November Happenings

It's been a whirlwind of a month! It's pretty crazy to think we only have about a month or so left of our furlough. We have SO enjoyed being in America. It's so diverse and beautiful. We saw our first fall in almost four years. The colors were incredible!




We left Texas to go to the JAARS Center (http://www.jaars.org/)in Waxhaw, North Carolina for a recurrency training for Josh. I think it's a refresher course of how to fly in America or something... While he was busy with that I was studying for a math test. I hope to take a test that will allow me to add the certification for math grades 4-8 to my teaching certificate.















Here's the apartment we were in. All these shots were taken from standing in one spot by the front door.








We went to an airshow with some new friends. I rode in a helicopter! I'm also grateful that my friend had an extra PINK down vest :) I would have frozen without it! I tried the minature feature on our camera for a fun effect. :)









We went to church with some friends that we knew in Indonesia and played in the leaves with some girls we didn't know :)




We had to extend our stay in North Carolina by a week. So we left from NC and headed straight to Arizona. We arrived after a short delay around 11:30 PM. It was a long three weeks. We've had a chance to visit family and friends.






Even some friends from Indonesia happened to be in Arizona. Her son had these goofy glasses! :)

Texas- Here, There, Everywhere

Wow, Texas is big!



The third weekend of our month tour of Texas was spent in the Piney Woods of East Texas. We left our comfy home in our sweet ride (thanks Big G!) and headed east.





We shared at Crossroads Baptist Church in Marshall. During my time at East Texas Baptist University, I was apart of this fellowship. This weekend just happened to be the same weeked as ETBU's homecoming. Here's some shots-

Our (20 minute)Homecoming Parade:





We saw some friends and made a few trips to Bodacious BBQ. :)




We shared in both morning services and had the evening service to share more in depth.



Our next weekend in Texas was spent in "The Jewel of the Forest" aka Jasper, Texas. We stayed at a lake house for the weekend and shared at Peachtree Baptist Church. Here's some photos:

























This month has flown by! This Sunday we're going to North Carolina to the JAARS training center for two weeks.

We're eagerly anticipating the upcoming months because of the treats!

The Goal

This is the work we're apart of. Josh was at this New Testament dedication. Very cool!

Texas- Week One Review

We've been in Texas for one week! Here are some first week highlights:

AWANA
We had the chance to share at an AWANA program at the church I grew up in. We talked about the importance of a team to help a translator be successful in a foreign country. No matter how many people are on our team or how strong the team looks like, the team will fail without the power of the Holy Spirit.






Celebrate Roanoke and Baseball
It's weird returning to the place you grew up and seeing all the changes that have happened since you were there last. This annual celebration of our city has really become quite popular. This year they were expecting around 30,000 people to come and celebrate. There was a lot of food, drinks, music, and football- that's right a big screen that was showing the University of Texas vs. Oklahoma University. Let's not discuss the outcome of that game!







This is our buddy, Luke. He was the ring barer in our wedding. He's in the 4th grade! It's weird coming back to kids that grew up.






The Texas Rangers are currently leading the American League Championship Series. Game 1 had a ridiculously long rain delay, and Game 2 ended in extra innings with a Grand Slam for a Rangers win! Game 3 is on tv right now, and I'm hoping for win #3 even though the Tigers just took the lead as I typed out the previous part of this sentence.

This past Sunday we had the opportunity to share at the church I grew up in. We had a potluck after church. I love potlucks... maybe I just love free food. Unfortunately, we didn't take any photos of our share time. But, you can trust us, we were really there! :)