The adventure begins...

The past month has been REALLY full! Here's an overview of what we've been up to:

• We packed up our home and put everything into storage for the summer...
• We signed a lease for a young couple to rent our house...
• We finished out our ministry amongst the AMAZING people at Eagle Church and had many difficult (and sad) farewell's... We felt so loved and honored and really appreciate all the notes of encouragement!
• We loaded up in our car and drove to Denver, CO
• The past couple of days we have been involved with final preparations for The Experience before students arrive on Sunday!

We left Indy first thing on Tuesday morning (5/20) and drove through to Kansas City, where we spend the night with our friends: Jason & Kristin Howard and their family. It was sooo good to catch up with them and visit them in their new city. The next day we left early and drove through to KBM - in Aurora, CO. Evee did so well in the car - there was 1 moment/day where she became a little agitated and frustrated, but those only lasted about 10 minutes!

After all the farewells and goodbyes, we were feeling pretty drained emotionally (& physically) and really appreciated those 2 days in the car!

We are starting to feel "settled" here in CO and are beginning to get really excited for the students to arrive! As we've spent time planning/preparing and praying through the schedule/itinerary and all that is involved with this trip - the more excited we become... We fully expect that this will be a summer that will change our lives, the students lives - and we pray/hope the lives of countless others who we encounter not just this summer, but beyond - into eternity!

This will be a great place for you to stay connected with us and where we're at... & what we're up to over the next couple of months. We'll be posting regularly with updates and pictures etc. so be sure to stop by often (and leave us a comment so we know who was here!)

Leaving from the Bak's...















With a full load!















Evee enjoying her new carseat...



















Ready for 2 days on the road?















Jamie, Kristin, Ella (& Josh) - Kansas City, KS















Just over the border... finally... Colorado!