June NEWS!! NEWS!! NEWS!!

NEWS! NEWS!! NEWS!! NEWS!! NEWS!! NEWS!!

Just what’s so exciting?? Les and I have been having a few days at Debbie’s parent’s home to rest up after the past couple of weeks of whirl-wind activity.

Kandi and her fiancé, Joe Depue graduated from New Tribes Bible Inst. on May 18. We were privileged to be able to attend the graduation. Kandi was our fifth daughter to graduate from New Tribes and the only graduation we have been able to attend. But we weren’t the only ones attending from our family. Les’s parents and his sister and her husband as well. Charlotte Rasmussen, a family friend was also there to see Kandi graduate.

Joe’s parents, Larry and Linda Depue , were there to see Joes and Kandi graduate as well. We were able to have an Open House for Joe and Kandi the next day in Menasha, WI. This was a great opportunity for friends from our church to meet Joe and his parents as well as congratulate the graduates.

We also took this time for everyone visiting to go and see Smith Park on Doty Island where Kandi and Joe plan to have there wedding.

We will be returning to Brazil on June 23. Between now and then we will be attending NTM’s Refresher Course in Camdenton, Mo. June 13 – 19. After that we will be driving up to Wisconsin to leave our car with our daughter Kandi and then fly to Orlando on June 22 and on to Miami on the 23. We will arrive in Manaus, Brazil on June 24.

Our ministry this year will be some what different than it has been for the past few years. We had been in charge of the kitchen and dining room. This year they asked us if we would like to be dorm parents to the 5th – 8th grade students. We accepted that position and are very excited about being dorm parents to 6 students. Our first 20 years of missionary life were spent in being dorm parents to the 1st- 4th grade children.

Please pray that we will adjust well to being back in Brazil and that God will give us wisdom in serving Him.