It sounds like everything is going well back home. I hear you have had good weather. We had a 28 degree day yesterday and it is supposed to be more of the same today. This is very unusual in England, and most of the people can't handle it! They are not used to the extremes that we are. They can't handle cold OR hot!?! The church here is going well. We have started up a student bible study with some friends and we are studying Galatians. It is going very well, there are about 10 of us at every meeting. The church really wants to get more involved in the youth community around it. There are some campuses from US schools that send kids over for a semester abroad. Many of them stay close to the church, but very few come.

Sherilyn and I have finally figured out what we are going to do with our lives. I have decided to answer the call to ministry. I am applying for the Master's of Divinity program at Calvin Theological Seminary in Michigan with the goal of becoming an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church. I have felt the Lord's hand on my heart for some time, I was just reluctant to take the plunge. I now find it all but impossible to consider anything else. I was having trouble deciding between doing a PhD at King's College London, or going home to the farm. I was not satisfied with either of them. It was because I was not considering the right options. As soon as I decided to go into the ministry, I was put at ease and realised that this is what the Lord wanted me to do. We will try to keep in touch as we start this new journey in our lives.

Chad

Life over here is ok. I really miss farm life and all the wide open spaces, but I am trying to make the most of the time we have here b/c everyone keeps telling us that we'll really treasure this time that we have over here, so I am trying to enjoy it. Its not always easy. I spend my mornings reading, and my afternoons and evenings at work. I kinda wish it were the other way around b/c in the mornings I feel like I can't really do much b/c I don't want to be late for work (you know how I am...early, early, early!) but if I worked mornings, then it'd be done and I could go home and do whatever! But I work 'til 7, and then it takes an hour to go home, and then I have supper and watch a little telly and go to bed...sadly, that has contributed to my jeans shrinking! :)

We are having really nice weather here! Except it has rained for the past 3 days, but it is quite warm out! We are told that it's not going to get real hot here though b/c Summers generally aren't all that hot apparently, so I'll miss that. My job is going ok.... I just told them though that I am applying for another job b/c this one is only 5 hours a day, and they have told me that I'm not allowed to say anything, but they are looking at hiring me on for more hours, more money, and permanently instead of as a temp, so I'll get benefits! Not that we know for sure that we are staying here next year yet. Chad just got his letter from the school for his PhD this morning that he is accepted, so we can stay if we want, but Chad isn't sure it's worth all the money we are spending if we are just going to end up on the farm in the end any how. So we'll see.