Pretty girl...

Need I say more?

Das sagt doch alles, oder?

If you want to know our furlough plan, click on April and you'll see it.

Wenn ihr wissen wollt, wann wir wo sind, klick auf April.

Auf dem Land...

Fiona hilft beim schaufeln. Naja, nicht so wirklich, aber sie liebt Terry Scott. Sie folgt ihm ueberall hin und isst gerne Trauben mit ihm. Bei den Scotts sind wir seitdem wir angekommen sind.

Brett ist diese Woche an der Uni und hat eine lange "honey-do" (wort spiel--"honig melone" klingt genau wie "suesse mach doch") Liste hinterlassen, an der ich zu arbeiten habe.

Das Wetter ist herrlich und da wir mitten im Nichts wohnen ist es total ruhig, leider heisst das auch das wir eine halbe Stunde fahren muessen um irgendwo hinzukommen.

Sonntag war anstrengend obwohl ich nur eine kleine Rede fuer einen Kinderprogramm gehalten habe, da es 600 Mitglieder in meiner Heimatskirche gibt. Es war schoen wieder alle zu sehen aber auch ein Bisschen viel auf ein Mal. Ich habe so wie so das Gefuehl dass alles an mir vorbei laeuft ohne das ich so richtig da bin. Schwer zu erklaeren. Muss mich dran gewoehnen ein anderes Lebensstil in dieser Zeit zu haben.

Es ist aber doch schoen wieder hier zu sein.

Angekommen

Wenn man mich am Mittwoch gefragt haette, ob wir in Indianapolis ankommen wuerden, haette ich auf jeden Fall nein gesagt. Wir waren echt am Ende als wir hier ankamen. Ich wuerde nicht ohne Fiona hier sein wollen, aber es war total schwer mit ihr zu reisen. Jetzt besorgen wir uns ein Handy, kaufen Sachen ein, die wir vergessen haben, schauen was wir letztes mal hier gelassen haben, und gewoehnen uns an die zeit--Fiona ist echt gut drin, sie ist schon start klar. Allerdings ist sie drauf und dran alles alleine zu essen. Es gibt ja dann immer Essen ueberall, was auch nicht weiter schlimmer waere, wenn wir nicht immer Gaeste waeren. Naja, so ist das Leben eben. Ich bin echt muede, also lege ich mich jetzt schlaffen. Bald gibt's ein Foto, versprochen.
I truly didn't think we'd make it here, but we did. It was one of the longest days of my life. We wouldn't want to be here without her, but Fiona is not a good traveling companion. Now, we're getting everything set to get started and getting used to the time difference. Fiona's decided it's time to feed herself, so mealtime is a very time-consuming and messy process, unless it's chicken nuggets. But since she's just started to shovel food in her mouth, she always makes a mess, which wouldn't be that bad except that we'll be guests all summer long. So if we're staying with you, consider yourselves warned. This should give you time to reconsider your offer for us to stay with you. Whatever, such is life. I'm very tired now, evident by the amount of z's i've typed instead of y's, (the two are switched on the german keyboard) though you wouldn't be able to tell how many times i've backspaced and corrected. Whatever. I'll post a picture soon, I promise.

verabschieden...

Party!! I'm not exactly sure what we were celebrating yesterday at the BBQ party after church. They said it was a good-bye party, but it seems to me that this should be a sad thing, and it was actually a lot of fun. There were a lot of people there and it was neat to see our friends from different areas of our lives interacting. Well, I say it was a lot of fun, and it was, but it was also very sad. Like saying good-bye to one of my best freinds, Catja. Or another good friend, Renate, who is expecting her second baby in June. Or one of the girls in our youth group, Sarinah, who is leaving for a year long stay in Africa in August. I have the feeling that I'm going to miss so much by not being here.
At the same time, though, I'm really excited about seeing family and friends in the states, about taking a vacation on the beach, about being in my brother's wedding. Furlough is a strange beast, with a somewhat inexplicable nature. I guess it could be summed up in that it is a reminder that our hearts are simply not home yet. "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men..." Ecclesiastes 3:11a

Bedtime

She asks for these two stuffed animals before she goes to sleep "Baal" (bear) and "Abby". And not just any dog or bear will do, I've tried.

Where are you going to be on...

Furlough 2007

Depart: Wednesday, May 16^th. Arrive in Indy. – Pick up? Scotts

May 19^th-25^th – Brett / Class in Lincoln / Heather in Brazil to set up

May 27^th – Preach in Brazil (Brett 2x) / Presentation (Heather – Sunday-school)

28^th-31 – Small Groups in Brazil/ Missions Committee meeting?

Friday, June 1^st to Martinsville, IL. (June 3^rd –Preach/presentatioJune 4^th – Carthage (Burkey’s) (4-6) / Joplin, MO (6-8) (Mark & Carla Scott/ Dave & Amanda)

June 8^th – Iola KS. (June 10^th Preach/Presentation)

Mon – June 11 – Brazil

Saturday, June 16^th – to Washington, IN – (17^th Preach – New Hope)

June 17^th – June 22^nd – Camp at Woodland lakes

June 24^th – (Preach/presentation at Loveland)

June 25^th – (stop for Lunch in Maysville, KY.) head to Mechanicsville, VA.

25^th – July 1^st in Mechanicsville – (July 1^st Preach/ presentation in Mechanincsville COC.)

July 1^st – 8^th – (Vacation With Whitlocks & Comps)

July 12^th New York (Curtis Family)

July 13^th Conn / RI./ Mass / Londonderry

July 15^th Preach / Presentation – 16^th-19^th Londonderry

July 20^th to Meadville

July 21^st – arrive in Conneautville

July 22nd Morning –Meadville / Evening – Conneautville

July 22 - 26 – Meadville / Conneautville

July 27^th – to Crestline July 29^th Preach/presentation in Crestline COC

July 29^th – Shane and Holly Macassilin????

July 30^th – August 3^rd – VBS Loveland/ Cincy

August 3^rd to Richmond/ New Testament Hagerstown IN.

August 5^th – Morning Preach (Brett Whitewater –Presentation / 30 min Preach) Whitewater – Eastern Standard time!!!/ Presentation (Heather N.T. COC) (Marcel)

August 5^th- 6th Jason & Laura Hills (Marcel Ankunft – Flug # US 1569 19:59 - Indianapolis)

August 7^th-10^th Brazil, IN. (CD – Record?/ 4 Wheelers)

Aug 10^th to Sherman COC KY.

August 11^th – 355 P.M. Reds vs. SD.

Aug 12 Preach/ presentation Sherman Church of Christ

August 13^th – Creation Museum

August 15^th – King’s Island

Aug 16 – 17^th (Mammoth cave)

Aug 17^th – Hartford KY,

Aug 19^th – Preach / Presentation Hartford, KY

August 20^th – Head to Brazil finish CD with Marcel / Paintball

August 23^rd/ (Marcel Flies – Flug # US 3524 16:30 - Indy)

August 24^th to Western Hills / Cincy

Aug 26^th Preach / Presentation / Western Hills

August 27^{t h} – Sept 1^st Friends in Cincy

Ask Pleasant Ridge about Sat/ Sunday Sept 1 & 2

September 2^nd drive to Nashville

Sept 8^th Grant’s Wedding (Visit Tim Woodroof’s Church)

Sept 9^th Head back to Cincy

Sept 11-14^th – CCU

Sept 13^th Chapel – CCU

Sept 15/16th – Maysville, KY. Preach/ Presentation

Sept 17^th back to Brazil

Sept 27^th – Fly back to Germany.