As We Journey

As we journey through our native home land I am struck by the feeling of being a stranger in a very familiar place. Nothing is really strange, but it all feels so unfamiliar and familiar at the same time. Things like driving feel a little awkward. I have to remember to stop at the stop signs. Stop signs in Portugal are a mere suggestion. And who ever thought that toilet paper could feel so soft? Or how about all the air conditioning; do I even like air conditioning? Not to mention 'Starbucks', one of the primary stops in every city we have visited. Oh the joys of a society that is geared around the desires and convenience of the consumer.

Our first 10 days were spent in Texas where the temperature was hoovering around 95 to a 100 each day, (That around 34 c for your Europeans),with heavy humidity. We visited many people from Paula's past (family and friends) and enjoyed the great hospitality of the South. The last day we were privileged to hang out with Nathan, Beth and Jack. We meet some great people there and were blessed to pray with Beth before her surgery the next day. Nathan shared the story of his journey to Jesus. It one of those wow stories. Nathan is Jewish and is a great story teller. (I think Beth should blog about it. Hint, hint.) We love you Nathan, Beth and Jack. Thanks for blessing us.

From there we headed out to Colorado. One of my best friend in the world, Joel, picked us up and brought us out to his house in Colorado Springs. Paula says this is the cleanest house she has ever been in in her life. (There is no way for us to leave this place as clean as when we showed up.) Joel and I would have liked to have spent some time together but, bummer, his whole family was heading out to take a family vacation the next day, so Joel and I didn't really get a lot of opportunity to hang out except for a few hours. But I am standing here in his kitchen blogging and house sitting while they are gone. It was nice to get to visit 'Garden of the Gods' today, which is just around the corner from their house. We do come from a beautiful country don't we. Sunday we will be speaking at "Foothills Community Church' in Arvada Colorado and then Monday morning we jet off to California. We will be there for the last leg of our journey.

Well that's a little up date on our trip. Looking forward to seeing you soon. No matter what ocean you live near. Be Blessed and leave a light on for us.