1) I first want to thank my father-in-law. The tires on our van were about to blow out and he helped us get some new tires for our van. We also had the biggest vibration in our van while traveling (I thought the van was going to explode out from under us!). We found that the universal joint was broken and about to give out. He volunteered to replace it for us and we had a great time working under the van and telling stories. Thanks Dad! (Praise the Lord that the new joint was only $12!)
2)Elisabeth is needing a "palatal expansion" to open up her nasal passages 4 millimeters. This will help her to breathe and help her sinuses to drain which is what is keeping her from healing when she gets a cold or flu. We saw an orthodontist and her work starts this Friday. She will have an appliance installed in the roof of her mouth that we will "crank" every night and this will expand the roof of her mouth. Then she will have braces to move her lower jaw forward. Our insurance company said that since she is seeing an orthodontist, they will not cover any of the cost yet this whole procedure is not cosmetic but medically necessary. We sure could use your prayers about this matter as we try to convince our insurance company to cover this!
3)We want to thank Southshore Baptist Church in Riverview, FL and also Heritage Baptist Church in Ocala, FL for taking us on for support!!! We are another step forward and anxious to get to St. Barthelemy. We have had several other verbal committments for support but the pastors of these churches were not sure of when in the future they could take us on. It depended on the financial situations of their mission's budget.
4)We have been enjoying this week's mission conference here at Southshore Baptist Church. They have provided us with a wonderful hotel room! The conference has been great and the preaching right on target! It has been a wonderful week. We will be heading back to Ft. Myers on Thursday and then we will be involved in our home church's mission conference next week. Thank you for all of your prayers!
Callie Grace loves to "smooch" with her daddy!
Do your kids always love doing school???
Starting the day off right!!! Silas can't yet read his Bible but he is
doing his best to copy is big brother and sister!!!
