Getting ready for the big build!

We have had a busy 6 weeks with Christmas, our annual field conference and then getting ready for Chuck and soon the kids and I to go into the village.

We enjoyed Christmas together at home with our family and co-workers.  We ate lots of goodies and had some great fellowship together.  The kids even made Gingerbread houses with candies sent all the way from Canada.  Thanks Miss Bobbi for remembering us.

Our annual field conference was a tremendous blessing to us.  The speaker was soooo good.  The kids had a great time with all their friends.  It is amazing how kids just pick up where they left off in their friendships, even if it has been 2 years since they had seen each other!

We returned home safely after some supply buying and doctors appointments in Manila.  We were very tired from all the busyness of those 2 weeks but we are thankful we got everything done.

Chuck, Erik and a fellow missionary Grant, went into the village at the beginning of this week.  They are finishing all the prep that needs to be done to start framing.  Chuck tells me they are getting a lot done.  Praise the Lord!

I also had the pleasure this week of organizing a last minute trip into our village for another missionary and one of our NTMC representatives.  We have known Ed Esau for years and it was a pleasure to give him the opportunity to see the work the Lord is starting amongst the Ga’dang.  They made it in and out of the village in less then 24 hrs and had a great time.

I have also been in communication with a guy we know about him and a friend coming in February to help work on our house.  The plans are still in the works, so please pray that all will work out for them to come.  What an answer to pray this is for us.

If any of you by chance are still interested in coming to help out next month, send me an email asap and we can help you work out the plans to come and help.

The more hands we have, the faster our house will go up and the more work will get done.

I hope to be able to put some posts on the blog while we are in the village, but am not sure how that will go.  So please keep coming by to see the progress we are making on the house.

Thanks for your continued prayers.

Shannon