July Journeys

August 11, 2011

At the beginning of our summer partnership development trip we stayed overnight at the Jaars facility in North Carolina. We arrived there at night in the middle of a bad storm (that was interesting). We highly recommend Jaars as a place to stay. We continued on to Kentucky the next day and arrived at our […]

Positive Parenting

May 2, 2011

Beginning in February Dean and I started attending a class “Positive Parenting for children on the Autism spectrum“. Altogether there were about 8 or 9 sessions. The class was specifically designed for parents of Autistic children but they say the general principles are beneficial for all children. It was astonishing to realize just how much […]

Carissa 2010

January 6, 2011

Hi, I’m Carissa and I started the year in 2nd grade. I used to go to Watsontown Elementary but now I go to Spirit Elementary. When Dad and Mom told me about moving to Florida I wasn’t sure what to think; I kept thinking about my friends. I miss my cousins and my friends in […]

Veronica 2010

January 6, 2011

Hi, I’m Veronica and I’m in Kindergarten. I started the year going to Watsontown Elementary school. I couldn’t remember a lot of the stuff the teacher was trying to teach me. I didn’t like the schoolwork because it was hard for me. The things I liked about school were playing with my friends at recess, […]

Levi 2010

January 4, 2011

Hi, I’m Levi and I go to Pre-school. I started the year going to Milton Children Center. I really like going to Pre school because I have other boys to play with. I also like all the activities and games we play. I didn’t like the long trip to Florida so much but I’m happy […]

Mariah 2010

January 4, 2011

Hi, I’m Mariah and I started to walk at the beginning of the year. I’m glad that I’m over that stage because I was getting tired of falling over all the time. I can run around and climb and generally get up to mischief so much easier now. I liked our long road trip to […]

Tuti 2010

January 4, 2011

2010 was a mixture of anxieties, opportunities, disappointments, renewed hope, and a fresh start – with a milestone thrown in for good measure. After the disappointment of not being able to go back to Senegal at the end of 2009, it was exciting to have a new ministry opportunity open up early in the year. […]

Dean 2010

January 4, 2011

2010 started with me serving at the NTM mobilization center in Jersey Shore, PA doing general maintenance, some construction and grounds work. It had been over a year since I had first agreed to fill in there temporarily while we tried to raise more support to go back to Senegal. In November of 2009 God […]

Land of the Alligator and the Pink flamingo

August 16, 2010

Hello family and friends, We wanted to give you all a quick update. We arrived in Florida Wednesday July 28. It has taken us almost 3 weeks to get the kids registered at school, change over phone, electricity, water, drivers licenses, car registration and all the other paperwork stuff. A necessary evil. Dean found a […]

Aerostar van

June 22, 2010

We are praising the Lord for His timing and provision to get our van fixed. Last year after our summer trip our black van broke down. Friends of ours graciously allowed us to use their van until we could get our van fixed. Dean and his Dad worked on the transmission but when it was […]