We began the very next day with a Board of Directors meeting at 9AM PDT & we have been on the run since. We have spoken at the following churches since our arrival:
Sanctuary Bible Church in Carmel Valley Ca.
Grace Christian Chapel of Seaside, Ca.
Calvary Chapel Foresthill, Ca.
Lighthouse Fellowship in Pacific Grove, Ca.
Calvary Chapel Monterey Bay, Monterey, Ca.
To come:
Cornerstone Fellowship in Napa, Ca 12/23/12
Calvary Chapel Hollister,Ca. on 12/30/12
Calvary Chapel Visalia, Ca. on 1/6/13
Calvary Chapel Annual Missions Conference in Murrieta, Ca. 1/7/to 1/11/13
The Cross Church in Shell Beach, Ca. on 1/13/13
Stockdale Christian School in Bakersfield, Ca. 1/24/13
Trinity High School in Monterey, Ca. on 1/25/13
Calvary Chapel Salinas, Ca. on 1/27/13
We have also attended to our annual Medical check-ups such as :
Chiropractic Exam
Eye Exams
Hearing Aid Exam
Annual Check up with our Doctor of Internal Medicine
Dermatologists
Dentist
Allergist
and all of them with wonderful good reports!!!!
This week we are enjoying our time with our daughter & family in Vacaville, Ca. near Sacramento. Natalie is our oldest child, married to Greg Locastro, their two boys are Domenic & Sam. Natalie loves to cook & bake, & Greg also loves to cook the best Italian food you have ever tasted!! It has been in the 20's at night & high 50's during the day. Burrrrr! Tomorrow we will get to be with my older brother & wife, as well as several of their grown children & families. So blessed to be able to spend time with family!!!!!!
We have the blessing of spending Christmas week with our son Tom, his wife Mayra, & three of their children, Kayla, Jaeden, & Quinn in Salinas Ca. It is so good to be with some of our children & grandchildren. We will also be able to see most of our great grandchildren and we met recently for the first tme our newest great grandchild, Addison Mae, who was born this last May. She is a beauty, even if I say so myself! Her father is Ty Matthew Hurlbirt (1st grandson) & mother is Savannah.
Then the first week of January 2013 with our daughter Erin & family in Bakersfield, Ca. Erin is our youngest child & is married to Todd Brendlin, their children are Trevor Alan & Keely Grace. It is always a wonderful time to spend with them as well as getting the opportunity to speak at their Christian School in January. We might also get to see Trevor & Keely to play some of the sports activity.
Then the week of 1/14/13, we fly to Washington State to be with our daughter Kelly & her husband Lewis along with their daughters, Avery & Delaney. It will be really cold in Washington, but we also have the best time with Kelly & family. Really looking forward to Lew's B-B-Q pizza! Our daughter Kelly & both of their daughters love to bake, so probably will gain a few pounds, but with a smile on my face!
We will then return to Salinas in time to speak at Calvary Chapel Salinas on 1/27/13 and then wrap up our visiting in & around Monterey/Salinas before we head back to Malawi. Please be praying for us to enjoy all of our time with our family as well as be good ambassadors for Christ as we share at each of the venues described above. We love & appreciate each one of you for your love, prayers, & support!
Merry Chrstmas one & all, remembering whom we are celebrating, Jesus Christ, our Lord & Savior!! To Him be all the glory & honor! Amen.
This is what the ministry it is all about, teaching, training, & discipling in the villages of Malawi along with the young men & women who assist us in every element of the ministry!
