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And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. - Hebrews 10:24-25

Thank you all for your faithful prayer as we traveled across the country! We thank the Lord for our safe, uneventful travels. The only bump in the road was a flat tire, which occurred one mile from Jeremy's uncle and aunt's house in Kansas. Uncle Ron had just changed a friend's tires and had two to spare. They just "happened" to be the exact size of our Honda. We praise the Lord for his provision! Every step of the way, we saw the Lord's hand upon us: safe travels, opportunities to share about the ministry at Spokane Turbine Center to which we've been called, hospitality and generosity of family and friends, quality time together while we were driving, wonderful conversations with everyone with whom we visited, new partners in ministry...The list could go on. As we were preparing for this road trip, our prayer was that it would be a time of encouragement and fellowship with friends and family. The Lord answered that prayer above and beyond what we could have imagined. How privileged we are to be a part of the body of Christ- to serve, encourage, worship, support and fellowship together in unity!

We weren't able to capture in pictures every highlight; such as, sharing Spokane Turbine Center's vision of missionary aviation training with supporting churches and supporters, enjoying time with friends and new friends, visiting the headquarters of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and JAARS, helping Greeley Mennonite Church prepare corn to send to Jeremy's parents in Arizona (which is an annual event), catching up with family at BBQ's in Kansas and Virginia, and touring a little along the way (Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Niagara Falls, and the Rocky Mountains)...Here are just a few pictures:

We had a wonderful time working at the EAA Air Venture in Oshkosh. We enjoyed meeting new people, sharing what the Lord is doing in missionary aviation training at Spokane Turbine Center, and just looking at lots of planes and attending incredible air shows.

After being on the road for over a week, it was great resting at Grandma Foote's house in Michigan for a few days.

Welcome to the world, David Gene Toews! We are so glad that we had the opportunity to meet our new nephew when he was just a few days old. Congratulations, Luke and Melissa!

Good friends were also traveling in New York, and our routes overlapped in a small town. It was an encouragement and blessing to have dinner with Nathan and Jessica Cooke!

Thank you, again, for all of your prayers!