News from both our worlds

Here is an article from our local paper that talks about both the college and the coffee shop.

Praises and Pictures

Hi Everyone,
Today I got a letter in the mail that said I would receive a scholarship that will cover my tuition for this school year!  Wow!  That is a total praise.  God must have some good things in store, for opening all the doors to this school!
And, as promised:
Here are some pictures of our apartment.
Hope everyone is well,
Laura

PS....Steve just got done with 2 weeks of RD training, and this weekend, all the RAs come back and will start training on Monday.  The month of August is/will be so busy!  But filled with all good things.

A brief update

Hi everyone!

We have been in Beaver Falls now for a little over a month, and we have been keeping quite busy!  Steve is currently at a conference (has been since yesterday, and will be until tomorrow), and I am home trying to motivate myself to clean up the place a little bit, so I can take pictures of it for you to see.  Since the beginning of August (which seems like ages ago already), Steve and all of the RDs (9 of them total) have been going through RD training (a time of getting ready and team building).  Already we've felt very welcomed here and have been able to find many opportunities for community (praise!).  I have been keeping plenty busy trying to solidify my plans for the fall, which are starting to really come together! 
1.  I accepted a job at the local coffee shop, and will start on the 18th.  I am super excited to get to work here!  It is a great coffee shop, I like the people there, and it is within walking/biking distance from our apt.  Win-win-win! Plus, it will be a great way to feel connected to the Geneva/Beaver Falls community.
2.  As of this week, I am officially accepted to the local seminary...orientation starts on September 1st, and classes on the 7th.  I am super excited about this too!  It is not as local as the coffee shop, as I will have to drive or ride the bus there, but it is still in Beaver County (where we also are).  This afternoon, I worked on figuring out which classes to take and registering for them.  I am a little nervous because I will be having some early mornings in there, but I will hopefully survive. We might need to get another bookshelf for all the textbooks I will need! ;)  No, I'm excited and thrilled for this opportunity (I withdrew from North Park as a result, not because I don't like North Park, but because I found out that I prefer classroom learning to online learning).  It is my goal to earn a MA in Mission by the end of 2 years.

Here are the classes that I signed up for, in case you're interested. Should be a busy semester!

1. Intro to Biblical Languages & Interpretation

2. Early Church

3. God the Father, The Creator

4. Intro to World Mission

That's all for now.  I have been privileged to be getting to know some of the other RD wives who are also doing a lot of hanging out this week while their husbands are at training.  It is good that we can keep each other company.

Hope you are well!
Laura

PS....I will try try try to get some pictures up soon.  Now that I am registered for classes and have my scholarship/financial aid applications filled out and sent, I can feel more free to focus on posting pictures.

Running for the Johnsons...A Photo Story

In honor of our good friends, Erik and Becky Johnson, who we served with this past year at LCC and who are returning to Klaipeda in a few days for another year, we dedicate this blog post.

As part of their support raising Erik and Becky are hosting the "Farmer Boy 5K" run at Becky's parents' farm on Saturday, July 24th. Laura and I would love to be there to support them, but we are in PA and it is a long drive back to MN. So, instead, we held our own version of the "Farmer Boy 5K" and captured our experience in a photo story. Enjoy.

The run begins.

Stretching before the big race. It is hot out. We don't want to strain anything.

Getting all limbered up. We haven't run this far, this fast since we were trying to catch the train to Warsaw at Easter break.

The moment of truth. Who will be the victor? It looks as though Laura already has a slight lead and we haven't even started.

And they're off! It is neck and neck out of the gates. This looks like it's going to be quite the contest today.

And then it happened...I...got...tired...where...is...Laura...?

She's going the distance. She's going for speed.

Chinese food before the race was a bad choice. Let's just skip to the rest of the race. (Please recycle.)

What up? Look who's faster now!

A not so photo finish!

The "official" first place finisher of the Farmer Boy 5k - 2010!

We love you Erik and Becky. We are praying for you as you return to LCC and serve some amazing students. You are a blessing to us and we pray that we can return the blessing to you. Safe travels.

If any of our family and friends would like to support Erik and Becky this year you can donate to them as you did for us by visiting www.lcc.lt.

Busy Summer!

Hi Everyone,
It has been a wonderful whirlwind of seeing many wonderful, familiar faces since we've been back in the states!  Time is moving quickly, and we have less than a week before we pack up and move to Pennsylvania (again!). We plan to load up the moving truck on Sunday, and then head out early Monday morning.  Steve starts on July first!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far!
Laura