God's hand at work...

These pictures are from our lovely camping trip to VT this past weekend. It was beautiful. The leaves were all sorts of vibrant reds and yellows and oranges. God really blessed us in allowing us to take up a group of 20 students! We were able to have some amazing campfire conversations, trail hiking conversations and just plain out tent bonding. I'm not sure how much talking the guys do before going to sleep, but if you've ever stayed the night in a tent with a bunch of girls, you know how it goes. :) We were blessed with gorgeous weather, although it got quite chilly at night. Please continue to pray for relationships started on this trip to continue to flourish back here in the city.

This Sunday morning is our quarterly breakfast. Rob and I are hosting the event at our house this time. The purpose of the breakfast is to evaluate our progress as a community. We are hoping for some real honest thoughts and for good conversation towards progress. Pray for this time. Pray that the leaders in our community would have the right words to say and that our members would be confident in making suggestions.

Our apartment building has been very interesting lately. This place is extremely diverse. However, God has opened some doors and allowed us to make some new friends. We are very excited for what God has in store for this place. We are in the beginning stages of planning a possible potluck dinner to make some more connections.

Please continue to pray for our community as we seek to grow. Please pray for our building. Pray that God will continue to open doors for interactions. Pray that people will be receptive to talking with us. Pray for us as we have also been seeking to reach out to other couples.

Life is busy. School is in the thick of an intense semester, we both have amazing responsibilities at work, and the ministry is growing. Pray for us as and our marriage. Pray that God remains the center. We know that he is good and will continue to bless us.

Thank you so much. We love you all! :)