Claire Marin came out of the bathroom at the airport and said, “Mom! That bathroom is so cool. There is an automatic FOAM soap dispenser and you put your hands IN the automatic dryer.” I had to chuckle. Part of her excitement is surely that of a novice 10-year-old traveler. Part of it is a [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Here we go
Posted in family, Mission on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Prayer Friends
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
You have probably heard me rave quite a bit about our home church, Belmont United Methodist Church. But I want to tell you another reason why this community continues to be vital to our family. As each child enters Kindergarten they are matched with a Prayer Friend. Over the years the way the Friends are [...]
Greetings to Glendale UMC
Posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday we had the privilege of worshiping with the congregation at Glendale United Methodist Church. We are so thankful for their hospitality and warm welcome of our family. When we left you last year we told you that we would be in Malawi for one year serving as Volunteers in Mission with the Malawi United [...]
Less than two weeks
Posted in family, Mission on August 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
On Sunday afternoon we said good-bye to three-quarters of our family. First we hugged and kissed and hugged again my parents, sister and her family. I will always remember Carter hugging Owen (they are separated by just 3 months) on the front porch. They see each other infrequently but always pick up right where they [...]
Honoring Marie Claire
Posted in Uncategorized on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you following along, you remember that Marie Claire Bryant lived with us in Malawi for the first four months supporting us in mission by taking care of our children. In the process she became their sister and a member of our family. Last night I had the privilege of speaking for her [...]
