California!

Julia and I got back this week from California, and are off again tomorrow to San Antonio for the Renovare Conference and a little anniversary get away. It has been a year!

Our trip to California, while cold, was good. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to reconnect with our various faith communities, and we got the message: we are loved. It is a big world out there, with lots of opportunity to feel small and insignificant. So, being among people who love and support us was so meaningful.

We talked with some people about financial support and reached a milestone: 200 dollars a month! It may not seem like much, but it is means a lot! It means that people care about Portland, a city in desperate need of good people showing them the good way, and it means that people love us and want to partner with us in ministry here. So, that feels good, and we are excited for what is yet to come! This next week we will be preparing and mailing support letters to people we didn't get the opportunity to connect with, and I'll make sure to put out another update as things come along.

Thank you so much for partnering with us! Talk to you soon.

Andrew