Much has happened since 2007. For one Ciara and I were single in 2007, but it only took five days to into the new year to change that. It is hard to believe that it’s been less than a year since we got married, yet even more hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since we got married! Time likes to play with your mind that way!

       With marriage came a move. Ciara had moved to Owosso MI, to be closer to me during our engagement and now it was my turn to move to her. I packed my truck and moved the 15 miles to our new home.

       Spring brought work, lots of work. Spring time was hard with Ciara and I having different schedules, but God was good. He kept us busy throughout the summer and He provided the necessary funds for yet another move.

                       This time the move was more drastic. Ciara and I believed that God wanted us to step out in faith by quitting our jobs and moving to Roach MO, (Over 700 miles away) to finish our missionary training with New Tribes Mission. So August 1 we moved and three weeks later classes began.

                        We were here only a short time when God opened the door for us to be a part of a local church by building them a youth program. It has been a blessing to see God work in and through us in this way. Just last Friday we had an all nighter with the youth. God has taken a group of only two boys and has increased it to 8 kids!

      Tomorrow marks the end of our first semester. Over 350 hours of class and homework, 100+ hours of work detail, 40+ hours of community outreach, and countless hours invested in church later, we are one thrid of the way through our training. We will be spending the holidays in California with Ciara’s family as we rest up for the upcoming busy year.

     We are excited to see what God has around the bend for us as 2009 approaches. We are confident that God will continue to guide us as we train to be missionaries and determine what country He will have us serve in.