No News is Good News

After a brief stop in Nebraska to visit Audrey's brother and family we are back in Minneapolis packing for language school, we leave early Friday morning. Our phone has been turned off so please e-mail us if you want to get a hold of us. We aren't sure what access to phone and computer we will have in Guatemala. We get back from language school December 8. Just remember that no news is good news and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

On the Road Again

After the unfortunate death of our car in Canada we flew back to Minneapolis to pick up a car and then we headed south to Arkansas.

We had a great weekend with our friends and family. Sunday was our commissioning day with Central. We have been so blessed to be apart of this church family and will hopeful still be considered long distance members. Thank you for all of your support, prayers and encouragement. We couldn't do it without you!

Oh Canada!

Last week we went to Canada to visit Rich's parents and brother's family. We had an eventful time getting there. About two hours from Rich's parents house our car made a horrible noise and started smoking! Basically our motor blew-up. We had to push the car into a parking lot and thankfully Graham and Fannie were able to pick us up. Other than that we had a nice time with family riding in the boat, eating and chatting.

Beginning of the Long Goodbye

We packed up our belongings on Saturday and left for Minnesota. Reality is hitting that we are leaving and it is exciting and sad at the same time. We are so grateful for the wonderful friends we have made over the last two years while living in Little Rock. We will miss all of you more than you know! Thank you for all of your help!

At the same time we are extremely excited for language school and what the next couple of years has in store for us. We truly believe this is where God is calling us and we can't wait to start our adventure! Thank you all for your prayers, encouragement and support. We would not be where we are today without all of you! Over the next few weeks we will be traveling to see our families before we leave, and so the long goodbye begins.

Passing the Torch

This weekend we spent some time with Rich's grandparents SF and Maxine Timmerman. They have been missionaries in Belgium and Canada and still are doing good work today. It was such a joy to spend time with them and is a blessing to have their support as we start our adventures on the mission field.

Moving On Up!

This weekend we started moving our stuff up to Minnesota to store at the Goodwin's house. Mo, our cat, could barely fit in the van. We also made our reservations for language school September 15-December 5. We are so excited that things are moving forward and God is blessing us during this stressful time.

FOR SALE

Last night we put our for sale sign out in the yard! We've had one offer already so; hopefully we will be able to sell our house quickly! We've put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this house and now we want to get rid of it. Thanks to all our supportive family and friends that helped us get the house ready, we could not have done it without you!