First, I want to apologize for the long delay between posts. We were in the middle of a transition time, and unfortunately the blog got put on the backburner for a while.

This past week, we were wrapping things up in Lafayette, LA so we would be prepared for the last “leg” of our journey. The last weekend in January brought about new and exciting plans for our last few weeks in the South. After discussion with Global Grace’s board, we decided to go to Mississippi / Alabama to help finish the work on Della’s house (remember Della? Our church in Rockford - Morning Star Baptist - adopted her. Click here for her story).

So, the first week of January was spent tying up loose ends and finishing up what needed to be done in Lafayette. The storage unit is now empty (except for some literature). We estimate that we passed out over 600 boxes - praise the Lord, that means 600 families got the Gospel! We’re so thankful for all the teams that helped us pass those out (my back thanks them too! :)). Also we said goodbye to some friends we had made: I went out for coffee with Gina (PR manager at the Day’s Inn), and Jeremy and I went out with Felix to, of course, Chili’s! (In case you didn’t know, Chili’s is Jeremy’s favorite restaurant . . . or should I say obsession? :)). We also said goodbye to Robert and Michael, our Bible-study”ees”, as well as Rebecca and her cute kids. It was sad to leave them, but we all said we would try to keep in touch (ah! the beauty of cell-phones!).

Monday came, and we unhooked the RV, paid the bill, and got on the road. I drove the car and Jeremy drove the RV. It’s about a 4 hour drive from Lafayette, LA to Mobile, AL where we had reserved an RV spot. We thank the Lord for safety - we passed 2 accidents on the road, and avoided one when the RV ran over a tall pylon in the road and sent it spinning back toward me. I praise God He made it miss me at the very last second, literally. My heart was beating a little faster after that!

We made it safely to Mobile, AL around 5pm and hooked up the RV at our “new place”. Mobile is about 50 minutes away from Pascagoula, MS, so we’re going to try to find an RV place a little closer; I doubt we’ll find anything closer because a lot of the parks are still full of evacuees and workers. So we’ll probably end up staying here - it’s nice and quiet and has a great wireless internet connection!

I’ll tell you more tomorrow about what the plan is for us in the next few weeks. Thanks for your patience in waiting for a post! Thanks for your prayers!