Since I'm going around saying I'm going to start a blog, I figured I'd better make good! ...like there's not enough to do around Christmas, right? :) Sigh...that's usually how things work for me. If there's not a mountain to do, nothing gets done.
We are really excited about this new adventure we're headed on and so glad you are coming along with us (did you forget to buy your tickets????) ;) ...virtually, anyway. As we make progress toward our immediate goal of getting to Kenya by June 2008, we'll keep you posted along the way. This is a pretty aggressive goal, considering we haven't even started raising support yet. But God can do anything, and us dragging our feet on this part of the project will just make it totally evident that it's all God and only God getting us there.
OK, in case you just found this and don't have a clue what I'm talking about you can view our video on Google at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7098226834838332043. In a nutshell, God called us to serve Him in Kenya about 3 years ago. After the initial shock, we visited Kenya and fell in love with the people and the country. Not knowing what we were supposed to be doing there, we looked for opportunities that jived with our background. SIM (Serving in Mission) had a few computer-type spots, so we started following that trail. God knew just what He was doing (no big surprise there, eh?) and hooked us up with an agency that really knows how to train and groom newbies like us. Since it didn't make sense to sell my business and all our stuff and move to Africa for under two years, we chose the "long term" route. We didn't really realize that "long term" training meant "You'll make it to Kenya sometime before you turn 80!" :) So here we are -- 3 years later -- finally official "appointees"! Yea! We might actually make it there before Jeff turns 50! Woohoo!
Our life has pretty much been turned upside down a few times in those 3 years -- that would be known as "God-training". But how better to know that the lessons we've gone through were specifically designed to prepare us for the second half of our lives! I'll spare you the gory details of those lessons in an effort to keep you from either falling sound asleep or screaming from fright and we'll just start moving forward from here.
After six months of looking hard for a company to take over the care and feeding of my most precious clients, who are honestly more like family to me than business associates, I've settled on a local company and that transition will be effective January 1. We'll work on gradually easing me out and them in over the next six months.
Jeff's still working for UPS. It will give us medical benefits until we leave for Africa and keep Jeff busy. Qualifying as a driver has been hard, since it's been during the Christmas season, but he really loves talking to everyone. Can you imagine that???
Ashley's big job for the next six months (besides emptying the dishwasher) is to finish 3rd grade without math nightmares. Little does she know we won't have a dishwasher to empty in Kenya -- she'll get to do it all! :) (I'm not telling her that until we get there -- so keep that little ditty to yourself if you see her, OK? ) ;)
The house will go up for sale after Christmas. Keep us in your prayers that it sells in God's perfect time.
Well, that pretty much brings you up to date. I'll get some pictures up here pretty soon so you can see what Kenya looks like.
Have a very Merry Christmas!
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