We have sure had a busy week.

Steff went to Odessa to visit everybody there.

James has been working 12-13 hours a night each night this week.

Josh and I have been doing the following:

9-Noon Soccer Camp (see him in the picture below - he's wearing a jersey with the number 92 on it -he's standing to the right side of the picture)



12:30-4:45pm Caring for an elderly couple in their home. The wife is not able to get up on her own. I help her transition from her hospital type bed to a wheelchair and back again. I help get them lunch and do a little cleaning, help with bedpans - that kind of thing.

4:45-5:45pm We head home to get James coffee and make sure he's awake, getting ready for work. We fix some dinner, eat right quick and head for:

6-9PM Vacation Bible School. The theme is:



Be cool! Be courageous! Follow Jesus!



Josh is in a group known as Da Bears (1st through 3rd graders). I have been working in the arts & crafts. We had been entering and exiting through an igloo made of milk jugs and such but we had a particularly windy day and the igloo is now toast - or mush - or experienced an avalanche. It's in a big pile over to the side of the entrance. And the church has a "snow" machine that blows bubbles out on you as you leave. It's a big hit with the kids.

Today is COOKIE FRIDAY at the soccer camp and PARENTS NIGHT at VBS. Then it will all be done and over - kind of a relief.

Josh has really enjoyed all of this - except for the heat and dust at soccer camp. That has just about taken its toll on both of us. We have had a cooler and folding chairs we've taken with us out there each day and made sure to take lots of time sitting in the shade and drinking.. and drinking.. and drinking some more. We can't afford for Josh to get any more dehydrated and end up back in the hospital!

Well, it's getting late and I've got much more to do to be ready for all of today's activity so I'd better run. God bless!