Where HAVEN'T we been?

Well...the past few months have been a whirlwind adventure for our family.  We have learned that moving internationally is not for the faint at heart.  We can definitely say that we have walked through the most stressful and overwhelming time of our lives and are glad to have many moments behind us!

Here is a brief timeline summarizing our last few weeks:

June 3rd Flight from Sucre, Bolivia to Santa Cruz, Bolivia
June 5th 2:30am flight from Santa Cruz to Orlando, Fl, with one stop in Panama City
June 5th - June 8th - Family vacation in Tampa, Florida to recharge our batteries
June 8th flight from Orlando to Columbus, OH
June 8th - June 24th  Cincinnati, OH, spending time with family and friends, touching base with supporters about our new ministry position.  Packing up the moving truck with our things from Cincinnati.
June 24th - Jennie and the girls fly from Columbus to Sioux City and drive to Yankton SD to Jennie's parents.
June 25th - John and our friend Bill Fisher leave in the moving truck for the long drive to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
June 26th - unpack the truck in a storage unit in Sioux Falls, look at several rental home options (we found one that day!) and test drive minivans
June 28th - present - We are currently staying with my parents and slowly getting back on our feet.  We are working on a million details, new cell phones, health/car/rental insurance, enrolling Ella in school, etc, etc, etc.


 While there were days where it seemed nothing could go our way, God has been so faithful throughout our journey and has blessed and guided us along the way.  He has used so many of YOU to bless and encourage us and for that we say THANK YOU.  We will try to chronicle our adventures in the next few blog posts.  Now that some time has passed we can now look back and laugh at the funny stories that added to the craziness of our adventure...hopefully they will bring a few laughs for you as well!