Another week of mostly-rainy-rarely-sunny weather has come and gone, along with some good stuff and tough stuff. 
First we heard that we may temporarily lose our campus director due to some technical difficulties (do we hate that phrase?) with INS. Jens is from Germany and it
looks like he and his wife, Karin, who works full time in our office, will have to return there for 6-12 months. Pray for them as they walk through this difficulty.
First we heard that we may temporarily lose our campus director due to some technical difficulties (do we hate that phrase?) with INS. Jens is from Germany and it
looks like he and his wife, Karin, who works full time in our office, will have to return there for 6-12 months. Pray for them as they walk through this difficulty.In addition, Dave and Joyce's house was broken into and
ransacked, and the thief/thieves took most of their electronic possessions (tv, ipods, etc.) and several personal items of worth (see link lower right to Dave's blog for more on these two stories). In spite of the struggles, though, we have the encouragement that God is in control and simply about the business of His best, His will in and for our lives.The bright spots of the past week were the PIBC barbecue and fellowship at Ypau beach with students and staff, and a huge "Oktoberfest" potluck at the church. Both events were filled with opportunities to fellowship with other believers, eat lots of good food and relax!
We also received the news that it looks like we are going to be in our own home by the end of November and maybe by Thanksgiving! Here are a few photos of the house and yard. We will be living about ten miles from campus out in the "country," which means "jungle" here! Come see us! We'll have a guest room!
It will be great to get our belongings out of the Sorenson's house and see what we packed and shipped over here. ( I am sure the Sorensons will be happy to get their family room set up and our stuff out!!)We are also eagerly looking forward to having Dale and Marion Cundall (our pastor for 20 years and his wife) on island for several months as they visit Dave and Joyce (they are Joyce's parents). In addition, we were recently able to acquire plane tickets for Erin to join us for 3 weeks at Christmas for "free," using our Continental Airline points. She is really enjoying teaching at Bethania school in Palau (campus below left; Erin below right) but is looking forward to some time with family and friends here on Guam where she served her college cross-cultural internship three and a half years ago.
Life is pretty much the same wherever we are: the difficult and the joyous. God bless you as you serve Him from where you are. Resting in His grace, Melody and Tim(For more information on this ministry, email us at: meltim3@gmail.com)
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