One Last Road Trip in the Books for 2011

We've made it back home with one mission: say some final goodbyes and get moved.

Our time to complete said mission: one week.

The last road trip was full of excitement, travel, and activity and
while every moment we had on that trip was a productive one, we are so
glad to be done.  I couldn't be more ready to get to work on campus!

Hitting the road -- this is my company ;)

We started our trip by spending one week in Libby, MT.  Back in November of 2010, we were able to start our fundraising by talking to my closest family and friends in the Magic Valley -- people who had helped me grow into the person I am today.  It was a neat experience to be able to end our fundraising adventures for the summer by going to Becky's home base and talking to those who had helped her grow.  We had a very positive response to our meetings there, everyone said that they wanted to support us and would just have to pray about a set number.

We then left for Iowa, where all of Becky's extended family lives.
Again, we had a great time with family and a warm reception to our
presentation for fundraising.  We took two days to make a quick trip
up to Minneapolis and see some former TFRC friends and then we began
the long road trip back home.   While the trip on a GPS will take
about 22 hours in all, the GPS certainly doesn't calculate for
screaming and upset children.  We'll just say it was a long two days.

"The Farm"

We came back to Libby for two more quick meetings and then spent a
couple days in Moscow, ID tying up some loose ends and getting some things in line (i.e. storage units, etc.) before we move.  Being on
the ground in Moscow and Pullman started to get the good 'ol ministry juices flowing and I am ready to go!

All in all, we sit at about 86% of our total funding, but we do
have the numbers in the bank to consider our first year fully-funded
and ready to get on campus.  Our personal goals still remain unmet
(having 100% of our budget in annual income), but with so much
positive response and people who have agreed to come on our financial
team, we are excited to see if God helps us reach our goal in His own
timing.

We have one week until we pull out of Twin Falls with all of our stuff
in tow.  Please continue to bathe our house situation in prayer as we
would really like God to provide a buyer by November.  Also, continue
to pray about all of those potential supporters who are praying about
dollar amounts.  Pray that their support would be a blessing to not
only us, but to them and the Kingdom as well.

Still getting used to this...