Last Tuesday we made attempt number one to leave the country, but bad weather in New York kept us on the ground in Pittsburgh. We had already gotten on the plane and taxied but and had to turn around and head back to the gate. We need to thank those of you who were praying for us, instead of freaking out over a canceled flight, we were able to keep our cool while we were talking to gate agents and ticket agents and travel agents and secret agents...oh wait I got carried away! There were no secret agents. But with all the agents we talked to we were able to reschedule our flights for Wednesday and spent the night with Angie and the Kids in Pittsburgh. Thankfully, the canceled flight was the only real glitch in our travel. It was just a very long trip.
This is not a picture from our trip, Just a way to keep our trip in perspective. "how was your trip?" "well, we didn't catch on fire"We arrived at the Ranc on thursday after a short stop in Presov at the cafe for some coffee and Hot Chocolate so thick you can eat it with a spoon. It is so good to be back and see our friends here. We are especially excited that the Kloters from Switzerland Simon, Angie and their daughter Zoe are her at the ranch. We met Simon in 2006 in Presov and it is nice to have the whole family here working with us as well. everyone here is well and Lubos who was in the car accident before we left returned to work this week. Micah is enjoying working with him again.
There is still Snow on the mountains but the weather in the here valley is nice and spring-like, not the 80's and 90's that some of you have been enjoying but we are having beautiful sunny days.
Thank you to those who prayed about our housing situation. Over the winter they insulated and finished the upstairs of the little cabin we will be staying in, so we were able to move right in.
I borrowed a sewing machine and already made curtains for the window. There are plans to re do some things in the downstairs like moving the entrance and adding a kitchen and a bigger window, but for now it is nice to have a space (and a bathroom) of our own.
I spent the weekend unpacking and trying to readjust to life on the Ranch. Micah adjusted by diving right in. He has been working on building a bank of outdoor cages for the pet birds. I am starting today tackle some desk work and finish editing some videos that I left part-way done in September. I will also work on getting the Ranch logo ready to be cut out of wood to go on the sign over the entrance.
Tonight we are going to an English Bible study and are excited about that. This week we will continue to work here and this weekend the ranch will host a weekend of training for Spiritual counselors.
Please keep checking our website for more frequent updates and photos. We love hearing back from you through e-mail. If you want to give us a call, the 440 number is the number to use(if you don't have it e-mail and i'll send it to you). Just dial it the same way you would if we were in Ohio and we get the call on our computer. You will not be charged for an international call and we pre-pay for unlimited service, just remember the 6 hour time difference!
Please pray:
~for us to continue to adjust
~that we can be a blessing to Youth for Christ in Slovakia
~for the spiritual counselor training this weekend
