Whew! That's Over! Now What?

The "moving sale" was a lot of work, but it really paid off. God blessed our efforts more than we could have imagined. Thank you to any and all of you who helped us out: with setting up, with pricing, with manning the cash table, with buying stuff, with loading stuff into people's vehicles, etc. Because of all your help the "clean up" was very simple. We are profoundly grateful.

Now that we have parted with all the "extras" we had been holding onto, we can get busy packing our belongings into boxes, preparing them for storage. That's where they will sit until we return from our training in Salem, Oregon in mid-December.

May 4th will be our last Sunday at the United Church of Kellogg. They will be "commissioning" us, sending us out, with quite a bit of fanfare, I learned today. We'd like to invite you to come and be a part of that big day. The Sunday morning service will have a special time of prayer and "commissioning." The church is also planning an evening supper and party, starting at 5:30pm. We'd love to have you join us on this special day.

Our plans for May are to go to Alberta and visit Doris' family, and some friends from Bible College. Then, on our way to Oregon we'll swing down through Great Falls, Montana to welcome the newest member of the family. (Steven and Christel are expecting their second baby in May).

Classes begin for us in Salem on June 9th. It feels so strange to read the list of items they recommend students bring with them. It seems so short. How in the world do you narrow your belongings down to 18 items each when we've gotten so used to being surrounded by "the comforts and conveniences" we've grown accustomed to? With God's help, is all I can figure.