Summer is flying by, which I am sure you have noticed!! We have:
- successfully graduated two kids
- had two grad parties
- ran a triathlon in the rain
- traveled to 10 states
- saw my son Ian marry his Chaley
- driven to the top of the USA (Rocky Mountain National Park)
- Weeded a greenhouse, chopped a mountain of wood, and joined a fitness challenge
So far, anyway.
Being that it is August 5 - we are turning our thoughts and efforts to finalizing everything we have planned for campus this fall. We start August 23 with move-in and a Parent Expo, then onto cookouts and bowling and hayrides and pizza feeds and BOB fairs and community appreciation fairs and book tables and Sunday Night Vive.....and fall retreat! As a friend of mine would say, "DANG, child!"
We are really excited for what fall will bring. And we will keep you posted!
Thank you to all of you who have been donating to help us replace parts of our sound system! If you still want to donate to that effort, please do. You can use the "Donate" link on this blog- just let me know so I know to designate your gift to the sound system. You receive a tax receipt :)
We just received word that we can bring a man named Rick Mattson from Intervarsity to campus this fall for an outreach to atheist students. We are on this, and hope to schedule him asap. We have been telling people everywhere we go this summer that it is the most important time to be on campus- it is still the most strategic mission field out there, with both American and international students available to us. Phil and I are feeling a deep burden to reach as many students as possible, and help them get on the path of emotional, physical, and spiritual heath- so they can go out into our communities as part of the solution rather than part of the problem! Please take a minute to read these articles:
They will give you an idea of what is going on in our culture, and how you can be part of the solution. Never before has it been this prevalent and critical.
We hope your summer has been glorious. Let us know how we can be praying for you. With MUCH love love- Us Thoofts
Picture 1- EPIC woodpile!
2- Changes on our campus!
3-Ian and Chaley's wedding
4- All our kids!!
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