Catching up

Yes, we have been very lax on updating our blog! We found ourselves connected to the net only a few days a week and only then for a few minutes each time for our last month of furlough. After Summer Missionary Training School, we traveled back to the Millersburg area. We visited supporters and friends and shared at our home church, David's Community Bible Church, for the Sunday School hour. We traveled to Easton, Md. to visit another supporting church, The Church on Fire. We also had another great week of camp, this time in Valley View, Pa. We even helped out one evening at a Vacation Bible School. We hosted a special Swiss dinner at Echo Valley Grace Brethren Church were Jen grew up, and shared the following morning during the Sunday School hour and gave the message during the worship service.

After all that busyness, it was time to pack up most of our stuff and head for the final stretch in New York State. We traveled to Wayne County, NY and spent a fun weekend with the Allegretti family. While there we visited Second Reformed Church in Marion and had a wonderful day with them. We also had the opportunity to see the Erie Canal and Lake Ontario. Amy and Christopher had lots of fun tossing rocks into the vastness of water.

We said our goodbyes and drove to Schroon Lake to spend the last few days with Brent's parents. What a blessing! It was the first real down time we had the entire furlough, and we appreciated the slower pace of life. Brent and Amy went almost every day down to the beach at 

the lake. Jen enjoyed picking red currants from the garden as Grandpa and Christopher fed the fish or took trips in the wagon. Of course Grandma spoiled the kids, but not too much!

And then furlough was over. We flew out of Montreal to Toronto, then had an overnight flight to Zürich. The children enjoyed the flight and slept pretty well.

Thank you for all your prayers during our furlough. It was a whirlwind tour, and we are so thankful to have been able to spend time with so many of you.