Great School Year

Peterson & Yolonda have been working several nights a week teaching the kids Bible stories & songs out of their one room home. They have around 40 kids learning God's word. Peterson & Yolonda are hard workers for the Lord and a real blessing to the church. Lee had to make two stacked high trailer trips to the dock to get all the boxes to the church building. The girls back packs full of school supplies ready for the girls to pick up. The only thing better than getting the school supplies is getting your Mother to carry it home for you. We had enough supplies to give the younger kids a couple pencils, paper & ruler. Every child went home with something. After all that we had enough supplies to give the teacher who graciously lets us meet in his room every week. God's blessings on all who made this the greatest school year for our kids.

School Supplies

We have several people to thank for providing a fantastic start to school for the Marshallese children. Thank you to Paul Hester and the Shiloh church of Christ for back packs, school supplies, diapers and personal supplies. Thank you especially for all the personal notes of encouragement written to Lee and I from the members of the Shiloh church. Thank you also to Brad & Sandra Dodd for several boxes of school supplies. Brad & Sandra have been a huge supporter of our mission with the Marshallese people. Thank you to Dean & Becky Lightfoot from Cedar Park, TX for school, personal supplies & toys. The Lightfoots have been a great blessing to the kids. Thank you also to the Walnut church of Christ for school supplies. Walnut has been a tremendous blessing for our kids. I put all the paper, pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, crayons, colored pencils, calculators, & markers in the back packs and some how Lee and I will find a way to carry everything to church Sunday. I have no doubt our kids will have the best start to school they have ever had. God bless all for your generosity. I will post pics Sunday

OKLAHOMA

We are in Oklahoma getting to know our grandson. Julianna had a virus while staying with us. Her mother had it, Lee caught it and now I have it. Unfortunately it canceled our trip to California and Lee's presentation at the Hanford c of c. My sister is in remission from cancer but her immune system is low and she has shingles. I felt that exposing her to a virus that seems to get passed around so easily was not what my sister needed right now. My sister, Virginia, is very miserable with the shingles. Please keep her in your prayers.

States Bound

We will be taking our grand daughter home at the end of this week. She has been bored with us most of the time, but we have loved having her here. We will be spending a month in the states on vacation. If you are around Hanford, CA on Aug 1st, come hear Lee give a presentation about our missionary work in the Marshall Islands at the PM service at the Hanford church of Christ.

Rip Roaring Time

This past week we received a box of flip flops the 6th grade class in VBS from the Walnut C of C in Texarkana, TX decorated for the kids at church. Walnut has been a huge blessing for the Marshallese kids at church for almost a year. What a great bunch of Christians to help some people half way across the world. The kids were thrilled to get a new pair of shoes. Thank you also to the Shiloh C of C from AL. for school supplies. Shiloh is a small congregation with a huge heart. Part of the supplies are still on the way but we are expecting those to come in soon. We had to meet in the "small" classroom again this week. It was so crowded and we were so pressed for time while we were passing everything out, I did not get pics of everything I needed. We had to leave to catch the ferry before everything was handed out. I am sorry about that. I tried. Our members held an honor celebration for our grand daughter after church. They sang to her and gave her many gifts. She said she felt like a princess. We then had a fellowship together and ate some food the members had brought. Thank you to the Marshallese people who have made Lee and I as well as our grand daughter so welcome. They are a very loving people. I have told you many times that you must be flexible over here. Every Sunday is a new adventure. This week Lee was hauling several boxes to church to give to the kids. He bent over to pick up one end of the dolly he used to carry the boxes and RRRIP. His whole backside was hanging out. Because of a bad back, I carry a cushion to sit on. He hung the cushion on his belt to cover his air conditioned bottom up. Thankfully, there was a store open with some Levi's that fit him. I had never seen a pair of Levi's in that store before. Julianna and I were LOL. Everyone in that store knew he was in there with a cushion hanging off his backside. They were probably thanking God for that cushion. I know Lee was.