Sweet family time...

I came to my sister's last week to help her with her new baby, Roran. She already has a 16-month old girl, Adaline, so her hands are really full right now. It has been such a joy to spend each day loving and caring for the babies. Roran is a really laid back little boy and it doesn't take much to please him. God has certainly blessed my sister and her husband with two absolutely beautiful children. I am so thankful that He providentially allowed me to spend these ten days with them. Here are some of my favorite moments so far...including a fun photo of the rental car I got when my connecting flight was cancelled. I had to drive from New Jersey to my sister's and told the rental company to give me the cheapest economy car they had...this is what I got!!!

My new nephew, Roran

Well I finally made it to my sister's house last night after a long travel day. But here are some first pics of baby Rory. He is so precious! I will post more as the week progresses.

Central Asia

I just returned from a trip to Central Asia with group from my church. It was an amazing, challenging and fulfilling two weeks! I am including a couple pictures (out of my 600)...maybe I can post more later. The Lord truly blessed our time there as we developed relationships with children and women in a poor area of the city where there is no established Christian witness. In a land dominated by the Islamic faith (99.9% of the population), I was very humbled as we worked with a family who has sacrificed all material security to go and live amongst the people in this community. They are investing their lives in the spiritual welfare of the people there, trusting the Lord to carry out a fruitful work. I praise God for their faithfulness and give Him the glory for leading us on this trip.