We’ll I thought I’d start with a picture this time. This was taken in the land of the sun from our past vacation. Ahhh, vitamin D. Gabriel can now count to 10, doing it for the first time by himself the other day. I had never known he was listening before. His vocabulary is exploding… multiple words each day. It is so much fun. He is also doing adjectives now. Everything is “big”. Big stick, big deck, big bus. Sometimes he uses small, and sometime new, but big is his favorite.
We are in the throws of last minute preparations. Minnesota here we come. If I didn’t have to type it, I would believe it. Minnesota in Febraury. The good news is that we’ve just gotten an update and it should get up to zero while we are there… a spring bounty. Carrie has finished her lecture preparations, and mine… well, soon.
We are expecting up to 10 guys this term, and 5 girls, while we are also trying to make room to host a couple of smaller church groups. Hosting groups is really important for making connections, and although it will be a complete overload, it is a good thing. We will have two girls from Brazil, possibly a boy from Mexico, a Korean boy, and possibly a boy from Sierra Leon. That with the typical American and Canadian gathering. We are working hard to finish the deck on Cedar House, and then it will be onto the basement (among other things). It will be a real pleasure to finish the deck and have the ability to host gatherings when the weather permits. It is a weird experience to finish a house so that you have to move out… especially to a smaller and darker space. Hmmm. Well, the good news is, it is always satisfying to finish a project, and it will be wonderful for the students. I’m thankful that God is blessing us enough that we have the money to do the work. We will have a new deck for under 5k that would cost anyone else 25-30k. The deck is about 800 square feet.
Well certainly nothing interesting there, but the very busy nothings of our life are what I have to offer at the moment.
Jeff
Love the charming pic of Gabriel…so sweet! Exciting news re: the diversity of countries of the incoming students, your hope to finish Cedar House soon for the students and enbracing the hard work of a new term for all God has for them and you. I believe the Lord will bless you & cover this term’s needs…and know that all your labor is not in vain [see 1 Cor. 15:58].
You’re in our Prayers,
Give C & G a hug, Mom
By: Terri Adams on February 16, 2011
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