July 29, 2009
In the air again…
Zdravo friends!
Sorry it has been so long for us to update the website. Life has definitely been crazy! We are currently stuck in the Lubbock Airport right now trying to get to New Orleans to see Jess’ parents. We have already not made two flights, but the rest of them are looking a lot better. I’ll tell you what…we are beginning to know the LBB and DFW airports very well. They almost feel like home. But, it is worth it.
We were able to make it to Portland to see my sister, Kristi, and her kids, Zoe and Fox. It was such a blessing to see them before we go. It would have been terrible to come back and have Fox not even remember who we are.
The northwest is also one of my favorite places on earth now. Kristi took us to Seattle one of the days that we were there, and we had my good friends, Kara and Andrew Schein, show us around their ‘hood. Also, while we were there we ran into Josh Cleveland and his new wife the day after their wedding as well as my cousin, April West, and her husband, Ed, in which we have not seen in about 10 years. Talk about freaky, but it was awesome.
Finally, we are officially out of our apartment. This was a gruesome task, but it is very refreshing to have it done. We still have plenty of stuff to get done before we go, but we think things will be more relaxing now and should be able to get some more rest.
Please pray that we continue to keep our eyes on Christ and the work that He is leading us into. It is very easy to get distracted by all of these details (apartment, packing, airplane tickets, saying goodbye to family and friends, etc, etc, etc…). We can see the enemy trying to take our eyes off of our passion and joy in working for Christ. Also, continue to pray that the Lord prepares us for ministry, compassion, new culture, new language, and unity with the team we are joining with.
We love you all and we will continue to try our best to keep you posted on our journey. Please feel free to communicate with us through Skype, Facebook, or worldstreus@gmail.com.
So that all may know,
Billy and Jess.