We picked a good time to come back to the NW! Our road trip was filled with adventure and great fellowship with friends and family. Erin and I are so grateful for all your prayers for our family throughout our travels and hope you are enjoying your Spring as much as we are!
To give you an idea of the contrast we experienced during our drive out, here is a picture of what our view out of the hotel in Dickinson, ND at the end of April:
Driving was intense at times through construction zones and being in close proximity to semi trucks, but we soon found comfort as we gazed across the unfading beauty of eastern Montana. As I mentioned in our recent May prayer letter, we shared a fun day of hiking up to the "M" on Mt. Sentinel in Missoula, MT. There were eleven switchbacks and 1 3/4 miles of vertical incline to manage, but our little ones surprised us with their perseverance and determination to make it all the way to the top without asking to be carried...except for Isaiah, who fell asleep!
We also had a great visit with Erin's cousin who is a Pastor at a church in Spokane, WA. The kids loved playing with the chicks and cows, and we really felt blessed with some extra time in fellowship with their wonderful family. After sharing our weekend together, we headed to Palouse Falls, which is SW of Spokane on the way to the Columbia Gorge. It was such a great feeling to open our windows to the 80 degrees that met us on the trail to the falls and throughout our drive through the Gorge!
We are staying at a house in the Columbia Gorge that is owned by another missionary family at our church in Washougal, WA. We feel so blessed to have space for our family to breathe and establish a better day-to-day routine for our children. Our hope is to spend this next month connecting in deeper relationships with our home church as we draw nearer to completing our ministry team. We are so very grateful for your prayer and encouragement, and hope your adventures are blessed with the presence of our Great God who is faithful and near through all our ups and downs.
May you and yours be blessed with abundant life in Christ!
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| One Stylish driver |
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| Wildflowers everywhere |
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| Homemade pizzas...yum! |
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| Another Tractor lover |
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| Hay Bales! |
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| Palouse falls, WA |
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| View near our house in the Gorge on Columbia River |
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| Nearby lake within walking distance |
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| Hamilton mountain trail down the road |
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| Our picnic spot on Hamilton Mt. trail |
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| Pool/waterfall on the trail |
We also had a great visit with Erin's cousin who is a Pastor at a church in Spokane, WA. The kids loved playing with the chicks and cows, and we really felt blessed with some extra time in fellowship with their wonderful family. After sharing our weekend together, we headed to Palouse Falls, which is SW of Spokane on the way to the Columbia Gorge. It was such a great feeling to open our windows to the 80 degrees that met us on the trail to the falls and throughout our drive through the Gorge!
We are staying at a house in the Columbia Gorge that is owned by another missionary family at our church in Washougal, WA. We feel so blessed to have space for our family to breathe and establish a better day-to-day routine for our children. Our hope is to spend this next month connecting in deeper relationships with our home church as we draw nearer to completing our ministry team. We are so very grateful for your prayer and encouragement, and hope your adventures are blessed with the presence of our Great God who is faithful and near through all our ups and downs. 
