Tornados and Doctors

Here are a few hilghlights from the last few days.

While attending church Wednesday night at the church where the conference is being held. About halfway through the services they announced that we were under a tornado watch. One had been spotted 30 minutes away and had was moving our direction. This was not our first tornado experience. All the kids classes were already moved into the hallways. The dismissed the adults and we took our children and left for our host home. We had some amazing views of the lightning on the way. On the way and after we arrived we saw some amazing lightning. When we arrived we could see on the radar (pictured) that we were right at the center of the storm but a tornado did not form over us.

Angie visited the Doctor, Thursday and was put on a strict diet, no sugar, salt, or carbohydrates, and medicine for the high blood pressure. It will be tough not being able to enjoy many of the foods that she would have liked to have while we are here.

Friday and Saturday, after the seminar ended, someone offered to watch our kids for us so that we could attend the ministers wives retreat. They let the men attend this year. We had a wonderful time, it was short but I really enjoyed the sessions and meeting some new people.

We drove back Saturday afternoon back to my parents, were they were watching my older sisters 4 kids. My older sister is supposed to be having a baby any day. Services went well Sunday, we enjoyed just being back with our home church. Today I had planned on going to a pastors and missionaries conference, but we decided not to attend, we did not want to take the kids out again so soon after getting back. Other attached picture is of a "world" missions cow. God bless, JASON

On fire.

The seminar has been going very well. I think the expression "on fire" could be used here in regards to myself (i.e. to be very excited). I would recommend it to all missionaries and pastors, and church members. There is a wealth of information that is presented. Missionary finances, deputation, church planting, missionary kids, cooking on the foreign field, culture shock . . . the list goes on and on, as well as good preaching. We also love the opportunity to meet with other missionaries. After the classes on Friday, Andrew blackened his eye on the table. It looks real colorful now, if you want a picture email me or comment and I will send you one, because Angie will not let me post it here. He seems to kind of enjoy showing it to everyone. A man we were eating lunch with asked him today, what happened to his eye. Andrew replied, "table." We had a great weekend, visited in two churches. Lilia was sick Saturday night and our hosts, the Raburns, who are also putting on the seminar, volunteered to stay and watch her so that we could all go to church. I visited a revival service tonight with another missionary. Attached is missionary kids playing together (you can see our display in the background) and Bro. Raburn ( lynnraburn.com) speaking during the seminar. We heard that Limoux got another bit of snow. We hope that all our friends are staying safe and warm. God bless, JASON

World Missions Seminar

We have arrived in Arkansas for the World Missions Seminar. Last Sunday services went well. I spoke in two churches and was well received. We love sharing about what God has done for us. In the evening service the kids even sang a special in French. We have enjoyed staying with my grandparents and helping them out the last few weekends as well. I feel like I am making up for lost time. I have a question I would like to pose to the readers. I mentioned that we were needed some additional paperwork to receive our visa's. Some of the items needed would have cost a consideral amount of money. I was still in the process of gathering all this information when to our surprise our Visa's arrived in the mail. Now what should I do? Should I get the needed things and send them in, call and ask if we need to send anything in, or just not send anything and count this as a blessing? We have them in hand and so there will not be a problem getting into France. This is an interesting situation to say the least. Meanwhile, I am going to get ready for the services tonight, we have already enjoyed being with some missionary friends of ours as well as meeting some new missionary families. Attached picture is of the kids playing in the snow at my parents house, in Texas, what a surprise! We pray God's blessings on you all. JASON

True Happiness!

I have found the key to true happiness, at least for two of my sons. They usually get a little fussy on the way home, part hunger, part sleepy. Today they didn't fuss at all. They key - soon after we left they found a stick and carried it all the way home with them. THey had such a good time with a little stick they didn't fuss at all, until we got home and I made them leave them outside, oh well. Check out this awesome missions video. http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=d305d79c2ebc8c188342

JASON