On the Road

We are back in the US and things are busy. Everything went great with our travels home from the Dominican Republic. We are in Northern Michigan now and will be here for the next few weeks. We left the DR the day before hurricane Faye hit the island so we were not affected by the storms that have been hitting Haiti and the Dominican Republic over the last few weeks. We do not believe our partners received any damage as well but we have not heard from them all since our return. Strange thing happened… we managed to not have any major issues while abroad but last Saturday, here in Michigan, Tim was bit by a spider. By Sunday he had a fever, was feeling achy, headache, he had tension in his chest and was feeling weak. On Monday he noticed that several red marks were moving up his arm from the spot the spider had bit him. Turns out he has blood poisoning. He is being treated with antibiotics and feeling much better but please pray for his continued and complete recovery.

Now that we are back our focus has shifted to speaking to groups and individuals about the work we are doing as well as prepare for Thailand and India. We will be speaking on Wed. Sept 17th from 7:30pm to 9:00 pm in the church Hall at Our Lady of Peace Church in Darien Illinois. The title of our presentation is “Finding Purpose… Impacting Lives”. Then on Sunday Sept. 28th Tim, my sister Michele, her husband Brent, and I will be speaking at both the 10:00 am and the 11:30am service at Mayfair Presbyterian church in Chicago IL. We will be sharing stories and pictures of our recent trip to the Dominican Republic. We are working on setting up a few other speaking engagements as well and if anyone else is interested in having us speak to their small group, neighborhood, or other gathering let us know and we can set up a time. We will be in Thailand starting on Oct. 2nd. Please check our blog as we will be keeping our progress updated throughout our work and travels in Thailand as well as India. Many Blessings from IGN to you!