Thursday, November 1, 2012

Time to Travel


It was time to hit the road the again!  We had the opportunity to travel and visit a few of our friends in Georgia and North Carolina.  It was so wonderful to spend time with many loved ones  that we hadn’t  seen in over a year as well as see some friends we made while in Tanzania.
 
Our first stop was to visit Susan and Marty Larsen in Georgia.  We had the privilege of meeting them while we were in Tanzania and we just love them!
 
Next stop was Waxhaw, North Carolina where we caught up with some more friends from Tanzania, Brian and Karen Anders. It was great to see them and hear about their time being back in the states.
 We visited the JAARS center...
 
 
Spent some time enjoying the fall leaves with our friends from Virginia, the Dillinghams, who are now with Wycliffe...
 
Met up with our friends, the Cravens, who we first met during our initial training with Wycliffe.  We have stayed in touch with them through the years as both our families have served both overseas and stateside...
 
And got to shop at the very-much-missed Trader Joes for the first time since returning to the states!
 
Then, after arriving in Bakersville, NC, with our friends the Leavells, we carved pumpkins...
 
Collected candy at the town's fall festival....
 
And played in a surprise snow shower!






 

 

2012 Global Outreach Celebration


We enjoyed a great week with our friends at Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, Florida.  Whenever we are invited to their Global Outreach Celebration, we know we are in for a special time!

Throughout the week, we caught up with old friends and made new ones.  We spent time with missionaries from all over the world and heard miraculous stories of how God is at work.  Our God is an awesome God!