They arrived...

Jordan texted us today around 4 p.m. and they had just eaten authentic Mexican fajitas and cactus and were headed to the place they were staying the week. She said she tried it all! She has been a picky eater in the past and she knows I would want her to at least taste new things! They will attend church tomorrow with this man named Kevin and then I suppose plan out their week! Exciting!

Another update...

The van situation was resolved with the fuel pump being replaced. They are now in Fort Worth, Texas heading to Waco for the night! They are a little behind schedule but are so glad things are going well. Keep praying for safety and the rest of the trip down there.

Pray...

Please pray for the team. As of 9:40 a.m. they were being towed by a truck. The van continues to have transmission problems. Pray that this will be resolved quickly and safely.

Update...

Jordan was in Kansas last night when I last talked to her. They were staying with a couple families somewhere outside of Wichita. Interestingly, a pastor that filled in at our church who also built Kim's (who is on the trip) house took a church there and was hosting the crew along with another member of his church. It sounds like they will stay somewhere in Texas tonight and head over to Mexico in the morning.

Please pray for the van they are driving. The transmission was running hot most of the day. Pray for it to make it to Mexico so they can unload. The van is pulling a trailer with a load of wood in it so that may be the problem. Pray for Jordan's cold. She's been having a sore throat and it is bothering her now. She's taking lots of garlic and Vit. C and drinking but it's no fun to have right now. Thank you!

And she's off...

Jordan is off and traveling on her trip to Mexico. We got up before 5 a.m. to drive her over to the church they were leaving from. The van was pretty well packed with stuff and they didn't have everyone yet! I'm having a hard time because I was so thorough in helping her pack and getting EVERYTHING she needed and we get to the church and she forgot her pillow. I feel like I forgot it because I didn't notice it! Funny thing is, another girl, Rachel forgot hers too. We called Kim (a mom going) and she was going to add a couple more to her stuff. Kim is going with her four kids. She went once before with one of her sons and was so moved by the experience that she wants everyone to go. There are nine children 18 years old and under and four adults going. Please pray for her and the team as they journey down there the next two days.

Other news: Kevin was supposed to get his pin out Tuesday but the doctors felt it would serve him better to leave it in for two more weeks. There was no sign of infection and it wasn't loose yet (an indication of readiness). They didn't want to hinder the progress being made. I said to Kev today that I can't imagine not being able to use both my hands fully. It must drive him mad sometimes!

Now, onto school for the day. Since I was up a bit earlier than normal I have the laundry hanging on the line, the dishes all washed and dried, breakfast planned, and time to write this out. Have a good day and thanks for checking in on our life!

Violin Recital...

Dad having fun, pretending he was the accompanist.

My two girls growing up way too fast.

We attended the church where the missions team is based out of that Jordan is going with. There was a prayer time during church for the whole team and a dinner afterwards so we could fellowship and talk about the agenda of the trip. After all that the girls had their recital at 3 p.m. at the same church so we spent the whole day there! Their church has a sign-up sheet for prayer so the team will be covered in prayer each day of the trip. The team leaves April 22nd and should return April 30th if anyone wants to join in prayer for the team.

Jordan has spent the morning organizing her packing and checking things off her list, washing things and planning. Kevin gets his pin out tomorrow so I'll have a chance to get anything she will still need which isn't looking like anything right now. I'm trying to organize snacks and drinks for her but she doesn't care for crackers and other processed snack stuff so it is challenging. I'll send a bag of apples along. We are off to plant some strawberries before they expire in my refrigerator.

Have a Good Day!