Settling In

We are settling into our new house, even though I think the boxes will never disappear. (We are in Little Elm, TX in case you are wanting to mentally place us.) The boys are having a blast with all the space and their new rooms. They've made fast friends with the boys next door (ages 4 and 9- how convenient!) They also have a new friend named Rocky who we picked out at the animal shelter. He is a lab/terrier mix, very playful and great with the kids. School starts Monday the 22nd and we think they'll both be very happy. Eli will be in 3rd grade and Quintin (or dirty-rotten-scoundrel as he likes to be called) will be in Kindergarten. We met their teachers tonight and both were very nice.

As for the ministry, Austin has been working very hard learning all about the food pantry and starting up Metro Relief. He submitted his first grant (please pray), took the bus on its first outreach to Fort Worth, and is meeting lots of people to help with this process. It has been amazing to see how God provides just the right people to do things that we so need help with, such as web page design, book keeping, data entry, logo design, marketing, prayer and financial partners, lots of wonderful volunteers, encouragement, and the list goes on. Thank you all for you prayers! I'll try to post more pics soon!

7 Parties in Heaven!

In case you follow the kids ministry on the Relief Bus, here is a quick update:

After a successful Christmas outreach to the Seth Boyden projects in Newark and a couple weeks break, we are back in full swing. Our usual kids come every week (about 8) and some new kids join us each week (about 5-10). Last week and this week we had 7 kids ask Jesus into their hearts! Whenever a child accepts Christ as their Savior, we tell them that the bible says the angels are praising God and having a party in heaven. We are teaching the kids about becoming a new creation in Jesus and being washed clean. Some of the kids have shown an interest in growing closer in their walk with Jesus. And we gave away 6 bibles to kids who didn't have one. What a blessing to be a part of these young children's journeys of faith. Please pray they grow roots deep in Him and that God would continue to provide bibles.