This past Thanksgiving we were invited to Brenda and Tony Kauffman's house (they are previous owners of the electric brew and fellow hoosiers), Carson was planning to help load up a big truck with Christmas trees from their Christmas tree farm, so we decided to spend the night since they are located about an hour from the YWAM base. The scenery was beautiful!!! It was our first experience being on a Oregon Christimas tree farm, or any Christmas tree farm for that matter. We could see mount hood off in the distance, that is where this picture is taken. God is good, continuing to provide fellowship for us and open doors for us so far away from home. I am more convinced just lately that our walk with God is simply a day to day walk, that he meets us exactly where we are, no matter where that is, each and every day. And the cool thing is the moments of our days where we encounter him add up to weeks, months, and years and we can look back at these moments and say, 'wow, God met me in Salem, Oregon, or Beijing, China, or Goshen, Indiana, or wherever life may lead us.

Right now we are housesitting for a YWAM couple who lives off base, they travel quite a bit with teaching engagements and they are currently in California and then off to Montana to be with family for the holidays. B/C of lack of finances and b/c of my (Kathy)'s almost weekly appointments lately, it wasn't possible for us to travel anywhere for the holidays this year. The great thing is that God is meeting us here, right in this place by providing housesitting opportunities and fellowship with others who aren't traveling for the holidays. All is well, and God is good, faithful, and true. We are so bless'd.

Okay, we're off to Jamba Juice for yummy smoothies. God bless you all.