Home Away From Home

As much as I love and miss our real home in New Hampshire, we have indeed made ourselves at home here. For the most part, the ability to participate in hobbies is what really makes me feel settled someplace. So cooking and running take up a good chunk of my spare time (not that there’s all that much of it). Beyond that, though, we’ve been blessed by even more important things that I think we should have shared by now.

This is Lakeside Baptist (yeah, I’m aware that we aren’t really Baptist, but we like these guys!)

It’s not a big place, and is often overlooked by YWAMers (in spite of the great location) who are looking for something big and exciting. Most of our classmates go into Kalispell to various churches, but we’ve found something really awesome in our little church.

These people have hearts of gold and a love for missions. They also have a really super grasp on the whole concept of a church being a community. Everyone is really loving and friendly, and the “handshakes, howdies and hugs” time before the sermon lasts longer than the sermon itself.

We also have monthly potlucks. PRAISE JESUS FOR GOOD BAPTIST WOMEN! We have some good food at these potlucks. I’d show you a picture of it, but the potluck was last week, and I forgot my camera. 

But here’s the chocolate cream pie I made!

Meet Candace from Seattle! She loves cooking almost as much as I do, and is one of my favorite classmates!

And these, my friends, are some of the other people that make us feel at home here. This was taken today-- our first sunny warmish day since Thanksgiving! YAY! There was an insane amount of energy in the dorm today!

When you pray for us, thank God for them! They’re all a piece of what makes us able to do what we do. As are YOU, by the way. Whether you support us with love and prayer or with money (or both!) we’re thankful for you. You make us able to do this week after week. Thank you!