And so it begins...

Today I woke up feeling the old adage-- Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

In just a few minutes, we will wake up our children and leave for one of our many adventures that will result in our move. This is an exciting day. (Followed by an extremely bittersweet day yesterday as we served in Kidspointe for our last Sunday!)

For the next three weeks we will be in Colorado-- to Missions Training International. We are participating in their SPLICE program which is about preparing us for a new culture. Our children are participating in CHIPS.

Thank you to our generous supporters who made this happen. This is one of the MANY, MANY, MANY things about this move we could not have done without you. It is the people who send us that make it possible for us to go.

Please keep our family in your prayers over the next three weeks...

• Pray that what we're learning will sink in to a deep level. Pray we could leave feeling more prepared.
• Pray that our children would thrive in this program, and that this new change (just one of many they will be making in the next several months) will be tolerated well by each of them.
  
• Pray for our travel. Flying with three kids is, well... you can imagine. :)
• Pray for our reliance on God. Both Nick and I have been starting to feel somewhat disconnected from God lately. As we change scenery for a few weeks, please pray for us to work in healthy habits-- that we'd make increased time alone and together with God.
• Finally, please pray for us as the reality of this move settles in. As we say our goodbyes we leave pieces of our hearts behind.

We love you all,
Gwenn and Nick