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\"Elayne,
Taking a week to rest with family in beautiful Cannon Beach, Oregon!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 
Though we can hardly believe it, the time has come to hit the road again! It seems we just returned to Spokane to begin the second half of our home assignment in Washington… yet May and June have given way to July, and we once again load the truck with all our belongings – preparing to log some serious mileage!<\/p>\n

Since our last update, we were privileged to speak in five church services and have two open houses – in addition to simply enjoying time spent in fellowship at partner churches! We spent time catching up with family and old friends, and making several new friends (sometimes in the most unexpected places!). Hard work has moved a lot of our projects forward, and God provided a lot of help in particular through our friends Brian Krebs and Don Chubb – the former outfitting our truck for mountain use, and the latter taking over the planning and oversight of our house construction project! All of this help has made a huge difference in getting stuff done, and eased a lot of the load on our family.<\/p>\n

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Lunch with dear friends: a cherished and long-await opportunity
we often were able to enjoy during these past few months!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 
That said, this has still been a challenging season of life. Though we regularly planned time for rest, the sheer amount of tasks needing done has been stressful. Both Amy and I have battled with insomnia, and while God continues teaching us more about trusting in Him (a lesson for all phases of life!), we know we have further to grow. Your prayer for us in this area is greatly appreciated! We know that this too is part of God preparing us to serve Him among the Nahuatl people, and that He is glorified in displaying His sufficiency from within our circumstances.<\/p>\n

As we leave Washington in the rear-view mirror, our next stop is a rest-filled week with family on the Oregon Coast – one in which we will be able to almost completely disconnect, and simply relax. After that we’ll spend a week making our way (somewhat quickly!) to El Paso, then return to Chihuahua to start visa renewal paperwork. That done, we’ll pause in El Paso for a bit – taking a critical opportunity before moving forward to wrap up as much as possible from our backlog of projects. Finally, our travels will resume… and we can’t wait to see everyone during our time in the Midwest (planning stops in IA, IL, OK, MI, MO, TN, & WI)!<\/p>\n

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Teaching our kids critical aspects of US culture while
in-country with family, like the indispensable hot-dog roast!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 
One of the most frequent questions we have heard while traveling is, “What needs do you have as you prepare to return to Mexico?” Many thought of the financial challenges they knew were coming for us, and – as we promised whenever hearing that question – we will now expand on those in this space. Furthermore, there are opportunities to help out in other ways, and we will also share those with you at this time.<\/p>\n