First Day in the First Grade (kind of)





Above: Ben partially had a first grade experience in the US when we were on furlough. He does really well with transitions and had a great first week of first grade here in Hungary.



Above: Ben helping his bewildered friend pay attention and leave single file with the other kids as the older students laugh in the background.

Ellie’s first day as a Five Year Old



Above: Elianna sporting daddy’s scarf that mom-mom brought all the way back as a gift from her time in China. Our Elianna continues to be a bundle of joy in our family. She seems to always have a song in her heart and does a wonderful job singing. She had the family laughing in the car just the other day as she sang her ABCs backwards. Elianna wants to be a princess when she grows up...and sometimes changes her mind and says that she would like to be a chicken. She is the creator of a game our kids play on our bed which involves the invoking of various gymnastic moves at the sound of someone shouting, “Pickle.” Happy 5 Ellie!

Julika Doing Well in her Battle Against Cancer


Above: Celebrating friendship and God’s grace at a party celebrating Cathy (pink shirt L) and Val’s (pink shirt R) 16th year of ministry in Hungary. Cathy and Val have been a great help and encouragement in our lives and have persevered as humble leaders in Hungary. I was overjoyed to see Julika at this celebration and her uplifted spirit even after months of chemotherapy and radiation. Please continue to pray for complete healing in her life.

Time with Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop







Above: Before saying good-bye to mom-mom and pop-pop, we were able to spend our last day together at the Budapest Zoo. We thank God for giving Sharon’s parents the opportunity to visit and for the time as a family we could spend together before the intensity of fall ministries.