Well we had a wonderful time at Lela's folks house for Christmas. We are on our way home, actually we took a lunch stop at Panera Bread in Gastonia, North Carolina. We worshipped with family and friends at The Family Worship Center in Kings Mountain this morning.
Yesterday we went to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina. What a cool experience to see the life of a man who stayed the course and preached the simple message of the gospel throughout his life! He is 90 years old now.
We are on our way home and looking forward to chillin with our family. Scott got Flight Simulator X for Christmas and just has to try it out!!!!!!
Just over two weeks away from leaving the lower 48 and heading North to Alaska!!!!! Which reminds me, I got the movie "North to Alaska" with The Duke for Christmas!! We will have to watch that too!!
We trust that all of you had a wonderful time with family as you celebrated that most precious gift! We hope that you all will have a Jesus filled New Year. One of being servants to all. And loving the lowly!
Oh...My class in Manitoba was Awesome!!!! It was a heavy maintenance class on the PT-6. (Pratt and Whitney jet engine with a prop, also known as a Turboprop engine). These engines are used heavily in Missionary aviation around the world and with the shortage and expense of Avgas, we will be seeing more aircraft using these engines, like the Kodiak.
Lela had an appointment with a wonderful Doctor and friend in Coshocton for her ankle before we left. He said that she had damaged two tendons heavily and one slightly. He hooked her up with a new brace and shoe supports. He said that it is healing and will take a while, but she is on the mend. If only we could just take the bad parts out and put new parts in like an airplane......
Stomach flu's are going through the family!! Yippee!!!!! So as we take off for the rest of the journey home....well....you get the picture!!!! PLEASE PRAY FOR US!!!!!!
Love you all!!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!!
We have so much to be thankful for. God is so good to us. We are so thankful for our friends and family who constantly encourage us and support us with their love and prayers. We thank God for each of you.
We are going to spend Thanksgiving with another MMS family and are very excited about it. It is a family who we have not had the opportunity to "hang out" with as of yet. We are so blessed to have been invited to their home for the holiday. There will be other MMS families there too and we are excited about that as well. MMS is like a big family who love getting together but is not able to as much as they would like. Just like our real families. Schedules and obligations keep us from being able to get together more, but God is so gracious to bless us with holidays like this that is set aside for special friends and families. What a blessing.
Scott has been working hard on the suburban. He has worked most of the past weekend and late everynight this week. He has taken the rest of the week off for vacation. We thought we were going to his sisters for Thanksgiving but plans changed with the suburban needing attention. He and the older boys plan on going in today and Friday to work some more on the suburban, (burb for short), and hopefully things will work out smoothly for him. So far, some parts that were ordered for it were not the correct parts. This has caused some delays. He is sleeping in this morning, actually the whole family is still asleep and it is already 9:30. They never sleep in this long. I feel like I have the whole house to myself.
I baked fresh banana bread and have Scott's pot of coffee all done...just waiting for him to rise and greet the day. :-)
Nathaniel lost his last baby tooth. He asked me if this makes him a grown up now. I had to laugh. Jeremiah walked up and told me that he is half of a grown up since he has also lost some of his baby teeth. Too funny!!
The kids are getting excited about the upcoming holidays. Nathaniel's birthday is a week from tomorrow...Thanksgiving. He will be 11 on Dec. 4th. So, he thinks December is all about him with presents all month long. Sure, ok...I told him. LOL I guess I ought to start thinking about what to get him. Wow, I am a little behind. :-)
Bless you all and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
Lela and boyz~
We are going to spend Thanksgiving with another MMS family and are very excited about it. It is a family who we have not had the opportunity to "hang out" with as of yet. We are so blessed to have been invited to their home for the holiday. There will be other MMS families there too and we are excited about that as well. MMS is like a big family who love getting together but is not able to as much as they would like. Just like our real families. Schedules and obligations keep us from being able to get together more, but God is so gracious to bless us with holidays like this that is set aside for special friends and families. What a blessing.
Scott has been working hard on the suburban. He has worked most of the past weekend and late everynight this week. He has taken the rest of the week off for vacation. We thought we were going to his sisters for Thanksgiving but plans changed with the suburban needing attention. He and the older boys plan on going in today and Friday to work some more on the suburban, (burb for short), and hopefully things will work out smoothly for him. So far, some parts that were ordered for it were not the correct parts. This has caused some delays. He is sleeping in this morning, actually the whole family is still asleep and it is already 9:30. They never sleep in this long. I feel like I have the whole house to myself.
I baked fresh banana bread and have Scott's pot of coffee all done...just waiting for him to rise and greet the day. :-)
Nathaniel lost his last baby tooth. He asked me if this makes him a grown up now. I had to laugh. Jeremiah walked up and told me that he is half of a grown up since he has also lost some of his baby teeth. Too funny!!
The kids are getting excited about the upcoming holidays. Nathaniel's birthday is a week from tomorrow...Thanksgiving. He will be 11 on Dec. 4th. So, he thinks December is all about him with presents all month long. Sure, ok...I told him. LOL I guess I ought to start thinking about what to get him. Wow, I am a little behind. :-)
Bless you all and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
Lela and boyz~
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Tickets for Alaska
God is so good. He has provided even the smallest details. We have been blessed to purchase our round-trip tickets for all 6 of us to Alaska for only $289.00...total. God has blessed us through other people with them giving us their air mile points and it totaling enough for us to basically get free flights. We only had to pay for the transferring of the points on some accounts. We are leaving from Detroit, MI on January 16, 2009 to Anchorage, AK and returning on April 1, 2009 to Detroit. One of the MARC guys is driving to Anchorage to pick us up and drive us back to Soldotna. We are staying at a MARC families house that will be in the lower 48 during this time for their furlough. They have asked us to stay in their home and care for their family pets while they are gone. We have the use of their home and vehicles while we are there. God is so amazing to have worked out all of the details of the trip so far. What a huge blessing.
Upon our return to Detroit, we are going on vacation with Scott's sister and her family for a week to VA. This trip was planned before the Alaska trip. We are very excited about all of this. We will return to Ohio the middle of April. Please be praying for us during this time and check back as we will have high speed internet while we are in Alaska and on vacation and will be making more frequent updates.
I am at the hangar right now while Scott is working on the burb. We had it fixed while we were in MD which was the transfer case. That cost $2000.00. OUCH!! Now, he is working on the head gasket as it has some leaking issues. He is spending most of Thanksgiving week working on this as well as hunting. He went last night and purchased his hunting license and is all legal now.
Scott is scheduled to do his cross-country flight this Sunday...wow, that is tomorrow already. He and Paul are flying to some town south of Columbus. He is pretty excited about it. He has been spending a lot of time studying for his written test and can't wait until that part is over and this is all completed. Neither can I. LOL
We went this morning and helped a very dear family pack up their u-haul as they are moving to IN to finish raising their support. They have finished up their time here at MMS and are going to be joining JAARS in NC as soon as their support is in. They were the first family who had us over and really connected with us. They have children about the same age as Shaughn and Matthew and they all had a lot in common. Shaughn and Matthew are really going to be lost without them. They have had many nights where they have played games and hung out. They also looked out for us as we do not get a TV signal of any kind where we live and would tape our favorite shows for us as a treat, especially when Idol is on. :-) They were the ones who housed us every time we were going through town before moving here and even while we were moving here. They are like our 2nd family. This is the hard part of being in ministry...making dear friends and then saying good bye. Everyone knows this part of it coming to MMS, but it doesn't make it any easier. Thank goodness for email.
My foot...a dear supporter sent me a walking boot to wear and that has helped a lot. I fell again a week after it happened and sent me into pain heaven. I mean...OUCH!! My ankle is still somewhat swollen but not like it was. I am able to hobble around and feel much safer with the boot on. I have been told that I have to allow for the weakness in the ankle to heal and that will take about 8-10 weeks total. I am counting. Since it has starting the snowing thing and ice is out there, I am taking even more caution and holding on to others as I walk outside. Please pray for a quick recovery and for me to be patient enough for it to heal correctly. LOL
We are going to be spending Thanksgiving here with another MMS family. Actually, from what I hear there may be three families there. We are very excited about this. I love getting together with other MMS families, especially the ones that we don't get to see very often.
Upon our return to Detroit, we are going on vacation with Scott's sister and her family for a week to VA. This trip was planned before the Alaska trip. We are very excited about all of this. We will return to Ohio the middle of April. Please be praying for us during this time and check back as we will have high speed internet while we are in Alaska and on vacation and will be making more frequent updates.
I am at the hangar right now while Scott is working on the burb. We had it fixed while we were in MD which was the transfer case. That cost $2000.00. OUCH!! Now, he is working on the head gasket as it has some leaking issues. He is spending most of Thanksgiving week working on this as well as hunting. He went last night and purchased his hunting license and is all legal now.
Scott is scheduled to do his cross-country flight this Sunday...wow, that is tomorrow already. He and Paul are flying to some town south of Columbus. He is pretty excited about it. He has been spending a lot of time studying for his written test and can't wait until that part is over and this is all completed. Neither can I. LOL
We went this morning and helped a very dear family pack up their u-haul as they are moving to IN to finish raising their support. They have finished up their time here at MMS and are going to be joining JAARS in NC as soon as their support is in. They were the first family who had us over and really connected with us. They have children about the same age as Shaughn and Matthew and they all had a lot in common. Shaughn and Matthew are really going to be lost without them. They have had many nights where they have played games and hung out. They also looked out for us as we do not get a TV signal of any kind where we live and would tape our favorite shows for us as a treat, especially when Idol is on. :-) They were the ones who housed us every time we were going through town before moving here and even while we were moving here. They are like our 2nd family. This is the hard part of being in ministry...making dear friends and then saying good bye. Everyone knows this part of it coming to MMS, but it doesn't make it any easier. Thank goodness for email.
My foot...a dear supporter sent me a walking boot to wear and that has helped a lot. I fell again a week after it happened and sent me into pain heaven. I mean...OUCH!! My ankle is still somewhat swollen but not like it was. I am able to hobble around and feel much safer with the boot on. I have been told that I have to allow for the weakness in the ankle to heal and that will take about 8-10 weeks total. I am counting. Since it has starting the snowing thing and ice is out there, I am taking even more caution and holding on to others as I walk outside. Please pray for a quick recovery and for me to be patient enough for it to heal correctly. LOL
We are going to be spending Thanksgiving here with another MMS family. Actually, from what I hear there may be three families there. We are very excited about this. I love getting together with other MMS families, especially the ones that we don't get to see very often.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Stranded...in Maryland
What a trip this has turned out to be. We left last night to spend a weekend with Scott's sister and are suppose to speak at her church this Sunday. On our way, we pulled off the freeway for gas and some coffee. As we approached the end of the exit ramp, we started hearing some "not so good" sounds coming from the engine section of the burb...the is short for Suburban. As we pulled over to investigate it more, it grew louder. We ended up getting a hotel for the night and calling his sister to let her know that we would not be arriving at 2 a.m. as we thought. Scott started calling mechanics in the area first thing this moring to see if they could fit us in and inspect further. The results...they can fix it but the part will not be here until Tuesday morning at the earliest and the price...$1500-2000. Ouch!!
Cindy, Scott's sister, is about 2-2 1/2 hours away and is coming to pick us up. We will stay with her until the burb is fixed and then she will bring us back and homeward bound we will be. We called MMS and they are so great. They said not to worry about it and they will see us when they see us. What a blessing to work with such great people. Bless you guys!!!!
Last weekend I fell and hurt my ankle. It is still swollen and bruised. New bruises everyday, it seems. Pain is still pretty strong at times and I am keeping it wrapped and elevated to hopefully help it to heal. Please pray for me and for the healing of it. I have not went in to have it checked out as we do not have medical insurance. I was hoping it was just a little twist/sprang. I still hope that is all it is.
Please pray for us as we are trying to enjoy the journey but are feeing like we are at the center of the enemies attacks. He always thinks he knows just how to hit us but we know we serve a BIG God and we are victorious through Christ.
Bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
Cindy, Scott's sister, is about 2-2 1/2 hours away and is coming to pick us up. We will stay with her until the burb is fixed and then she will bring us back and homeward bound we will be. We called MMS and they are so great. They said not to worry about it and they will see us when they see us. What a blessing to work with such great people. Bless you guys!!!!
Last weekend I fell and hurt my ankle. It is still swollen and bruised. New bruises everyday, it seems. Pain is still pretty strong at times and I am keeping it wrapped and elevated to hopefully help it to heal. Please pray for me and for the healing of it. I have not went in to have it checked out as we do not have medical insurance. I was hoping it was just a little twist/sprang. I still hope that is all it is.
Please pray for us as we are trying to enjoy the journey but are feeing like we are at the center of the enemies attacks. He always thinks he knows just how to hit us but we know we serve a BIG God and we are victorious through Christ.
Bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
A Fall Day...
Good morning. What a “cool” morning it is. As I look outside, I see he frost on the ground and vehicles. I even heard the furnace kick on this morning for the first time. We have it set for pretty low still so it had to be pretty cold to turn on.
Scott left for Alabama on Sunday and is there for the week in an engine overhaul class. He is pretty excited about it. He said the instructor is compacting a lot into their time. He said he hopes to be able to retain most of it.
The boyz and I have a pretty full week this week while daddy is gone. I was hoping it was going to be a relaxing week but instead it is going to be fun and full. My mother-in-law and father-in-law are coming down to help with it and I am so happy. They are a lot of fun and we are excited to see them. They are always such a huge help…what a God send. Please remember them in your prayers as they are having many health issues that come with a lot of pain. They are such troopers that they want to come anyways. I just hope they can enjoy their grandsons.
Last week Scott was able to SOLO again in his flying. He was so nervous and excited. Now he has to be planning for his cross country solo’s that is next on the “to-do” list. He also has to study, study, study and study some more for his written test. With the weather changing and all, he is trying to get as much done before the yucky stuff as he can. He really wants to get to the point where he can have his license and take his family up. We really want that too.
We are in the planning stages of our up coming trip to Alaska. We are leaving in the middle of January (around the 15th) and returning the first of April. There is a family there that is going on furlough to the lower 48 and would like for us to come and watch their home and animals while they are gone. This will give us a chance as a family to see what winter is like there and the “all day night time” thing. We are very excited about it. God seems to be working out the details and that is the best part. We are praying about the tickets and the “gear” that we will need while we are there such as the parka’s and boots, mittens and snow pants for all of us. Everything that we have is not rated for such cold weather as they have there. We are excited because we know that God will provide.
Shaughn and Matthew will be traveling this Friday morning to Virginia to a Christian Camp who has invited the youth from our church here to be their worship leaders and drama team for the campers. Shaughn is playing bass for the worship team and Matthew is on the traveling drama team. Scott and I took Matthew to his last practice and stayed to watch it. It was very powerful and they did a great job. We are very proud of him. Scott looked at me during Matthew’s performance and said, “we have some great kids don’t we?” I agreed. God has truly blessed us with great kids. It is all His doing. I pray that they find connection while we are in Alaska with some kids there as they did when we were getting ready to move here to Ohio. It really helped them to feel more connected having had the opportunity to meet and start friendships with some of the MMS kids here. Having the opportunity to be in Alaska for 2-3 months will give them some time to meet and get to know some folks there.
It looks as if it may work out to see all of our immediate family just before going to Alaska for the winter. We are very excited about that. We are thinking of spending Thanksgiving with Scott's sister and dad, Christmas with my family and New Years with Scott's mom and step dad. Then, we would leave mid January. It is so neat to see how God works out the details of even those things that mean so much to us. Thank you Jesus!!
We were able to go on a county wide Fall Color Tour here in Coshocton just before Scott left for Alabama and it was beautiful. They take you all over the county and you have different stops at different kinds of places. One was a dairy farm and they gave out free ice cream, then a boys scout camp who had free stew and homemade ice cream with hot coffee and hot chocolate. The fire hall with lunch available for super cheap and the boys could sit and look inside of all the fire trucks. A sheep farm that had people spinning the wool and making sweaters with it. A shooting range that Matthew fell in love with. It is one of the only long range shooting ranges in the U.S. There were 10 stops in all and it took us all day to do. It was a great way to spend the day together before daddy left. I was excited to get my camera back just in time for it. It had an error code that kept coming up on it and I had to send it off to NJ to the Canon dealer to be fixed. It arrived back all fixed on Thursday. What great timing. Praise God for His timing again.
Well, I will sign off for now. We would love to hear from you and will be updating you again real soon. God bless you and thank you for reading about our life.
Lela and boyz~
Scott left for Alabama on Sunday and is there for the week in an engine overhaul class. He is pretty excited about it. He said the instructor is compacting a lot into their time. He said he hopes to be able to retain most of it.
The boyz and I have a pretty full week this week while daddy is gone. I was hoping it was going to be a relaxing week but instead it is going to be fun and full. My mother-in-law and father-in-law are coming down to help with it and I am so happy. They are a lot of fun and we are excited to see them. They are always such a huge help…what a God send. Please remember them in your prayers as they are having many health issues that come with a lot of pain. They are such troopers that they want to come anyways. I just hope they can enjoy their grandsons.
Last week Scott was able to SOLO again in his flying. He was so nervous and excited. Now he has to be planning for his cross country solo’s that is next on the “to-do” list. He also has to study, study, study and study some more for his written test. With the weather changing and all, he is trying to get as much done before the yucky stuff as he can. He really wants to get to the point where he can have his license and take his family up. We really want that too.
We are in the planning stages of our up coming trip to Alaska. We are leaving in the middle of January (around the 15th) and returning the first of April. There is a family there that is going on furlough to the lower 48 and would like for us to come and watch their home and animals while they are gone. This will give us a chance as a family to see what winter is like there and the “all day night time” thing. We are very excited about it. God seems to be working out the details and that is the best part. We are praying about the tickets and the “gear” that we will need while we are there such as the parka’s and boots, mittens and snow pants for all of us. Everything that we have is not rated for such cold weather as they have there. We are excited because we know that God will provide.
Shaughn and Matthew will be traveling this Friday morning to Virginia to a Christian Camp who has invited the youth from our church here to be their worship leaders and drama team for the campers. Shaughn is playing bass for the worship team and Matthew is on the traveling drama team. Scott and I took Matthew to his last practice and stayed to watch it. It was very powerful and they did a great job. We are very proud of him. Scott looked at me during Matthew’s performance and said, “we have some great kids don’t we?” I agreed. God has truly blessed us with great kids. It is all His doing. I pray that they find connection while we are in Alaska with some kids there as they did when we were getting ready to move here to Ohio. It really helped them to feel more connected having had the opportunity to meet and start friendships with some of the MMS kids here. Having the opportunity to be in Alaska for 2-3 months will give them some time to meet and get to know some folks there.
It looks as if it may work out to see all of our immediate family just before going to Alaska for the winter. We are very excited about that. We are thinking of spending Thanksgiving with Scott's sister and dad, Christmas with my family and New Years with Scott's mom and step dad. Then, we would leave mid January. It is so neat to see how God works out the details of even those things that mean so much to us. Thank you Jesus!!
We were able to go on a county wide Fall Color Tour here in Coshocton just before Scott left for Alabama and it was beautiful. They take you all over the county and you have different stops at different kinds of places. One was a dairy farm and they gave out free ice cream, then a boys scout camp who had free stew and homemade ice cream with hot coffee and hot chocolate. The fire hall with lunch available for super cheap and the boys could sit and look inside of all the fire trucks. A sheep farm that had people spinning the wool and making sweaters with it. A shooting range that Matthew fell in love with. It is one of the only long range shooting ranges in the U.S. There were 10 stops in all and it took us all day to do. It was a great way to spend the day together before daddy left. I was excited to get my camera back just in time for it. It had an error code that kept coming up on it and I had to send it off to NJ to the Canon dealer to be fixed. It arrived back all fixed on Thursday. What great timing. Praise God for His timing again.
Well, I will sign off for now. We would love to hear from you and will be updating you again real soon. God bless you and thank you for reading about our life.
Lela and boyz~
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
October 1, 2008...1 Year in Ohio!!
Hard to believe but today is our 1 year anniversary in Ohio. 1 Year ago we loaded up and started out on a journey, a new adventure. During this past year, God has been so faithful! He has shown us his beauty not only in the beautiful landscape and star lit nights but also in His people. We have met so many wonderful people on this journey and have seen so many beautiful sights.
As I was driving home this week from working at the county fair, I took a moment and looked at the trees. The colors have all begun to change into their beautiful fall colors. It was such a pretty ride. The winding roads here and the many trees make driving from place to place a real treat. The nights are getting cooler and it is time to start to bring out the long sleeves on occasions. I love hot tea and am finding it more exciting during these cooler nights verses the warmer ones for such a drink.
Scott and Shaughn have had a small bought with some flu thing this week. From what I hear, others at the MMS hangar have shared it as well. So far, the rest of us are ok. Thank the Lord. :-)
We are officially mailing in our application for service with an organization in Alaska. We are very excited to see where this goes and what the Lord is up to. We desire to be in His will and work according to His plans.
As I was driving home this week from working at the county fair, I took a moment and looked at the trees. The colors have all begun to change into their beautiful fall colors. It was such a pretty ride. The winding roads here and the many trees make driving from place to place a real treat. The nights are getting cooler and it is time to start to bring out the long sleeves on occasions. I love hot tea and am finding it more exciting during these cooler nights verses the warmer ones for such a drink.
Scott and Shaughn have had a small bought with some flu thing this week. From what I hear, others at the MMS hangar have shared it as well. So far, the rest of us are ok. Thank the Lord. :-)
We are officially mailing in our application for service with an organization in Alaska. We are very excited to see where this goes and what the Lord is up to. We desire to be in His will and work according to His plans.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Fair is Coming!!!
Yes, it is that time of year here in Coshocton, OH. Everyone is busy getting ready for the county fair. Not only are they busy getting ready for it, but everyone is expected to work at it. LOL I am getting the privilege to work for a really sweet lady who owns American Harvest Bulk Food store. I love shopping there and really enjoy her conversation so this will be a blast to help her out in this way. Everything here is postponed or canceled for the week of the fair. All soccer games are canceled. :-) We find this pretty funny since we have not really experienced this before.
We enjoyed an Air Show at the local airport this past weekend. They really did a great job. They even had a jet powered port-a-potty. Yep, it drove up and down the active runway. We captured it on video. Too funny.
Scott is working on a King Air this week and is really enjoying it. He is trying to take it all in and learn all he can.
I am at the hangar right now using their high speed internet to update this page. The joy of high speed. The down side is that it keeps bumping me off line.
What is up with that? LOL
Our "Tweener's" ministry at church is going very well. We are still trying to come up with a name for the kids. Something besides "tweener's". If you have any ideas, pass them along. :-)
Matthew has made the try outs for the traveling drama team at church. He has also been asked to head up the web page (design and upkeep) for the youth ministry. He has joined the AV team for the church and heads up the AV team for the youth. He is getting very involved here and loves it.
Shaughn loves being 17 and having his very own phone. He has waited so long to get one and now he is trying to figure out how to get all of the cool ring tones to go on it.
Nathaniel and Jeremiah have had a little cough lately. The weather change is the cause of that I am sure. They love playing soccer and have started practicing for the Christmas play at church. I know, it is only September, but they start that early around here. Nathaniel has the lead part of Joseph. He is very excited about it.
Me, I am keeping busy with everyone's schedule and life in general. I meet weekly with 2 ladies who are such a blessing. We are doing a study together and actually have only just begun. We are in the first chapter so we are all excited to see how it goes. It is nice just to be able to meet and pray for one another. God is so good.
Scott and I are filling out our applications for M.A.R.C. to serve with them in Alaska. We are waiting until October 1st to mail them off. We are excited to see how this process goes.
Scott is flying and loving it. He is just about ready to solo again. Paul is really pushing him to get to that level and it has been good for Scott. Now he has to begin the studying part so he can be confident to pass his written test.
Last week we lost power, as most of Ohio did, due to the Hurricane Ike winds that blew through here last Sunday night. During that wind storm, our suburban decided to quit as well. I found out that walking in high winds of 70+ mph (ish) is very hard to do for very long. My legs hurt and so did my chest. We broke down not too far from the church and had to still pick up the boys. Due to the winds, our cell phones did not work so we couldn't let them know what had happened. Praise the Lord there was 2 other families there who drove our family home. Many fallin trees on the roads and debre everywhere. Some people are still waiting for their power to turn back on. We lost ours for 2 days and thought it was horrible. Please remember those families who are still without.
God bless you all and take care until our next update.
Lela and boyz~
We enjoyed an Air Show at the local airport this past weekend. They really did a great job. They even had a jet powered port-a-potty. Yep, it drove up and down the active runway. We captured it on video. Too funny.
Scott is working on a King Air this week and is really enjoying it. He is trying to take it all in and learn all he can.
I am at the hangar right now using their high speed internet to update this page. The joy of high speed. The down side is that it keeps bumping me off line.
What is up with that? LOL
Our "Tweener's" ministry at church is going very well. We are still trying to come up with a name for the kids. Something besides "tweener's". If you have any ideas, pass them along. :-)
Matthew has made the try outs for the traveling drama team at church. He has also been asked to head up the web page (design and upkeep) for the youth ministry. He has joined the AV team for the church and heads up the AV team for the youth. He is getting very involved here and loves it.
Shaughn loves being 17 and having his very own phone. He has waited so long to get one and now he is trying to figure out how to get all of the cool ring tones to go on it.
Nathaniel and Jeremiah have had a little cough lately. The weather change is the cause of that I am sure. They love playing soccer and have started practicing for the Christmas play at church. I know, it is only September, but they start that early around here. Nathaniel has the lead part of Joseph. He is very excited about it.
Me, I am keeping busy with everyone's schedule and life in general. I meet weekly with 2 ladies who are such a blessing. We are doing a study together and actually have only just begun. We are in the first chapter so we are all excited to see how it goes. It is nice just to be able to meet and pray for one another. God is so good.
Scott and I are filling out our applications for M.A.R.C. to serve with them in Alaska. We are waiting until October 1st to mail them off. We are excited to see how this process goes.
Scott is flying and loving it. He is just about ready to solo again. Paul is really pushing him to get to that level and it has been good for Scott. Now he has to begin the studying part so he can be confident to pass his written test.
Last week we lost power, as most of Ohio did, due to the Hurricane Ike winds that blew through here last Sunday night. During that wind storm, our suburban decided to quit as well. I found out that walking in high winds of 70+ mph (ish) is very hard to do for very long. My legs hurt and so did my chest. We broke down not too far from the church and had to still pick up the boys. Due to the winds, our cell phones did not work so we couldn't let them know what had happened. Praise the Lord there was 2 other families there who drove our family home. Many fallin trees on the roads and debre everywhere. Some people are still waiting for their power to turn back on. We lost ours for 2 days and thought it was horrible. Please remember those families who are still without.
God bless you all and take care until our next update.
Lela and boyz~
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Jeremiah's 6!!
Our baby boy is 6 years old today. Hard to believe that Jeremiah is 6. He has had a great day. Cindy Shirak, a friend of ours from MI, came down on Friday to surprise Shaughn and Jeremiah for their birthdays. Friday was Shaughn's 17th. Cindy bought the boys a pinata and filled it with candy and we all had a huge laugh swinging at it. Cindy got it on video and we got her. We had a lot of laughs with her. We all made Amish Homemade Pretzels last night, what a hoot.
We are sitting at a Christian Coffee House in Walnut Creek and eating pizza and having a great time.
We have been given the go ahead to fill out and mail in our application for Alaska as long as we keep our ears and eyes open to the Lord in case He decides to show us another place to serve. We are open to that as we desire to always be in HIS will. :-) Please pray as we move forward with this decision. :-)
We are well on our way with the Tweener's class at church. It is going very well and our helpers are so great. God has blessed in this class. We desire your prayers as we continue to help this ministry to grow for Jesus.
Well, Scott is wanting to leave now due to it is getting late. So, I had better go for now.
God bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
We are sitting at a Christian Coffee House in Walnut Creek and eating pizza and having a great time.
We have been given the go ahead to fill out and mail in our application for Alaska as long as we keep our ears and eyes open to the Lord in case He decides to show us another place to serve. We are open to that as we desire to always be in HIS will. :-) Please pray as we move forward with this decision. :-)
We are well on our way with the Tweener's class at church. It is going very well and our helpers are so great. God has blessed in this class. We desire your prayers as we continue to help this ministry to grow for Jesus.
Well, Scott is wanting to leave now due to it is getting late. So, I had better go for now.
God bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
Friday, September 5, 2008
Shaughn's 17 today!!!!
Happy 17th Birthday Shaughn!!
Hard to believe 17 years ago Scott and I held our first born in our arms for the first time. He is a little big to do that today in the same way but he is still one for hugs. He is growing into such a gentleman and a man of God. He is and has been such a joy to our lives.
Last week at MMS, the boys and I were able to go for a ride in the famous Kodiak. What a huge exciting opportunity for all of us. Scott went on a ride in July, but MMS arranged for the rest of the families to be able to go on rides before it left for MO.
We have had many visitors lately and loving it all. Scott's mom and step dad came down for a week in August and Scott's dad and step mom came down over Labor Day weekend. This weekend we have a friend coming down from MI for the first time. She is a really fun person who we have all fell in love with and can't wait to spend time with her. She was on the worship team at our home church and went with us to the Philippines in 2004. She also served with us as a youth sponsor during our time of serving in that ministry before we moved to Ohio. Can't wait to see you Cindy!!!
Labor day weekend...we camped out at Wagner Lake here in town with the children from our church and surrounding churches. Shaughn and Matthew were counselors with about 8 kids assigned to them to keep up with, Lela was the photographer for the weekend, Nathaniel was an attendee and Scott & Jeremiah hung out and helped where they were needed. There was 32 kids that attended. We had great weather and a really fun time. The Wagner's attend our church here in Coshocton and have a beautiful private lake on their property. They have it set up really nice for events like this and this was their 15th year doing this. They call it the "Back to School" campout for kids in grades 2nd-7th.
Scott loves being back up in the air flying again. He has went up a few times already and Paul told him to be getting ready to start doing it solo again. He felt it has come back pretty quickly to him. He hadn't forgot as much as he thought. :-)
Sunday is Jeremiah's 6th birthday. Our baby...already 6 years old. Where does the time go??
Jeremiah and Nathaniel started soccer practices again this week. Their first game is tomorrow. They are very excited about it. Shaughn and Matthew are sad that their age group does not have a fall team. They miss it a lot.
Our food coop is really booming now. We had tons of tomatoes and other veggies. I am making salsa today and canning it. We love salsa and popcorn so we are trying to store some up for the winter months. Yum!!!
Everyone is doing fine. Allergies are not so good but it is the season. We look forward to hearing from you all and pray that you have a great day. Bless you all!
Lela and boyz~
Hard to believe 17 years ago Scott and I held our first born in our arms for the first time. He is a little big to do that today in the same way but he is still one for hugs. He is growing into such a gentleman and a man of God. He is and has been such a joy to our lives.
Last week at MMS, the boys and I were able to go for a ride in the famous Kodiak. What a huge exciting opportunity for all of us. Scott went on a ride in July, but MMS arranged for the rest of the families to be able to go on rides before it left for MO.
We have had many visitors lately and loving it all. Scott's mom and step dad came down for a week in August and Scott's dad and step mom came down over Labor Day weekend. This weekend we have a friend coming down from MI for the first time. She is a really fun person who we have all fell in love with and can't wait to spend time with her. She was on the worship team at our home church and went with us to the Philippines in 2004. She also served with us as a youth sponsor during our time of serving in that ministry before we moved to Ohio. Can't wait to see you Cindy!!!
Labor day weekend...we camped out at Wagner Lake here in town with the children from our church and surrounding churches. Shaughn and Matthew were counselors with about 8 kids assigned to them to keep up with, Lela was the photographer for the weekend, Nathaniel was an attendee and Scott & Jeremiah hung out and helped where they were needed. There was 32 kids that attended. We had great weather and a really fun time. The Wagner's attend our church here in Coshocton and have a beautiful private lake on their property. They have it set up really nice for events like this and this was their 15th year doing this. They call it the "Back to School" campout for kids in grades 2nd-7th.
Scott loves being back up in the air flying again. He has went up a few times already and Paul told him to be getting ready to start doing it solo again. He felt it has come back pretty quickly to him. He hadn't forgot as much as he thought. :-)
Sunday is Jeremiah's 6th birthday. Our baby...already 6 years old. Where does the time go??
Jeremiah and Nathaniel started soccer practices again this week. Their first game is tomorrow. They are very excited about it. Shaughn and Matthew are sad that their age group does not have a fall team. They miss it a lot.
Our food coop is really booming now. We had tons of tomatoes and other veggies. I am making salsa today and canning it. We love salsa and popcorn so we are trying to store some up for the winter months. Yum!!!
Everyone is doing fine. Allergies are not so good but it is the season. We look forward to hearing from you all and pray that you have a great day. Bless you all!
Lela and boyz~
Monday, August 25, 2008
Flying high....
Today is another beautiful day that the Lord has blessed us with. Today, Scott is going up flying! He is finishing up his private pilot license and today is the first day he is going up in a long, long time. He already has over 70 hours but he needs to freshen up on the air time as he is studying his ground school portion. Paul, another MMS'er, is also an instructor and is helping Scott to finish up getting his rating. We are very excited about this. God has provided once again. He is so faithful to complete what He starts.
The boys and I are doing good. Our allergies here are doing their thing. Shaughn and Nathaniel have had it the worst and I am bringing up 3rd place. I do believe it is worse here than in MI. :-)
We are looking forward to our long weekend coming up. We are going camping with our local church and their kids program. I have been asked to be the photographer and am very excited about that. We will be compiling some videos and photographs together for a presentation for Sunday morning. This should be fun. Please pray for good weather.
Scott's mom and step dad came down for a visit last week and that was very fun. This weekend his dad and step mom is coming down for the first time, we are very excited to show them around. They have never seen MMS yet, Scott can't wait to show them.
Hope you are planning a fun holiday weekend too. We would love to hear about it. God bless and take care.
Lela and boyz~
The boys and I are doing good. Our allergies here are doing their thing. Shaughn and Nathaniel have had it the worst and I am bringing up 3rd place. I do believe it is worse here than in MI. :-)
We are looking forward to our long weekend coming up. We are going camping with our local church and their kids program. I have been asked to be the photographer and am very excited about that. We will be compiling some videos and photographs together for a presentation for Sunday morning. This should be fun. Please pray for good weather.
Scott's mom and step dad came down for a visit last week and that was very fun. This weekend his dad and step mom is coming down for the first time, we are very excited to show them around. They have never seen MMS yet, Scott can't wait to show them.
Hope you are planning a fun holiday weekend too. We would love to hear about it. God bless and take care.
Lela and boyz~
Thursday, August 14, 2008
God at work
We are back from vacation and had a great time. We made many memories and had lots of fun.
We started the "tweener's" program at church this week. It went very well. God totally blessed us all by all of the great things He did. We had 43 kids and everyone of them seem to have had a blast. The evening was action packed and Scott gave a great devotional at the end. This was a "kick-off" so it was meant to be fun-filled. Next, we going to cover the armor of God and each week teach on a different part of the armor. We pray that God continues to lead this time and helps the kids to fall into a deeper love relationship with Him. We have some great people to work with and the church is so supportive. It has been a real blessing to be a part of this ministry.
This weekend we are hosting a Prayer Retreat for our Core Prayer Team from MI. We are very excited about this and can't wait to see what the Lord has instore for all of us. We sense it will be a time of refreshing, change and renewal. Everyone seems very excited about it. That only builds the excitement for me. :-)
Matthew has joined the drama team and church and also the Y-US team. That is Youth Using Stick's ministry, sort of like dancing with long sticks to a Christian song. He is also on the new ministry team for the youth's web page and videography. He wants to be the youth's photographer and videographer and help keep the web page updated. Like doing the A.V. and sound board wasn't enough. :-) I love seeing him get so involved. He seems to be finding his nitch and it is fun seeing him become who God has created him to be. Shaughn loves playing the bass and is doing it all the time now instead of switching off. Nathaniel seems to be a born leader and has zero fear. :-) He is very excited about the new "Tweener's" ministry.
We are trying to come up with a name for the Tweeners. Please pray that God will give us a name that they can identify with and that has meaning. This is His ministry and we desire to name it what ever He wishes. :-)
That is about it for now. I am sure there will be more next week. :-) Thank you and come back again soon. We would love to hear from you so please leave a comment or email us if you would like. God bless you all!!
Lela and boyz~
We started the "tweener's" program at church this week. It went very well. God totally blessed us all by all of the great things He did. We had 43 kids and everyone of them seem to have had a blast. The evening was action packed and Scott gave a great devotional at the end. This was a "kick-off" so it was meant to be fun-filled. Next, we going to cover the armor of God and each week teach on a different part of the armor. We pray that God continues to lead this time and helps the kids to fall into a deeper love relationship with Him. We have some great people to work with and the church is so supportive. It has been a real blessing to be a part of this ministry.
This weekend we are hosting a Prayer Retreat for our Core Prayer Team from MI. We are very excited about this and can't wait to see what the Lord has instore for all of us. We sense it will be a time of refreshing, change and renewal. Everyone seems very excited about it. That only builds the excitement for me. :-)
Matthew has joined the drama team and church and also the Y-US team. That is Youth Using Stick's ministry, sort of like dancing with long sticks to a Christian song. He is also on the new ministry team for the youth's web page and videography. He wants to be the youth's photographer and videographer and help keep the web page updated. Like doing the A.V. and sound board wasn't enough. :-) I love seeing him get so involved. He seems to be finding his nitch and it is fun seeing him become who God has created him to be. Shaughn loves playing the bass and is doing it all the time now instead of switching off. Nathaniel seems to be a born leader and has zero fear. :-) He is very excited about the new "Tweener's" ministry.
We are trying to come up with a name for the Tweeners. Please pray that God will give us a name that they can identify with and that has meaning. This is His ministry and we desire to name it what ever He wishes. :-)
That is about it for now. I am sure there will be more next week. :-) Thank you and come back again soon. We would love to hear from you so please leave a comment or email us if you would like. God bless you all!!
Lela and boyz~
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
On Vacation in Pigeon Forge, TN
We are here in Pigeon Forge, TN having a blast. We spent two days in Dollywood Theme Park and tonight we are going to the Dixie Stampede. We went to the Smokey's National Park to view Cades Cove and wow, we saw so many wonderful sights like: bears, deer, wild turkey's, snakes (yuck), waterfalls, old 1800's churches, homesteads, mountain views, etc. The weather here has been in the 90's and very humid. The pool has been very refreshing. We have made wonderful memories with our family. The time of relaxation has been wonderful!!
God's beauty is so amazing. It has been very fun taking lots of photos to help remember it all. We will try to get them uploaded to our site so you can share in the beauty and in some of the funny moments too. :-)
Blessing to all of you. Keep cool and thanks for stopping by.
Lela and boyz~
God's beauty is so amazing. It has been very fun taking lots of photos to help remember it all. We will try to get them uploaded to our site so you can share in the beauty and in some of the funny moments too. :-)
Blessing to all of you. Keep cool and thanks for stopping by.
Lela and boyz~
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Michigan Trip Last week
We had such an encouraging time in Michigan! We were able to keep a "Lazaros Marathon" Schedule! We had great opportunities to share with many groups what we are doing @ MMS, and how things are going. It was great to re-connect with many of our friends and family. It was so good hanging out with all of you!
Last Thursday and Friday the Kodiak airplane was here at MMS for a visit. The hangar was buzzing with visitors and press. I (Scott)had the wonderful opportunity to go up in the Kodiak and actually log time flying it. The Kodiak is a single engine Turbo Prop airplane that was disigned with Missions in mind. The Kodiak will be a replacement to many aging aircraft in missions, and an answer to the great expense and shortage of Avgas around the world. Check out their site.
http://www.questaircraft.com/
Check out the pictures on our picture site of the Kodiak. Click on our pictures link at the side.
I had the wonderful opportunity to spend the weekend at "Camp Wagner" with a group of young men who are in a "Way of the Wild Heart" mentor group. Josh Adelsberger and I led the campout. The boys had a great time swimming, and eating hot dogs. We all went exploring through the woods and had opportunities to talk about our faith and encourage each other.
Tomorrow I will be starting with a new team leader. Mike Dunkley. I have been with Ian Hengst for the last seven months. I have grown under Ians leadership.
Last Thursday and Friday the Kodiak airplane was here at MMS for a visit. The hangar was buzzing with visitors and press. I (Scott)had the wonderful opportunity to go up in the Kodiak and actually log time flying it. The Kodiak is a single engine Turbo Prop airplane that was disigned with Missions in mind. The Kodiak will be a replacement to many aging aircraft in missions, and an answer to the great expense and shortage of Avgas around the world. Check out their site.
http://www.questaircraft.com/
Check out the pictures on our picture site of the Kodiak. Click on our pictures link at the side.
I had the wonderful opportunity to spend the weekend at "Camp Wagner" with a group of young men who are in a "Way of the Wild Heart" mentor group. Josh Adelsberger and I led the campout. The boys had a great time swimming, and eating hot dogs. We all went exploring through the woods and had opportunities to talk about our faith and encourage each other.
Tomorrow I will be starting with a new team leader. Mike Dunkley. I have been with Ian Hengst for the last seven months. I have grown under Ians leadership.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
In Michigan
We are in the middle of our time here in Michigan. We are having a blast seeing lots of old friends and meeting some new ones. It is great catching up with friends and family. There has been a lot of new building going on here too. Things are starting to look different from when we left 9 1/2 months ago.
The weather has been in the 90's and is very hot. We have been blessed to be able to swim often at friend's pools and lakes. God is good. :-)
We appreciate your prayer for traveling mercies and our times of connecting with friends. God bless you all.
Lela and boyz~
The weather has been in the 90's and is very hot. We have been blessed to be able to swim often at friend's pools and lakes. God is good. :-)
We appreciate your prayer for traveling mercies and our times of connecting with friends. God bless you all.
Lela and boyz~
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Sunny Thursday
What a beautiful day here in West Lafayette, OH. The sun is shinning so brightly. Scott had his T.E. (Technical Evaluation) this week and it went really well. He was very excited with the outcome. God is so good!!
Today we are going to Berlin (about 45 minutes north) to our dentist. Matthew is having his 2nd crown put on. His first one feel off after about 2 years and so we are hoping that this one last for years to come. He is such a trooper about it all. It is his front top tooth. I feel so bad, he is so young to be dealing with this. This all happened in a snow sledding accident a couple of years ago. He ran into our swing set in our back yard in MI. It wasn't a pretty sight but he did very well.
Matthew has a friend visiting with us this week. Justin, from MI, came to hang out with him. We are taking him back home this weekend as we are going to MI for a week of deputation. Please pray for our travels and our meeting together with old and new friends. It will be fun to see familiar faces and to meet new ones. Scott and I both have family reunions while we are there so we will be blessed to see many family members as well.
Everyone else is doing well. We are just packing and getting things ready for the trip.
God bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
Today we are going to Berlin (about 45 minutes north) to our dentist. Matthew is having his 2nd crown put on. His first one feel off after about 2 years and so we are hoping that this one last for years to come. He is such a trooper about it all. It is his front top tooth. I feel so bad, he is so young to be dealing with this. This all happened in a snow sledding accident a couple of years ago. He ran into our swing set in our back yard in MI. It wasn't a pretty sight but he did very well.
Matthew has a friend visiting with us this week. Justin, from MI, came to hang out with him. We are taking him back home this weekend as we are going to MI for a week of deputation. Please pray for our travels and our meeting together with old and new friends. It will be fun to see familiar faces and to meet new ones. Scott and I both have family reunions while we are there so we will be blessed to see many family members as well.
Everyone else is doing well. We are just packing and getting things ready for the trip.
God bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
Sunday, July 6, 2008
A beautiful Weekend!
Wow, God is so amazing! He has created the most beautiful weekend. Friday, July 4th started out very rainy, but then cleared up and occasionally drizzled here and there. We spent the day with some friends from church at their private lake/camp on their home property. It was so much fun. The entire family had a blast. Then Saturday, July 5th we had a BBQ and invited all of the MMS families over. We had over 35 people here. The sun was shining beautifully and it was a perfect day. It was so nice having everyone here. The kids played so well together and the adults even joined in on valleyball. It was so much fun. Today is another beautiful day. The sun is shinning once more (this is a rare thing here lately, it has rained so much of June and July so far). Today we have to meet some friends in Columbus and pick up their son who is staying the week with Matthew. We will take him back to MI when we go next weekend. Then later today we have some friends stopping by on their way home to tour MMS and come to hang out at the Lazaros pad for a while. We are so excited. We love visitors to stop by.
We hope you have had a blessed 4th of July holiday weekend too. Enjoy the rest of it! :-)
Tomorrow is our 18th wedding anniversary. We are pretty excited about the mile stone. It is so much fun reflecting on what God has done and has taken you during those years. We are excited to see where the next ?? years take us.
(I know this post sounds like we are really excited about a lot of things...but we really are.) :-)
Until next time...
God bless
We hope you have had a blessed 4th of July holiday weekend too. Enjoy the rest of it! :-)
Tomorrow is our 18th wedding anniversary. We are pretty excited about the mile stone. It is so much fun reflecting on what God has done and has taken you during those years. We are excited to see where the next ?? years take us.
(I know this post sounds like we are really excited about a lot of things...but we really are.) :-)
Until next time...
God bless
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
July 1st, 2008
It is already July and only 6 more days until Scott and I celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary. Wow, how time flies. We dated 6 years before we got married. I can't imagine being with out him. I feel I grow more and deeper in love with him all the time. I feel very blessed to have such a sweet soul-mate and best friend.
It is sunny here today and Shaughn went to work with Dad at the hangar. He normally goes on Monday's but yesterday MMS had seminar on doing blogs. He was excited to go in since it had been a couple of weeks since he has been able to.
We have had so much rain here lately that the sunshine is very refreshing. Everyone here is doing fine and enjoying summer. We pray that all is well with you and that you have a safe and fun July 4th week-end.
Bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
It is sunny here today and Shaughn went to work with Dad at the hangar. He normally goes on Monday's but yesterday MMS had seminar on doing blogs. He was excited to go in since it had been a couple of weeks since he has been able to.
We have had so much rain here lately that the sunshine is very refreshing. Everyone here is doing fine and enjoying summer. We pray that all is well with you and that you have a safe and fun July 4th week-end.
Bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
Monday, June 30, 2008
Hello Everyone and Welcome to our NEW Blog Site.
We want to welcome all of you and encourage you to come back often to view our new blog site. We hope to keep this updated at least weekly if not more. We are going to include a photo album link and many other neat stuff. We encourage you to drop us a line and comment often. We love hearing from you. We are sitting in a blogging class here at MMS learning all about the new things we can do. We hope to use this to help in keeping you better updated and more visible. :-)
God bless you,
Scott, Lela, Shaughn, Matthew, Nathaniel and Jeremiah
God bless you,
Scott, Lela, Shaughn, Matthew, Nathaniel and Jeremiah
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