Family & Ministry Update

This is my (Shannon) first blog entry. I am excited about this new way to communicate with family and firends. Hope you will enjoy checking out our sight from time to time to see what we have posted.

Many of you know that we moved from Carlsbad, California to Evans, Georgia in October. It was a bit of a whirlwind and over 2,000 miles of driving from sea to almost shining sea. (Noah is learning more about Georgia than I know, 4th graders get really smart, quickly. Today he informed us that GA was one of the 13 oringinal colonies. Was it? WOW!!)

Anyways, we are settling in and though friendships are slow in developing we are grateful for the time that we are regaining with our boys. The boys are growing so fast. With one in 4th and one in 2nd, they are becoming so capable. It is such an answer to prayer that they have been healthy and able to adjust to our moves. The boys are settling into thier new school. They commented last week as we walked to school that it seems so "normal" now and they were so afraid just a couple of months ago.

I am now spending lots of time at the boys school as I sub there on a weekly basis, almost a daily basis. It has been a great way to be close to the boys, get to know the school and staff and help supply for our financial needs.

We are now serving under Maxwell Ministries and are minister in partnership with our prayer and financial donors. We are commited to serving Lord through ministry with the CSEN orphanage and the ACEN church in Niger. We are anticipating a July return to Niger, Lord willing. We have been receiving most of our monthly support but still have a ways to go in one time gifts for travel, container shipping, satalite internet system expenses.

We have been grateful for the increased communication between Niger and the US. Between e-mail and cell phones, Phil is in contact with the ACEN church Administrative Pastor, Etienne Ouoba, in Niger at least once a week. Phil is also setting up operations on the administrative side of Maxwell Minsitries, improving means of communicating with everyone (thus the new blog sites).

Please continue to pray for our family as we look towards our summer return, another move, packing, sorting and fincaial preparations. We are confident that God will supply when the time is right. We are willing to be flexible, but would like to set a target date for both our family's sake and those that faithfully support us.

Well, there it is. Blog one. A bit of an update on what is happening. Hope to do this on a regualar basis.

I am excited about this new way to communicate with family and friends. Hope you will enjoy checking out our sight from time to time to see what we have posted.