John and I have been back almost a week now from our trip to Oregon and Washington. Although our visit was marred a bit by my having a cold that rather inconveniently began the day we began our travels, it really was great to be able to spend time with so many of our partners. It was wonderful to be able to hear their stories and get updated on what is happening in their lives; it gave us the opportunity to become reacquainted with their struggles and their joys.
We often found ourselves feeling very thankful that in the midst of all that's going on in each of their lives, they continue to choose to support us financially and pray for us. Trips like these not only help us strengthen our relationships, they also are excellent reminders to us of how very important each and every partner of ours is to the work we do and our being able to continue doing it. We are so thankful to the Lord for how He has brought so many different kinds of people from so many places to join together to help to recruit young people for the work of Bible Translation.
While in Seattle, we also got to eat Ground Nut soup and rice balls with Tim, a Discovery Ghana alumni from 2008....
....as well as spend time with our daughter Leanna and son-in-law Mark
and tour the Theo chocolate factory by their apartment. Joy!
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