Sunday introduction

I thought you would like to see this picture of our family being introduced yesterday at church (thanks Emil, my uncle's dad, for that! That's my aunt, a 30+ year missionary to Chile, on the left there.). Someone told me I was looking good. I responded, "well yeah...because you're looking more at those other 4 good lookin' people walking around everywhere with me!" I am a blessed man!

The morning went very well. The kids did an incredible job of smiling, shaking hands, getting their cheeks pinched, and hugging strangers. Honestly I was a bit surprised. I expected them to keep it together and all but I didn't quite expect the beautiful, constant smiles. We spent quite a bit of time preparing them for what it was going to be like. So maybe they were just well prepared and stood up to the pressure. Awesome kids folks...awesome kids. And I have to add that we have prayed so much for these kiddos and God continues to answer as seen in their great attitudes yesterday when meeting all of those people.

The other thing I wanted to write about this morning is how unreal it was yesterday to hear from so many people who had been going through everything with us over the course of the last year+. I'd been visualizing that day for so long and it was incredible. Our family was just showered with love and support...and with so many people celebrating what God has done.

On a final note, I also saw firsthand how important our blog has been in keeping people updated so they can feel a part of what has been going on in our lives and ministry. I'm always interested in keeping up with our visitor stats but it was great to hear from the people behind the numbers yesterday morning. It's a huge encouragement to know that so many people (including many we don't know) feel a desire to stop by here, often daily, to read about what is up with us. God's definitely not done with these 5 folks...so stay tuned!