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Photos from Recent Days

It's very hard for us to capture all that's going happening in our lives this month. With Children of Promise training, North American Convention, our church visits and a few outings in between, we feel like we're barely able to keep up with our correspondence and our blog. Almost two-thirds into our trip, we feel like our trip has been not only beneficial for us to "unplug" from the heavy demands on us in ministry, but it's been a fantastic opportunity for us to reconnect with important people in our lives. We are needing prayer for our third and last leg of our journey. We are once again living out of suitcases and on the road a lot. Timmy has already asked us to "go home" to Paraguay. He misses his bed and his amigos. We are striving to give him love, grace and routine in the midst of many changes and we hope that God gives us strength to finish strong. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers.

Here are a few shots of what's been going on the past week:

The children learned about life on the mission field and they tried washing clothes by hand like we do in Paraguay.
Children of Promise Directors from South America saying "adios" and receiving an honorary shaw.
Sharing with friends after a great time of worship at Church at the Crossing.
Baby dedication of little David Thomas, Norberto's second cousin.
Watching fireworks on Lake Lemon (Timmy's first time to see "firewood")
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  1. TamraJuly 8, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    Praying for you guys and Timmy. We are so blessed that you made time to meet us! God be with you...

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