The Field is the World (Matt. 13:38)

We've been back home for the past two weeks, and have had to hit the ground running! First, we moved from one side of Aiken to another. Our landlord, who has been such a blessing to us since January by letting us go month-to-month at a very low rate, needed his place again, so the Lord provided another place we were able to get at a 3-month lease just before our CSU trip! One difference is that the new place was unfurnished, and we gave away some furniture before leaving California, stored a lot (most) of it in Florida, and had been staying in a furnished home. So we had to buy a few things in the last couple of weeks just to avoid sitting on crates and using spools (see images) for tables like in college. We also have a new nephew! Our sister-in-law, April Eckburg, gave birth to Scout River Eckburg, 8lbs. 6oz, on Tuesday, Aug. 9th. Both Mom and baby are doing great today, but April suffered internal bleeding following the Caesarean-Section and had to have a second surgery. We'

Last night we stayed in Mt. Vernon, IL , exactly 500 miles from Salina, KS where we spent the previous night. Today we drove from Mt. Vernon to Calhoun, GA, to make tomorrow's trip a light one of only 236 miles. We were able to purchase the entire CSU conference audio package on MP3 the last evening of the conference. (now that's quick!) So we were able to listen to some of the sessions Cindy missed due to stomach flu. Listening to the conference audio, we heard again the amazing news that as of the conference time, every five seconds someone reads a gospel presentation from one of Campus Crusade's websites! It's exciting to be a part of such a revolution. Our group, WorldLINC , is a part of a larger division called Global Media Outreach , which includes "God Loves the World" , EveryStudent.Com , Starting With God , and "The Life" , among others. Dr. Douglass told the story of a young Canadian lady who was so excited by the individualized contact wit

This evening we are at a hotel in Salina, KS. We finally have an Internet connection again! During the CSU Staff conference, we stayed in Longmont, CO with dear friends from California who now live there: Mike and Joyce Willis, their kids Andrea, Heidi, Dustin, and Janelle. Afterwards, we drove south to Castle Rock, CO to stay with another couple (also dear friends!) from Calvary in Southern California, Bill and Jana Krummann, with their son Kyle. We visited Colorado Springs' Garden of the Gods and Focus on the Family's HQ on Saturday. I also was able to visit and sing at their church, Community Baptist Church in Franktown, and was able to schedule a support appointment before leaving this afternoon. We have once again seen the Lord do something miraculous. In addition to several other smaller pledges, we saw a special ministry partner commit to a pledge that amounts to about 9% of our annual need! In short, we are now lacking only about $45 per month of having 75% of our goal