What began as a course project has become a hobby, and we........


 
 
 

FAMILY UPDATE:

ZACHARY is deployed until March with the National Guard in Egypt and continuing an online degree. He and Kerry are now engaged and in the process of wedding planning.  They are looking forward to a new year with new chapters in a new book.
 

COLTER and JORDANA continue to live in Baltimore. Colter is serving with the National Guard and teaching high school English in the city. Jordana is working with dolphins at the National Aquarium.  Colter is excited about a new season of studies as he works on a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology.

KRISTI and STEVE are living in a Bed and Breakfast in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania (www.westridgebandb.com), where Kristi serves part time  and continues in her job with Comfort Keepers (elderly home care).   We also serve in a regional role where we have opportunity to encourage, coach, and consult local pastors and churches. Steve is finally finished with his new book, soon to be published,
“Alongsider Coaching.”

VACATION 2011
Times Square in the Rain.....




Boston Inner Harbor and Skyline






Maine Coast




New Hampshire




Vermont



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Christmas 2010......








Hockey game in Hershey......




THANKSGIVING 2010 IN CUMBERLAND.......













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Emma Bernick came to Philadelphia with her mom and we had a great visit.  We went to Disney on Ice at Hershey Park.......






Emma also got to be the audience volunteer at the dolphin show at the Aquarium......










We also did some sightseeing in Philadelphia together......


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Colter's Graduation from Army Bootcamp, Sept 2010:










I looked out our apartment window last night and saw two eyes peering in at me.....and keep in mind that we are living right now in the middle of the city!    By the way, it is not a rat.


 We also just put a bid on a house in Middletown, and it was accepted, so pray that inspections and financing will work out in accordance with God's will!

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        Zach was with us in Harrisburg for a few hours in a canoe on the Susquehanna River here in Harrisburg......




   






                       
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We have just moved to a new ministry in Eastern Pennsylvania.   Steve will be serving as the Assistant to the District Superintendent for Church Development and Advance.   We are anticipating an exciting ministry season ahead.   Thank you for your prayers.    The passage of Scripture we are holding to these days, words we believe that God is speaking into our lives.......... "He brought me out into a spacious place, He rescued me because he delighted in me"   (Psalm 18:19).   This is a quote of 2 Samuel 22:20, which spoke to Kristi and I several months ago, and the passage keeps coming up for us, including as in the words of Psalm 31:8----- “You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a SPACIOUS PLACE."    We don't know exactly what that "spacious place" means yet, but we are believing God for expanded ministry opportunity, serving for a spacious kingdom impact....that is the desire of our hearts, to serve with humility and encouragement in the upcoming role God has called us to.

 Regarding where we are living, the big word for us right now is SIMPLICITY.   Our current home is a small one bedroom apartment in downtown Harrisburg, with a good view of the Susquehanna River.  Our hope is to purchase or rent a larger home in the next few months, but for now the simplicity of a simple living quarters is refreshing.   We have spent quite a bit of time already on the river trail and often have a devotional time together looking out over the water.  No TV, reading alot, doing Sudoko puzzles, playing games, and enjoying a simple season.

         

Here are several pictures of the office I'll be working out of:
   

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