Well we realize that it has been a while since we we’ve
posted so here’s an update.
In the middle of October, Carrie ran her marathon which she
had been training so hard for. It was a
beautiful Kodiak day (meaning cold and raining, sometimes sideways) and the
race start at 8:00 was in total darkness.
There were a total of 13 full-marathon runners. Carrie’s goal was to finish under 4 hours
which she has done before but that was on more level ground. It was an out and back course from one side
of the island to the other and through a mountain pass. She ran so hard and so well and came in 3rd
over-all and 1st among the women recording the second fastest
women’s marathon time in the 7 year race history with a time of 3:57. Plus, she managed to avoid becoming
hypothermic unlike some of the other runners.
For now, Carrie has cut down drastically from running so much to let her
knees rest.
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| Brrrrrrrrrrrrr |
At the beginning of November I got to celebrate my 28th
birthday in the best way. Carrie, after
planning months in advance, gave me the gift of flight with an introductory
flight lesson. She told me when we were out for dinner to celebrate my
birthday. It blew my mind so much I was speechless pretty much the rest of the
night. The next day, Carrie, Ted, Kathy
and I went to the airport and after a crash course in pre-flight checklists we
took off. Once we got in the air and found
some clear sky, I took over control of the plane and kept it for about 30
minutes. It was so cool flying a
plane! Something I’ve always dreamed of
doing. That evening we had a barbeque
with everyone at the mission, sharing some famous Hillsboro sausage with them. The
food was so good.
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| I felt like I could go anywhere |
It’s been a fairly warm fall-so what we’ve been told. We’ve had temperatures in the low 40s mostly
and didn’t get our first snow until this last week. Since then the temperatures have dropped
slightly.
Carrie got the chance to help out some with a running club
that was held at a local elementary school. I couple times a week about 45 4th
and 5th graders showed up to participate. She greatly enjoyed this
opportunity and had fun getting to know the kids. Their final event is the
Turkey Trot 5k on Thanksgiving.
This past weekend, I did an all-nighter with the youth
group. 52 kids showed up-all boys. On our weekly meetings we usually have 20-25
kids, so 52 kids was somewhat of a shock.
But it was a lot of fun and there were a lot of faces that I don’t think
would normally set foot in a church.
Lately all we’ve been doing is figuring our plans for when
we’re back in Denver. Carrie has been
applying to as many jobs as she can. A
huge blessing is that we’ve found a great deal for a basement apartment. It will be exactly what we need at this point
in our lives and it’s in a great location. We trust that God will give Carrie a
job that is just perfect for us. Prayers
for this need are greatly appreciated!!
Things to pray about:
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Continued guidance through our transition back
to the lower 48.
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Peace that God will provide
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That God will bless the rest of our time here
