Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Last Day in France...
We will be leaving on a jet plane headed back to the states tomorrow morning. Pray that everything would go smoothly and the kids would handle the plane ride well.
D&M
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Recent Happenings...
Much has been happening in the last couple of weeks but for the sake brevity we will hit the highlights.
Daniel had the opportunity to preach again on July 15th. It was a unique opportunity because it came at the end of the English classes Magen was a part of teaching. They invited the people from the classes to come to the service, and a few ended of up coming. It was actually appealing to them that Daniel preached in English and had it translated so they could work on their English. We are praying seeds were planted during Magen's teaching and through Daniel's preaching.
Last week we went to Spain for TEAM France's annual conference. It is a time when all of the missionaries in France with TEAM can get together to catch up, work on administrative issues and plan for the future. We thoroughly enjoyed spending time getting to know all of missionaries and hearing about the many things God is doing through their ministries.
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We have a little less than two weeks here in France. Time has really gone quickly, and we thank you for your continued prayers and encouraging words. Pray that God would give us guidance as we return back to the States.
Merci, Merci!!
The Davis Family
Daniel had the opportunity to preach again on July 15th. It was a unique opportunity because it came at the end of the English classes Magen was a part of teaching. They invited the people from the classes to come to the service, and a few ended of up coming. It was actually appealing to them that Daniel preached in English and had it translated so they could work on their English. We are praying seeds were planted during Magen's teaching and through Daniel's preaching.
Last week we went to Spain for TEAM France's annual conference. It is a time when all of the missionaries in France with TEAM can get together to catch up, work on administrative issues and plan for the future. We thoroughly enjoyed spending time getting to know all of missionaries and hearing about the many things God is doing through their ministries.
]Saturday, July 21, 2012
Teaching
Well God has really stretched me (Magen) the past couple of weeks. I was asked a few months back if I would teach an English course for 2 weeks to some advanced French students who wanted to improve their English. My first thought was that I could not do that. I am not a teacher. What if they asked me something I could not answer? I am not adequate. But then God reassured me that He is the creator and maker of all, and would see me through this experience. Yes I love to talk, but would I really be able to teach?
This is the reason for the lack of blogging. The past two weeks I have spent most of my days praying/prepping/teaching French students. I was blessed to be a part of a team that came from the US and Canada. It was such a blessing to get to know the students and encourage them. Also it was an opportunity for us to share our Faith. Praise God for all HE is doing in this ministry!
Unfortunately I was on the go so much I forgot to grab my camera and snap some pictures :(.
Thank you for your continued prayers!
Magen (and for the boys)
ps We will be gone to Spain next week. Pray for the conference we will be attending.
This is the reason for the lack of blogging. The past two weeks I have spent most of my days praying/prepping/teaching French students. I was blessed to be a part of a team that came from the US and Canada. It was such a blessing to get to know the students and encourage them. Also it was an opportunity for us to share our Faith. Praise God for all HE is doing in this ministry!
Unfortunately I was on the go so much I forgot to grab my camera and snap some pictures :(.
Thank you for your continued prayers!
Magen (and for the boys)
ps We will be gone to Spain next week. Pray for the conference we will be attending.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Teaching English to the French
Hey Y'all!
The boys are both napping so I am taking advantage to update this here blog for you, our supporters. First, let me apologize for not getting to this sooner. We have been on the go (more to come on that!) and there are these two little boys that take up much of my attention these days :). So in saying that please forgive me for this long overdue post. Secondly, I don't want to go any further with out stopping and personally thanking each of you for your continued prayers and support of our family as we are following God's call on our lives. We could not do this without you. We can feel your prayers!
Alright on to the updating.
As some of you may know, sharing the Gospel with French people is not so easy. What I mean by this is they are pretty closed off and not as receptive as other areas in the world. In saying that, those sharing Christ here have explored different ways to get a French person to open up.
One of these ways is by offering English lessons. I had the privilege of going with Barbara (Bill and her were the one's who first shared the need for the Gospel here in France with Daniel and I over 4 years ago) to two of the meetings with a group of French people who were eager to learn English. Oh what a joy! As you know me I love to talk...shocker! It has been a little bit of a battle as my desire to talk with others has been limited since I don't know French yet, but this has afforded me the opportunity to talk with a French person. Teaching these classes can potentially open up to an opportunity for one to share Christ. Baby steps though. Planting seeds.
Yesterday Daniel also had an opportunity to go to one of these classes and came back on fire too. It is just such a joy to see these French people EAGER to talk with you!
And to piggy back on these classes...I am teaching English for a two week course starting next week! Typically what happens is the missionaries here offer this two week course in the summer to the French. Handing out pieces of paper wherever they might be (grocery store, gas station, mall etc.). They have a group from the states come and teach these classes. Once the two weeks are up, some (if not more than some) of the French students want more weekly meetings, which opens up an opportunity for a missionary here to offer classes and build relationships on a weekly basis.
Pray for the team that is coming in. I am really looking forward to teaching alongside brothers and sisters in Christ.
Pray the Gospel would penetrate this hard country. Pray for the laborers.
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. Proverbs 25:25
Mae
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
French Pastors Conference
P.S. More posts with pictures to come. We have been going and going the past week.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Preaching in France
I (Daniel) had the opportunity to preach to the Church Plant in Guyancourt, France this past Sunday. It was a great experience being able to preach to a French congregation for the first and for the first time through a translator. I have to say I quite enjoyed it and it was wonderful to see God preach His truth through me, through the translator and to the congregation. It was interesting to see what sentences and phrases were easily translated into to French and which ones required more explaining. It is looking like I will have the opportunity to preach again sometime in July. Pray God would guide me as I prepare to preach again and that He would help me use what I learned from my first experience.
Here is a short video of the singing from this past Sunday.
Here is a short video of the singing from this past Sunday.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Interesting Tidbits Volume #1
We thought it would be a good idea to chronicle some of the interesting things we have noticed during our time here in France.
1. For starters we find the grocery store to be one of the more interesting places to visit. It can tell you so much about people's habits and everyday lives. As many of you might expect food is very important to the French and the grocery store reflects this fact. They are full of entire departments of fresh produce, meat, cheese and enough bread to sink a battleship. For those who want to know food generally tends to be slightly more expensive with things such as bread and cheese being less expensive and items such as peanut butter being priced through the roof compared to the states.
2. Since a good bit of our support base is in the South, y'all might be intrigued by this one. Some of you might know that one of us really enjoys listening to country music (bet you can't guess which one that is :)). We were riding in the car one of the first days we got here and jokingly said "I bet they don't have country music here". A few days later we discovered one of the stranger things which is that there actually is an English country radio station and it is even more country than what you would normally hear in the south. We would be interested to find out who it is exactly that listens to that here.
3. One fact that might surprise some is that the French do not all hate Americans. This is especially the case if you at least try to communicate in French to start with. If we have learned nothing else during our time here in the past two weeks, we have learned that stereotypes are not helpful and you must approach each person with an open mind willing to learn about them as an individual.
4. In our experience so far it seems that most shirts with writing on them are in English. Apparently the French like to buy shirts with English writing.
5. Who knew that the days were so long here in the summer. It starts becoming daylight a little before 6:00am and doesn't get dark until after 10:00pm. This has been quite challenging for trying to go to sleep at night but I think we have finally adjusted.
To be continued...
2. Since a good bit of our support base is in the South, y'all might be intrigued by this one. Some of you might know that one of us really enjoys listening to country music (bet you can't guess which one that is :)). We were riding in the car one of the first days we got here and jokingly said "I bet they don't have country music here". A few days later we discovered one of the stranger things which is that there actually is an English country radio station and it is even more country than what you would normally hear in the south. We would be interested to find out who it is exactly that listens to that here.
3. One fact that might surprise some is that the French do not all hate Americans. This is especially the case if you at least try to communicate in French to start with. If we have learned nothing else during our time here in the past two weeks, we have learned that stereotypes are not helpful and you must approach each person with an open mind willing to learn about them as an individual.
4. In our experience so far it seems that most shirts with writing on them are in English. Apparently the French like to buy shirts with English writing.
5. Who knew that the days were so long here in the summer. It starts becoming daylight a little before 6:00am and doesn't get dark until after 10:00pm. This has been quite challenging for trying to go to sleep at night but I think we have finally adjusted.
To be continued...
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Sharing the Gospel
Today I (Daniel) went out with another missionary into the suburbs of Paris to try and strike up some conversations with people and share the Gospel. The French are generally very closed off, but we thought we would experiment to see how people reacted in different areas.
(I snapped this picture of Ryan as he was conversing with a Frenchmen)
It was great to be able to see the reaction of the French to the Gospel first hand. Continue to pray that God would guide our time here to be fruitful and glorifying to Him.
Until Next Time,
Daniel
Sunday, May 27, 2012
The Weekend
Picking up where I left off...
FRIDAY
Since Friday is a free day for us, we took time to explore the culture/country like I mentioned in my last post. Daniel and I couldn't help but notice the sharp contrast between the dark spiritual climate we have seen in our first week here and some of the beauty that we discovered while exploring Etretat, France. Gods handy work is so evident yet people choose to ignore it.
Etretat is about a 2 hr 10 minute drive from us. The drive was mostly countryside.
Honestly we didn't know much about the place. We wanted to "discover" as we went. We pulled up around 10am and found parking right away. There was a chill in there air (okay lets be honest unless it is super hot outside, I am always chilly :)).
After getting the kids out of the car and bundling them up, we made our way over to the walkway that lines the beach and were immediately struck by the cliffs that bookend either side. Breathtaking is the first word that comes to mind.
We took the kids for a short walk on the beach which was covered in large pebbles that Eli found to be a convienent source of throwing material (he seems to have quiet the arm like his Dad).
The cliff to the left had a path a few people were walking/climbing up. We wanted to climb up the trail to the top of the cliffs, but quickly realized knowing our Eli that we had to find some way to keep him from making his way off the cliff, so I (Magen) rather akwardly put Eli in Caleb's harness and walked up even though Eli opposed this decision. I might add that I twisted my ankle the day before which made carrying Eli (a heavyweight) quite the experience. Daniel was also quick to lovingly point out my poor choice of footwear (flip-flops :)).
After making our way about 1/4 of the way up, we began taking a few pictures and successfully found a frenchman to take our family photo (which included a few awkward stares and pointing to finally realized he was offering to snap a shot for us), we made our way back down.
By this point the sun was heating things up nicely and what was a largely empty beach before was teeming with people taking in the beautiful weather and picturesque scenery. side note: We actually realized on our drive back that the sun was so strong we all seemed to get a bit of a sunburn.
Next we set out to find some lunch which Daniel was able to successfully order in French. I tried my hand at ordering chocolates, but unfortunately it ended in me pointing to what I wanted and the more mature lady responding in French to which I didn't understand.
After lunch we spent some more time on the beach letting Eli strengthen his throwing arm by tossing pebbles into the English Channel for a good 45 minutes without a break while Caleb entertained himself with putting pebble after pebble in his mouth. Even with this marathon session for Eli, he was still upset when we told him it was time to move on.
We then made our way for the cliffs on the opposite side of the beach. After asking two different people who spoke little to no English and getting all opposing answers about whether we could drive up the cliffs on the right, we ran into some Brits who graciously told us about the tourism building that had maps on how to drive up the cliffs. We were glad to find that we were able to drive up this time to enjoy the view without the effort of lugging the kids up the hill. I want to interject here that I was a nervous wreck the whole time on this cliff staying FAR from the edge. Daniel should receive all credit for the pretty pictures as I was too chicken to make it out much further than the walking path. I was very protective of the boys too and honestly would panic if one of us did not have a hand on the stroller at all times. The wind was just so intense I was afraid the stroller would blow away.
There was a beautiful abandoned church which is indicative of France where a church is more likely to be a tourist site than a place to worship the Lord.
(there are more pictures on Facebook)
It was a great experience and we learned a great deal about what France and the french are like in a different context than we had experienced before.
SATURDAY
Saturday is our other off day during the week. We spent most of it hanging out with the Powell's (who we mentioned in the previous post). One of their children was having a birthday party which we visited a butterfly museum ate ice cream cake and then later that night ordered pizza while the kiddos played their little hearts out. We have pictures, I just haven't loaded them yet :)
SUNDAY
Sunday we went to the Church Plant in Guyancourt, France. For various reasons it a can be quite difficult to find a suitable site to have church. This particular church plant is held in a conference room at a local hotel. Most notable about the experience is hearing God being worshipped in another language which always reminds us of the diversity present in the body of Christ and the greatness of our God who calls those from all nations. It is a beautiful thing to see God build his church in this dark country.
After Church we headed to lunch with the Boggesses and some of the other members of the church.
Alright, I covered a lot (sorry this is long) just wanted to make sure you have an idea of our days.
Here is to another week!
Happy Monday!!
Mae
FRIDAY
Since Friday is a free day for us, we took time to explore the culture/country like I mentioned in my last post. Daniel and I couldn't help but notice the sharp contrast between the dark spiritual climate we have seen in our first week here and some of the beauty that we discovered while exploring Etretat, France. Gods handy work is so evident yet people choose to ignore it.
Etretat is about a 2 hr 10 minute drive from us. The drive was mostly countryside.
Honestly we didn't know much about the place. We wanted to "discover" as we went. We pulled up around 10am and found parking right away. There was a chill in there air (okay lets be honest unless it is super hot outside, I am always chilly :)).
After getting the kids out of the car and bundling them up, we made our way over to the walkway that lines the beach and were immediately struck by the cliffs that bookend either side. Breathtaking is the first word that comes to mind.
We took the kids for a short walk on the beach which was covered in large pebbles that Eli found to be a convienent source of throwing material (he seems to have quiet the arm like his Dad).
The cliff to the left had a path a few people were walking/climbing up. We wanted to climb up the trail to the top of the cliffs, but quickly realized knowing our Eli that we had to find some way to keep him from making his way off the cliff, so I (Magen) rather akwardly put Eli in Caleb's harness and walked up even though Eli opposed this decision. I might add that I twisted my ankle the day before which made carrying Eli (a heavyweight) quite the experience. Daniel was also quick to lovingly point out my poor choice of footwear (flip-flops :)).
After making our way about 1/4 of the way up, we began taking a few pictures and successfully found a frenchman to take our family photo (which included a few awkward stares and pointing to finally realized he was offering to snap a shot for us), we made our way back down.
By this point the sun was heating things up nicely and what was a largely empty beach before was teeming with people taking in the beautiful weather and picturesque scenery. side note: We actually realized on our drive back that the sun was so strong we all seemed to get a bit of a sunburn.
Next we set out to find some lunch which Daniel was able to successfully order in French. I tried my hand at ordering chocolates, but unfortunately it ended in me pointing to what I wanted and the more mature lady responding in French to which I didn't understand.
After lunch we spent some more time on the beach letting Eli strengthen his throwing arm by tossing pebbles into the English Channel for a good 45 minutes without a break while Caleb entertained himself with putting pebble after pebble in his mouth. Even with this marathon session for Eli, he was still upset when we told him it was time to move on.
We then made our way for the cliffs on the opposite side of the beach. After asking two different people who spoke little to no English and getting all opposing answers about whether we could drive up the cliffs on the right, we ran into some Brits who graciously told us about the tourism building that had maps on how to drive up the cliffs. We were glad to find that we were able to drive up this time to enjoy the view without the effort of lugging the kids up the hill. I want to interject here that I was a nervous wreck the whole time on this cliff staying FAR from the edge. Daniel should receive all credit for the pretty pictures as I was too chicken to make it out much further than the walking path. I was very protective of the boys too and honestly would panic if one of us did not have a hand on the stroller at all times. The wind was just so intense I was afraid the stroller would blow away.
There was a beautiful abandoned church which is indicative of France where a church is more likely to be a tourist site than a place to worship the Lord.
(there are more pictures on Facebook)
It was a great experience and we learned a great deal about what France and the french are like in a different context than we had experienced before.
SATURDAY
Saturday is our other off day during the week. We spent most of it hanging out with the Powell's (who we mentioned in the previous post). One of their children was having a birthday party which we visited a butterfly museum ate ice cream cake and then later that night ordered pizza while the kiddos played their little hearts out. We have pictures, I just haven't loaded them yet :)
SUNDAY
Sunday we went to the Church Plant in Guyancourt, France. For various reasons it a can be quite difficult to find a suitable site to have church. This particular church plant is held in a conference room at a local hotel. Most notable about the experience is hearing God being worshipped in another language which always reminds us of the diversity present in the body of Christ and the greatness of our God who calls those from all nations. It is a beautiful thing to see God build his church in this dark country.
After Church we headed to lunch with the Boggesses and some of the other members of the church.
Alright, I covered a lot (sorry this is long) just wanted to make sure you have an idea of our days.
Here is to another week!
Happy Monday!!
Mae
Thursday, May 24, 2012
jet lagged (a long post)
Day 3 and 4 have been the most difficult for us trying to adjust our bodies to the time change. Here the sun comes up around 6ish and does not go down till about 10ish so lots of daylight. The boys were staying up way to late and then sleeping in. But alas last night we got them down around 7pm and Eli got up at about 7am and Caleb 8am. This being the reason for the lack of posts.
Let me catch you up...
Tuesday the boys and I went to a friends house for a little social time. They have been here serving for about two years, so we have spent lots of time picking their brains.
Eli, Caleb and I were able to see a French school where their kids attend. We were able to walk there which is so nice to get some fresh air (and exercise).
(Caleb was worn out)
Also on Tuesday we (quickly) drove to some ministry areas TEAM France is looking at before heading back to the Powell's (the one's I just mentioned) for dinner. On our way to dinner we stopped to pick up some bread. I waited in the car while Daniel ran in and ordered his first two baguettes BY HIMSELF :) I felt it was only appropriate to snag a picture of him.
Yesterday we (plus Dana and the kiddos) loaded up and headed into Paris (the outskirts) to meet up with Ryan where they showed us around at a potential language school. After our visit we headed to a park nearby where we actually grabbed the camera and snapped a few pictures.
Today I needed a few little things from the grocery store that I had forgotten to get on our big trip, so we ventured out for the first time. I was terribly nervous as we approached the check out line. We inched closer and closer as I prayed silently "Lord see us through this". Sure enough the lady spoke a little (very little) English and we were able to communicate. Oh how I long to learn this language and share the Good News. I know it takes time, but my heart is eager.
Here's a picture after our successful trip.
One random tidbit...If you know me at all, you know my love for peanut butter :) I can eat it by the spoonfuls. I was told if we wanted it while we spend our summer here in France, then we need to bring it. Well we were limited in what we could bring and the peanut butter couldn't come :(. BUT today we actually found Skippy (even though I am a natural Jiff girl). Now I know why they say to bring your own. You see how tiny these jars are? $8.00 (US) a jar!...WHOA. Daniel asked that the boys and I take it slow with these as they are real treats now.
Daniel has Fridays and Saturdays free in which we will be taking time to learn the country/culture.
Also, Daniel will be preaching June 10th so please be praying for him as he prepares in the weeks to come.
Tonight Daniel is attending a prayer meeting and sharing his testimony.
We are so very thankful for this opportunity and your support. More blogging to come...
Mae (and for the boys)
PS You know I can't end a blog every once in a while without some shots of the boys. These are for the grandparents (and those others) who need their fix =D
Let me catch you up...
Tuesday the boys and I went to a friends house for a little social time. They have been here serving for about two years, so we have spent lots of time picking their brains.
Eli, Caleb and I were able to see a French school where their kids attend. We were able to walk there which is so nice to get some fresh air (and exercise).
(Caleb was worn out)
Also on Tuesday we (quickly) drove to some ministry areas TEAM France is looking at before heading back to the Powell's (the one's I just mentioned) for dinner. On our way to dinner we stopped to pick up some bread. I waited in the car while Daniel ran in and ordered his first two baguettes BY HIMSELF :) I felt it was only appropriate to snag a picture of him.
Yesterday we (plus Dana and the kiddos) loaded up and headed into Paris (the outskirts) to meet up with Ryan where they showed us around at a potential language school. After our visit we headed to a park nearby where we actually grabbed the camera and snapped a few pictures.
Today I needed a few little things from the grocery store that I had forgotten to get on our big trip, so we ventured out for the first time. I was terribly nervous as we approached the check out line. We inched closer and closer as I prayed silently "Lord see us through this". Sure enough the lady spoke a little (very little) English and we were able to communicate. Oh how I long to learn this language and share the Good News. I know it takes time, but my heart is eager.
Here's a picture after our successful trip.
One random tidbit...If you know me at all, you know my love for peanut butter :) I can eat it by the spoonfuls. I was told if we wanted it while we spend our summer here in France, then we need to bring it. Well we were limited in what we could bring and the peanut butter couldn't come :(. BUT today we actually found Skippy (even though I am a natural Jiff girl). Now I know why they say to bring your own. You see how tiny these jars are? $8.00 (US) a jar!...WHOA. Daniel asked that the boys and I take it slow with these as they are real treats now.
Daniel has Fridays and Saturdays free in which we will be taking time to learn the country/culture.
Also, Daniel will be preaching June 10th so please be praying for him as he prepares in the weeks to come.
Tonight Daniel is attending a prayer meeting and sharing his testimony.
We are so very thankful for this opportunity and your support. More blogging to come...
Mae (and for the boys)
PS You know I can't end a blog every once in a while without some shots of the boys. These are for the grandparents (and those others) who need their fix =D
Sunday, May 20, 2012
WE HAVE ARRIVED!
Thank you for your continued prayers as we journey to France. We arrived bright and early Saturday morning (here in France) which is about 2:15am in the US.
We had a great week in Birmingham visiting family and friends before heading to the airport Friday morning. Some of our family was able to see us off at the airport. Thankfully Magen's sister was able to snap a few pictures of our departure.
Today (Sunday) we have spent a little time catching up on lost Zzzzz's, and then had lunch out (with the boys for the first time) and enjoyed a little play time with friends.
We have officially both ordered food in a different language & both driven a car in a foreign country (AND SURVIVED).
The boys are doing great (only had a few melt down over lost sleep). Continue to pray for our time here that it would be fruitful.
We are both overjoyed to be serving the Lord here.
More to come...after LOTS more coffee is consumed :) and we have had a little more rest.
We'll leave you with two phone pictures we took while in the car. The boys were both WORN OUT.
We had a great week in Birmingham visiting family and friends before heading to the airport Friday morning. Some of our family was able to see us off at the airport. Thankfully Magen's sister was able to snap a few pictures of our departure.
Today (Sunday) we have spent a little time catching up on lost Zzzzz's, and then had lunch out (with the boys for the first time) and enjoyed a little play time with friends.
We have officially both ordered food in a different language & both driven a car in a foreign country (AND SURVIVED).
The boys are doing great (only had a few melt down over lost sleep). Continue to pray for our time here that it would be fruitful.
We are both overjoyed to be serving the Lord here.
More to come...after LOTS more coffee is consumed :) and we have had a little more rest.
We'll leave you with two phone pictures we took while in the car. The boys were both WORN OUT.
Thanks again
D-crew
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Counting Down
1 day till Daniel's 29th Birthday (he is getting old!) :) Had to start with that one
2 days till our last small group with some great friends
4 days till our last Sunday at our beloved church here in Chicago
7 days till the ladies come to clean our condo
8 days till family arrives
9 days till the movers come to load the truck
10 days till Daniel walks across the stage earning his Mdiv
11 days till we head South
16 days till we board a plane for France
So much going on I can hardly wrap my mind around it.
The boxes have begun to be packed. I am more of a last minute type of person(procrastinator) as Daniel is preparing days, weeks, months in advance, so we even each other out :) I was kind of hoping they would pack themselves as I am not a fan of moving.
Today Daniel attended his last class of seminary EVER! He has not completely finished with all of his assignments (will be officially done next Wednesday), but having him around here more often will be nice. Also we knocked a few more things off our to do list which always feels nice.
*Side note: Daniel and I are both due for a tetnus shot which I have heard is SUPER painful! I of course am not a fan of pain, so I was building myself up for no reason. You see apparently I got a tetnus right after I gave birth to Caleb and I didn't even know it so I dodged that bullet!
On tomorrow's agenda: CELEBRATE MY HUSBAND! Tomorrow is his day and I hope he enjoys it.
More to come.
Magen
2 days till our last small group with some great friends
4 days till our last Sunday at our beloved church here in Chicago
7 days till the ladies come to clean our condo
8 days till family arrives
9 days till the movers come to load the truck
10 days till Daniel walks across the stage earning his Mdiv
11 days till we head South
16 days till we board a plane for France
So much going on I can hardly wrap my mind around it.
The boxes have begun to be packed. I am more of a last minute type of person
Today Daniel attended his last class of seminary EVER! He has not completely finished with all of his assignments (will be officially done next Wednesday), but having him around here more often will be nice. Also we knocked a few more things off our to do list which always feels nice.
*Side note: Daniel and I are both due for a tetnus shot which I have heard is SUPER painful! I of course am not a fan of pain, so I was building myself up for no reason. You see apparently I got a tetnus right after I gave birth to Caleb and I didn't even know it so I dodged that bullet!
On tomorrow's agenda: CELEBRATE MY HUSBAND! Tomorrow is his day and I hope he enjoys it.
More to come.
Magen
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
An Update of Sorts
Well friends, we sent out a very brief update via email yesterday on our journey ahead. IF you did not receive it and would like to, just shoot us an email.
We are a little over three weeks out from our departure. I (Magen) feel a bit overwhelmed in a good way about all that has to be done before we leave (packing the condo, cleaning, getting shots, packing 4 people for France, making sure our medical records are transferred and the list goes on). Thankfully we have family coming to help us two weeks from tomorrow as we close this chapter of our lives here in Chicago and began a new. It will be bitter sweet. We have built some really great friendships that will last a lifetime as we move on to where God is calling us. Eli has made a really close buddy up here that I know he will miss dearly. We will miss our church, a small group that we have become very close to and old friends from down south (who now live here for school purposes) that we will be saying goodbye to. So as the excitement builds for this new adventure, the sadness of leaving those we have grown so close to is still ever close. We are trying to absorb every last adventure here before we say goodbye.
(a few pics from our recent Zoo trip with friends)
I was really hoping to get more written, but I have a very persistent 2.5 year old who is begging for my attention so I will make it short and sweet.
Pray for our family as we transition (new culture, new language). We are sad to say goodbye but excited about God's work ahead. Also, pray for supporters. We CAN NOT do this alone. Pray that God would continue to stir in individuals hearts to support (both prayerfully and financially) the work God is doing in France for the sake of the Gospel for the glory of HIS name!
Thanks again for your love and support!
Magen (and for the boys)
We are a little over three weeks out from our departure. I (Magen) feel a bit overwhelmed in a good way about all that has to be done before we leave (packing the condo, cleaning, getting shots, packing 4 people for France, making sure our medical records are transferred and the list goes on). Thankfully we have family coming to help us two weeks from tomorrow as we close this chapter of our lives here in Chicago and began a new. It will be bitter sweet. We have built some really great friendships that will last a lifetime as we move on to where God is calling us. Eli has made a really close buddy up here that I know he will miss dearly. We will miss our church, a small group that we have become very close to and old friends from down south (who now live here for school purposes) that we will be saying goodbye to. So as the excitement builds for this new adventure, the sadness of leaving those we have grown so close to is still ever close. We are trying to absorb every last adventure here before we say goodbye.
(a few pics from our recent Zoo trip with friends)
I was really hoping to get more written, but I have a very persistent 2.5 year old who is begging for my attention so I will make it short and sweet. Pray for our family as we transition (new culture, new language). We are sad to say goodbye but excited about God's work ahead. Also, pray for supporters. We CAN NOT do this alone. Pray that God would continue to stir in individuals hearts to support (both prayerfully and financially) the work God is doing in France for the sake of the Gospel for the glory of HIS name!
Thanks again for your love and support!
Magen (and for the boys)
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