Read on10 Days…
Ok, so if you’re living in the EST, you’re probably thinking that I’m a day late on today’s post. It’s close, but where I am its only 11:30 :) Today marked 10 days until our departure for Guinea. In some ways, today felt like a typical Saturday, which is nice because we haven’t had a [...]
Read on11 Days and Counting
Today has been all about communication. Or at least preparing to communicate. Debra and I try to make use of online tools so that we can keep you up to date on our ministry and lives. We’ve been trying to think forward to our time in Guinea and plan ahead so that we can continue [...]
Read on12 Days and Counting
In 12 days we leave for Guinea! We’re going to do a short post every day before we leave with a little information about our day and what we are up to as we come close to the eve of our departure. Today was a day of errands. Deb finally was able to order a [...]
Read onJoin us Online on August 2nd
On Sunday, August 2 at 6pm PST / 9pm EST we will be having a live video interview on our blog. Along with being able to hear and see us, there will be a text chat that you can join in on to ask questions or say goodbye. It is two days before we leave [...]
Read onLess than three weeks
Last Tuesday was the 3 week mark on our count down! After training for four years, learning French for a year and raising support for yet another year it feels quite surreal! We are busy visiting with friends and family and squeezing in all of the other things that need to be done to tie [...]
Read onThe Goodbyes have Begun
With little more than three weeks before we leave for Guinea we’ve been trying to spend as much time with friends as we can. Tonight we had a BBQ with some friends from church, we had a great time seeing friends that we’ve been able to get to know a bit over the last few [...]
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