Yes, life really has been busy. I'll have to explain the pictures a little! Ben took apart our Macbook Pro and changed the right fan which was broken. While the battery was out, it began to swell and so now we are working the computer off the cord only. He did have some help tho! Some new members to our team are here to help us out with IT stuff. They are Mac lovers, so we are extra thankful for them!

I've been busy with helping encourage and orient the 3 new families that have joined us. It has been busy as we have hosted them in our home, provided meals, babysat and been available to them to help them adjust to live overseas. It is so energizing to have some new families around, they bring excitement and energy to the team. It has also reminded us of how much we have learned through this past year. It hasn't been easy, we've had to work really hard and have come to lean on our Lord's strength more than alot of people ever have too. But, Praise Him, he is so faithful. He has brought us through a year and given us so much joy in the midst of hardness. I can not tell you how great it is to know that He has given us grace and we have been obedient. I pray that He is glorified in me, in my weakness and is exalted through our perseverance.

Reese has been needing some extra special attention lately. You all could pray for her. As our lives have gotten busier we have had so many chances to touch peoples lives. That keeps our doors open and our home full. Hospitality really is my gift and I love and am so thankful that God is providing ways for me to minister, but in the mean time I can see Reese is getting a little tired of it all. I'm praying about how to give her some concentrated time in the midst of all the things going on.

Jamin is now sitting up by himself! He will be 6 months in a week and is getting so fun. He is always happy about life, and getting more active all the time. He will grab anything within reach including hair and hot coffee. We're trying to keep an eye on him, but I can just see how it's going to get a little more complicated once he is moving. Which by the way probably won't be long off. He rocks on his hands and knees and can pull himself around in a circle and backwards. So, we are on the way to having 2 mobile children!

So many things to fill you all in but I will just mention 2 more. We are buying a car. A turquoise '97 volkswagen polo. And, we may be coming back to the states this summer. Two blessings that we did not expect but recognize as undeserving gifts from the Lord! Much more on all those details later...