Todays Thoughts

4-27-12
Jani here! This is just a short entry ti tell you WE ARE HERE!! I am writing very little because my fingers wont cooperate.(tHEY'RE COLD!)
We had planned to come up today to turn things on, etc. It has been nice weather . This morning we woke up to 27 degree temperatures and snow!!!!
But we got here. I am quite excited. More later.
oh, here are some pictures of us building partitions to be installed here at the camp.

Beryl surveying his project

Partitions for the bathrooms st the camp

Jani Planing!

We are finally going to the camp!

i4-26-12
It is 4:30 in the am. It is raining really hard. I just woke up and of course the rain made me think of Washington.

BIG NEWS: 

WE MOVE TO THE CAMP THIS SATURDAY!!! 

Gol, I am excited. We have kept very very busy doing all sorts of different things. Yesterday we almost finished completely remodeling the bathroom at the base and fixing the fence on their property. 
One of our greatest challenges is to not let the "urgent' supercede the 'important" I am very excited to get to the camp. Supporting that ministry is so important . Many lives are changed and ministries furthered at the camp. But  there is a huge amount that must be done in the short period between when one can get in and when the camp opens June 1. There is much to do after that time to finish projects and make the campers stay less rustic, but the crunch time is NOW.




4-12-12

At entrance to camp

Please forgive me for not writing sooner. My excuse is that I cant always get the internet, but that is just an excuse. I could go places where I could get it.

Ready to go!

We are in Cascade. It is a beautiful place with beautiful people. It has been quite the blessing to minister to those missionaries who do not have time to do simple maintanance to the things around their lives -  rotten supports for holding up their homes, floors,etc.- a lot of winter damage,  building things to be installed in the camp when the snow melts enough to get in. Although Beryl and I did manage to get into the camp, on snowshoes, it is still far too snowy and frozen to achieve anything but survival - so we will probably be in the town for another two weeks.We are right now living in the home of a family on a mission to India. We will live in one other home of a missionary befrore moving to the camp.



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We arein Nampa, Idaho and going to Cascade tomorrow! I am very, very excited. But I am also very, very tired. Beryl and I drove for 13 hours today.
Thank you to everyone who wrote or called to encourage us today. You really have no idea how much it means to us.Really.


Beryl - 3/29
When I answered Gods call to YWAM I knew it would be tough, but this month has been a doosie. I think I should have written down every conversation because half of so many of them have come back to snare and trip me. A lesson Adam tried to teach me but I didn't listen.
Thank you Chris for your prayers Wednesday and your encouragement.
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Jani - 3/26
We are in Oregon! We went to the ocean today with our Grandkids and their parents. The ocean always speaks to me of the faithfulness of God. His love is unending and constant. "Everything around me may change, but He does not.
"Speak to me, Lord!", I say. He says "Listen" God speaks to me through the ocean.


on 3/23/12 Jani writes:
Thank you Linda Long for joining our blog! It tells me someone is reading it!
And Thank you Gig Harbor Connect group!
Sharing Wednesday night and receiving your support made a HUGE difference to me!
And Jim Elliott and your willingness to work hard and help us - YOU ARE AMAZING! Thank you!
And thank you for all the phone calls and visits to check on us. Thank you to those who prayed. We were uplifted.
Now on to more work.....Cleaning out our shop!