WOW! It's mid July! Time is ticking away...tick, tick, ticking away. Summer is in full swing and has included many changes.
First, the Samaritan Air helicopter made it home in May just before hurricane season hit. And hurricane season hit with avengeance this year. Usually our first storm doesn't hit til late August, first of Sept, but it came just as we settled the helicopter back in the states. Some of you will remember from facebook that we asked for prayers for John to make it back with the helicopter. His week trip into Haiti at the end of April lasted for a couple extra weeks. :) But, as usual, God was in it, and John was able to fly for a doctor that needed to make it out to the moutain regions. John was so humbled and blessed as we flew around and walked around with this physician that had done so much to help individual families in the area. It is always humbling to see professionals taking their financial blessings and investing them into other people's lives for over 30 years. This physician not only met the medical needs of the the people in the area, he personally had houses built for a variety of families over the years.
Once the helicopter made it back, we finished up school and started looking forward to Summer. At the end of May we were thrown a curve ball that knocked our footing our from under us momentarily. :) We were facing some big decisions. A financial hiccup made us look at our circumstances and reevaluate life in Pahokee/Belle Glade. We needed a more reasonable, cost-effective place to live. We needed a public school education that would be free for our boys and academically acceptable. We needed to stay relatively close to the Mission organization. So within 2 weeks of the "hiccup" we decided to move to Stuart, FL. So with one week left in June, we found a place to rent, packed our home again, and moved to a new location. Now, that is pretty normal for us (except the 2 weeks part), but as if that wasn't enough of a change, John also took a job flying for the summer in TENNESSEE! He moved us into our new home on a Tuesday, and he left on Friday for two months! Part of the hiccup was his side job here in Florida. As most of you know, we are not fully supported with Samaritan Air yet, so John must work in addition to serving with Samaritan Air. He is a bi-vocational missionary currently. :)
So, now the boys and I are settling into life in Stuart, FL. We LOVE it! John is settling into a temporary home in TN for a 9 weeks. The boys have been reigistered for public school here, and I am diligently searching and praying for a teaching job in this area.
Now, an update on Samaritan Air: John is planning on returning to Haiti in September. He will be accompanying some pastors from a church here in Florida that are looking to begin a hangar project for us. The project is tentatively scheduled for October. We will keep the postings coming as we jump back into full swing in September.
Please pray for safety for John as he is flying all summer and away from us. Pray for the boys and myself as we are away from John. Pray for the boys to transition into public school in Florida and for me a teaching job. Continue to pray for our work with Haiti and Samaritan Air. There is much to be done in Haiti, but funding always holds us back [as it does everyone really :)]. Our personal support needs to be covered in prayer as we seek God's continued direction and His future partners with us. WE are continually grateful for our faithful partners who pray and give to our ministry. Thank you!!! Together we are making a difference.
Blessings to all of you! Happy Summer!
