April 2, 2018

Happy Easter! We trust that you were able to celebrate the Resurrection with family and friends. We spent Good Friday with Scott's parents and our daughter, Ashley. Sunday was our last service at Good Shepherd Community Church as their pastor. That day seemed to arrive very quickly! It was a bitter-sweet day. Sad to leave our friends and the new people God is bringing into the church, but excited to experience the adventure God has before us.

Well, today we did something that we haven't done for 13 years! We listed our house with a realtor. We trust that God has just the right family who will make us a great offer.

It is a little odd to be finished work at the church. There are still some books and pictures to pack and a few last minute details to take care of there.

We've been doing a bit of packing at home and making lots of lists. We don't want to forget anything important, either to do or to take. For now we are preparing to go to California to visit friends and serve at Gleanings for the Hungry (a YWAM base). We will also be speaking about Ukraine at a church in Dinuba. Their temperatures are in the mid twenties. We are looking forward to that!!

Last week Scott had an allergic reaction to a cat and is just now getting over the symptoms. I came down with a bad cough and am feeling achy all over, but the work still must be done. I will rest at night.

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