Friday, July 28, 2006

Final greetings from Wisconsin!

Well, we leave for Asia-Pacific on Tuesday morning, August 1st. It's been a long haul and we're so excited to finally get to go!! It's incredible to think about all that the Lord has done to bring us to this point. Thank you for praying, supporting, and sending us out.

Right now, we're living in student housing at New Tribes Bible Institute in Waukesha. My folks finally returned from Canada after four months and we're glad they're back. They're on staff here at the college, so it's been nice to be close, to share meals and have help with the kids.

Here's a pic of my youngest sister Tamara. We celebrated her 18th birthday and her graduation from high school with a family party last weekend.
Spencer and Mitchell enjoyed time with their cousins Naomi and Natalie.
Our final days are full of endless details from luggage locks to immunizations; from final goodbyes to packing, packing, &  repacking!
Here's a pic of Spencer with his friend David at our (final) farewell cookout with our Neighborhood Group last night.

Please pray for traveling mercies and good adjustments as we make the transition to life in Asia-Pacific. We'll talk to you from "the other side"!

“The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.” 1 Thess 5:24 NIV

Thankful,
Josh, Josie & family

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It was with tears in my eyes that I witnessed your commissioning at church yesterday morning. What a joy to see your beautiful family so happy, excited, and eager to begin your journey and follow God's direction for your lives. We pray for safe travel, a smooth transition, quick mastery of the language, and strength and support in your family, your marriage, and as you build new relationships. God bless you, dear ones!

Jodi said...

Yippee! You're on your way. Right now you're probably 35,000 feet north (up) flying in blue skies (hopefully) to San Fran. We're praying you along. Much love to you... I know you won't get this till you're really "there", but just popped into your site today and saw your latest post. Love you guys so much and am so excited for you and proud of you. Tonight you better grab your last taco bell... do you think they have Mexican food in Indo? Maybe I'll have to UPS you some. ha ha. well, catcha later gator.!
XOXOXOXOXOX... Your Sis