I love this time of year…the leaves are so beautiful as they change color. We get to start a whole season of being thankful with Canadian Thanksgiving the beginning of October and can ride that straight through to American Thanksgiving the end of November. Actually, we always want to be Read more
We are back in Lakeside, Montana after spending the last month in Switzerland. We feel so blessed to get to enjoy beautiful mountains and lakes on both sides of the ocean! We really enjoyed getting spend time with our son, Ben, and see his life and ministry at the Youth Read more
This last month we have driven many miles! Darrel likes to joke that we are trying to stimulate the economy with our gas purchases! We arrived back in Lakeside, Montana with the motorhome the last day of April. A week after we arrived, we had the Mission Builders International (MBI) Read more
After being in Hawaii most of the month of March, we flew back to Phoenix, AZ. We were at our motorhome just north of Phoenix for a few days before heading down to Tucson for 2 1/2 weeks to visit with relatives and friends. It was very special to see Read more
Greetings from Kona! We are here to help out with a couple of events. We came a little over a week ago and were here to help get ready for the YWAM’s (Youth With a Mission) President’s Gathering which was a conference for base directors and training directors from the Read more
What a blessing it is to get to travel! Yes, it has meant tests and masks, but it has been possible. This morning I see that Switzerland is quickly dropping their requirements and we sure hope other countries do the same as well. This winter has been so different from Read more
Having grown up in areas where public transportation was practically non-existent, travel in Switzerland has been something for us to adjust to. Here there is a wonderful system of buses, metros, trains, and boats that can get you all over the country. Right in front of the YWAM base is Read more
Life in Lausanne… We have been here about a month now and thought it might be interesting to share some of what life is like for us here. We are staying at the YWAM (Youth With a Mission) base here. On the campus here there is a large chalet (which Read more
We just got home from a wonderful trip to Switzerland. Ben returned to Switzerland with us on October 1st after being in Montana for most of the month of September. We were joining a team that consists of the Project Coordinator (who lives in Lausanne, Switzerland), 5 Programmers (Darrel, a Read more
As I look through my pictures on my cell phone my heart is filled with thankfulness. I am thankful for the special times we have gotten to spend with family and friends. In June Brianna was able to have surgery in Washington to deal with Endometriosis. We are so thankful Read more