A Backward Glance

1. In January we spent two weeks in Mexico living in the shade of a volcano.
2. While there we visited the Basilica in Mexico City (where we saw people crawling on their knees to gain favor from Mary) and the Aztec pyramids in Chalula (where we saw altars of human sacrifice).
3. Over 800 letters were sent out to share what God is doing in our hearts and in Mexico.
4. Pre-field ministry began in Vermont. While there we gathered sap from maple trees and watched as it was made into syrup.
5. It was a honor to live in R.A. Torrey’s home while we participated in a prayer retreat at Montrose Bible Conference.
6. We traveled to and shared in nineteen churches in Vermont, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee.
7. The children especially enjoyed four-wheeling at our friends in Hickox.
8. Ken’s mother’s recovery from a July stoke was a “miracle”.
9. We made new friends, went swimming almost daily and played lots of ping-pong in addition to the training we received while at CIT in Union Mills, North Carolina.
10. In celebration of Diana’s 40th birthday we enjoyed a hobo dinner (cooked in a garbage can over an open fire) with family and friends.
11. Attending CrossWorld’s Pre-Field Orientation in November was one of our last mission requirements. (See image at top)
12. A Thanksgiving telephone call and a Christmas card from a dear friend in India remind us that “missions exists because worship doesn’t”.