God Size Miracle

Our missionary friends, the Kiser's, need a "God size miracle." Visit their website to find out more about this need and how you can get involved.

www.godsizemiracle.com

The audio and video clips found at the bottom of the page just above the blue box are very interesting.

Miracle van

God has looked on our low estate with great mercy and miraculously supplied a van for us! Details and pictures will follow as soon as the paperwork is finalized - which may take a few more weeks.

President Bush leaves message!!

We returned home Friday evening and checked the messages on our answering machine. I missed the part of the first message, but the voice sounded like President George Bush. I said, "Doug, that's President Bush." He said, "No, it's not." I listened to it again and sure enough, he said, "Hello, this is President George W. Bush." His message was to encourage voters to elect Don Sherwood in the upcoming primaries. Of course the message was pre-recorded. But hey, it's not everyday you get a call from the President of the United States!

Schoolmate killed in motorcycle accident

This man attended the same school as Kim and Kim graduated with his sister, Laura.

http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=138061&format=html

Van accident

Sorry for the mixup in the pictures. They are below. I lost my post and couldn't figure out how to get it in above the van pictures. So here's the scoop. On April 6, Kim was involved in a van accident leaving the van totalled! All 3 children were with her and everyone walked out with only cuts and bruises. We thank the Lord for His protection!

This was Brandon's second year to go fishing and he loved it! Last year he got an 11 inch fish. He was hoping to get a bigger one this year. He succeeded when he reeled in a 17 inch fish! He was so proud to see his prize fish on the supper table last night and know he had part in providing meat for us.  

Total fish caught between Daddy and Brandon.  

Regina got in on the fun, too.  

Ryan enjoyed his first fishing trip.  

Being towed away.  

The side door was pushed in to just inches away from Ryan's car seat on the front bench.  

Still adjusting to culture

You would think that since we are Americans by nature and lived in the States for 23 years that we would always keep our American thoughts and ways. Although we have been in the States for over a year, some things still seem "different" to us.

In the D.R., the seasons change very little and you can wear whatever you want in your whole wardrobe for the whole year - which does not include sweaters or any form of heavy clothing. I have had to adjust back to wearing only dark colors for winter. It was more than I could handle to have to pass over my spring clothes over the winter. I guess I've gotten so accustomed to wearing spring clothes that it's hard for me to wear sweaters and dark, dreary colors all winter long.

Another adjustment has been hanging laundry out. Of course the weather in D.R. is great for hanging out clothes. The only problem is that it is so hot and there is very little air that the clothes end up drying very wrinkled. They don't blow out as they do here. Until we got a dryer a few years ago in the D.R., I was having to do A LOT of ironing. Last spring I couldn't get it through my head that I could hang clothes out here without them being wrinkled. This year it is finally sinking in and I've been hanging out more wash.

Probably by the time we've fully adjusted to the changes here in the States, it will be time to go back to the D.R. and relearn the ways there.

One week and one root canal later

Last week Doug was able to get in for a root canal. Poor guy had waited almost a week to get rid of his pain. Thankfully he had a pain free root canal and has had little problem since then. How wonderful it is to have him back to normal and not walking around the house holding the side of his mouth with a look of agony in his eyes.

Spring sensations

Well, today it feels like spring here in this "neck of the woods." Spring is my favorite season here. In the D.R., my favorite is winter simply because it's the only time of the year that is "bearable."

We spent the first day of spring enjoying a free Italian Ice from Rita's. It was 37 degrees. We weren't the only crazy ones. There was a lot of other people joining us. We ate our Italian Ice in the van with the heater on.

I think I finally figured out this spring thing. Last year I was totally surprised and taken back that spring had changed from the 21st of March to the 20th. Or was I just mistaken? As I recall when we left 7 years ago, the first day of spring was the 21st. Well, I even heard the weatherman say that the first full day of spring was the 21st. So....it just might be that the 20th is when "Spring begins" and that the "First day of spring" is on the 21st. I don't really know, but I am glad that spring is here!

Toothache!

The biggest news for this week is that Doug has an incredible toothache. He attempted to have a tooth which had been bothering him "fixed" in the D.R. when we were there in September. He had a root canal done on this same tooth 6 years ago in the D.R. Just in the past few months, it has increased in pain and this week the pain has increased to where he is taking Ibuprofen several times a day and now the pain is getting unbearable even with Ibuprofen. The whole side of his face is now in pain due to that wretched tooth. The soonest he can get in at the dentist is Tuesday morning. That's a long time when you're in pain!

Euddy & Dionelly's baby girl

This is a picture of Sara - daughter of Pastor Euddy in Santo Domingo. This was sent a few months ago and I didn't realize we had a copy of it on our computer. She already has alot more hair by now.

Pictures from the Holy Land Experience in Orlando, FL

A Jerusalem market.

There was "rock climbing" for the children to try. Adults could try it, too. It was harder than it looks!  

Jesus talking to the multitude.  

Blind Bartimaus sitting among the crowd (which were the tourists watching the "show") whom Jesus healed.