Summer !

Have you ever had a list longer than your summer? That's pretty much our summer :) But it's ok- we have great friends and students like Mark, Susan, and Nolan, who share their time and help us get stuff done around here. Most of you know we put in 300 raspberry plants, blueberries, apples trees, and peonies last summer with the hopes of a "thooft family summer job" - and the deer promptly started enjoying. So this week, after a year long wait, the DNR is putting up our fence. With our help. It's been fun. You can see more at www.downtoearthgardener.wordpress.com.

Phil has been enjoying his Thursday night men's group, and we are still going through our Danny Silk Relationship dvd's on Tuesdays. Although in the summer, it's kind of hit and miss. And Friday nights, we worship & pray at the Thooft ranch. We hope to be full time on campus again by fall, but frankly, that would take a miracle, and while we believe in miracles, right now we have a plan A and a plan B. :) Plan A- back on campus full time, Plan B- keep doing what we're doing until we can be back on full time. Thank you so much, all of you who continue to support us with your prayers and finances. You bless us SO MUCH!!

Saturday morning, we say goodbye to another international student, Mingma. But he's only leaving for the summer, so this time the trip to the airport isn't a sad one. So many are coming back!

We also hope to get a group of students to the cities in June for Reach the U at the North Central campus. Working on it.

Grace is taking a Doula training course- and I have to go pick her up! I just wanted to give you a quick update, family. Hope your May is as lovely as ours!

Love, Us Thoofts