Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Thanks for all your love, prayers, and support

this year.

We Love You!

Calling All Prayer Warriors

Please be praying for little E as he prepares to

go in for Brain Surgery on Monday.

Two weeks he had a brain scan that showed he

had a brain tumor. A few days later an MRI

was taken. We are praying for him to get through

in surgery on Monday.

All Prayers Greatly Appriciated!

Thanks.

October...

Today I am 'stranded' at home because my car is in the

shop getting worked on so I am able to catch up on things

like blogging. 

Here is a very general over view of October.

 The first week plus we had the JOC here with us on the

island. We spent lots of time in meetings, and lots

 of time looking at properties around MV. We were able to

narrow down the properties to 3 that all had potential

and at the end of their time an offer was made on one

of the properties for future ministry work here in Jamaica.

2 days later that offer was denied with no counter offer, 

and so we took that as a clear door shutting and are once

more pursing properties for purchase in the MV area.:)

 We got a very last min. team this year. They have

been going to the Mobay campus for the past 10 years, 

but since Mobay no longer has missionaries there

(anyone to host them) we got them here at KP instead.

This was a lot for them and us to prepare and process through

in such short time (we had 3 days notice), but it was a great

week, and I would gladly host this team again anytime.

 Also during this week Blake got the sea

container out of port, so on Tuesday of that

week, some of the team joined us in doing

the local deliveries around MV. Its always 

nice to have teams around to help unload the

sea containers. Many hands make lite work, and

when you are moving thousands of pounds in a few

short hours you thankfully accept any willing hands

you can get!

Hero's weekend 

(a national holiday here in Jamaica)

is a long weekend every October. I try to use this time to

run away for a girls weekend with Neiah.

 

 We were able to spend 4 glorious mornings at the beach

(the rain moved in in the afternoons)

 most days were were there early enough that we

had the beach to ourselves for an hour or two before

the tourists arrived.

 This little lady LOVES to swim
(as long as she can touch and its on her terms)

and would spend all day everyday in the water.

 So thankful for these times to run away with this girl.

 (Neiah spelled her name in the sand.)

And that in a nut shell is our October.

September

 Any day she gets to go to school she thinks is a 

Great Day! This lady LOVES school.

 All dressed up for church

 The campus is once more filled with kids and we

are so glad they are back.

 Last we we had a group from North Carolina

spending their days with us. They were deaf, or 

signers and the kids loved having them around.

 Onenila is a new student and her and Neiah have

become fast friends.

 What Neiah is learning in school

 cleaning out all the 'treasures' from my pocket,

that the kids at New Hope gave me.

Saturday morning sand piles:)

Family Fun Weekend

 Our family fun weekend started with a trip

to Tanner's Orchard on Sat.

 Goats were fed

 The kids ran around to the different play grounds

while we found benches to hang out on

 Brady gave free rides on 'his' bus

 tether ball was learned

 and the kids got lost in the hay maze

 until they figured out they could just jump on top of the bales and

run around:)

 They 'drove' the train

 and some tractors

 and to finish off our fun day the ladies got their face painted.

Sunday after church and naps we all met up to play outside,

eat pizza, and say our goodbyes:(

We LOVE our FAMILY!

See you in December!

(Lord Willing)

Our time in the States photo dump.

Both Neiah and I have come to the point that

we are ready to go home. We have had a great

time (and still have a few days left), but the fun

is quickly coming to an end.

Here is the recap of our time in the states.

Neiah's first vacation with the family in the Dells.

 We had a blast as Neiah enjoyed her favorite things of:

constant swimming

 and constant playmates

 and the combination of both!

 We celebrated Mamaw's birthday.

 Had a cousins sleepover with a tent and everything!

 Went to the zoo and fed the giraffes

 and loved watching the animals.

 Went to swimming lessons

 with her buddy Brady.

 

We watched Uncle Ryan coach softball games.

 And took family pictures. The kids all got to

pick who they wanted in 'their' picture, and where

they wanted to take it. I think this was Colts choice.

 This picture reminds me of the Little Rascals:)

 Love these Crazies...

 

And these Crazies too!

 Neiah had been asking to ride a horse so we went over to

Uncle David & Aunt Kate's house to give her that experience.

 She changed her mind when she saw the actual size of the horse, 

but was brave enough to try one ride around the corral with Uncle David.

 The 1st and probably only Jamaican cowgirl:)

So thankful for this Amazing time we have had with family and friends!