River Rats

Thought you might enjoy some photos from the Santa Fe river. We spent a few hours there on Saturday and had lots of fun swimming, fishing, and eating watermelon!!

Backtracking

FYI: The first photo is Aaron in 2004 just after he started his chemo treatments. The second photo was taken last year at Papa and Mimi's pond.

For those of you who aren't familiar with our family. Aaron, our son in the videos, was diagnosed with ALL leukemia in 2004. He was 6 years old at the time and went through three years of chemotherapy treatments. He is now in remission and shows no signs of cancer.

PTL!!!!!! We know that God chose to heal Aaron on this earth and believe that God has plans for Aaron that we can't even imagine or dream of right now. Aaron is truly my hero!! I prayed so many times that God would take the cancer from Aaron and give it to me, but every time God's answer was, "No, dear, you are not strong enough. This is Aaron's battle. I'm right here with him and I know what's going on." Every time I look at Aaron, I am reminded just how powerful our God is and how much He loves us.

For those of you facing challenges in this life, know that God really does know what's going on and He really is right here. We may not understand all the whys and hows and other questions on our hearts, but our family will testify everytime...There is nothing our God can not do!

Proverbs 3:5-6, John 3:16, Jeremiah 29:11-13, Proverbs 17:22

Aaron Fishing Video Clip #1

Aaron is doing very well. He is a blessing to us all and he enjoys life, and more everyday.

Thought you would enjoy a short fishing clip with his buddy Eric.

Aaron Fishing Video Clip

Aarons first strike from a Bass on top water. Pretty funny!

Ministry in Roatan

VBS and Sports were ministry tools we used to get the know the people of Roatan. The first morning we had 275 children show up for Bible School...yes 275!!! We were prepared for 75, but our team pulled things together and God helped us make sure every child participated. The numbers dropped the following days, but we still averaged around 145 children each day. We sang songs, told Bible stories, performed dramas, colored pictures and made crafts. The children loved it! The Sports team met with children on the beach for football, soccer, whiffle ball, and games. I heard great reports from this group. Many young men accepted Christ and began sharing with thier friends and family.

As we made friends during the morning, we also made appointments for the afternoon. After lunch our teams would go into the Colonia and visit those we had met during the morning activities. This allowed us to get to know the people in their homes and to share with them our good news on a more personal level. We were blessed to see God using our young people to reach others for Christ. God blessed this trip and our team! More later...

Roatan Adventures

You're going where? That was the question we were asked, but not because people were surprised that we were going, but because they had no idea where Roatan is. Located about 35 miles off the coast of mainland Honduras lies this beautiful island and the people of Roatan. Our destination was the Sandy Bay area and ultimately the Colonia. We arrived at the airport and were met by Henry and Frances, the missionaries of Living Water for Roatan. We packed in several vehicles and headed to our "home" for the week, the Mission Inn, owned and opporated by the Laird family. We got settled in the inn and were able to take in the sights and sounds around us. We unpacked all the materials we brought with us for ministry and had dinner. We were all excited about whatever the Lord had in store for each of us and I couldn't wait to see what God was going to do with the youth. Here you can see the gate at the Mission Inn and some of the kids at dinner.

Welcome to our Blog Home

We have created this blog so that our friends and family can keep up with our adventures. We want to be able to share our lives with you in a new way, and this is it!! Please comment and check out our blog often.

So, here we go...