Becky's Trip to D.C.

The Wizards game!

The World War II Memorial. It wasn't built the last time I was in D.C. It was a special time to reflect about my Papa.

The Washington Monument



Last week I had the opportunity to spend the week at a conference in Arlington, VA hosted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The conference was held for all recepients of federal funds pertaining to abstinence education. I have been working for an abstinence program in Troy for the past 6 months and have grow extremely passionate about my work. I'm a full-time instructor (the instructor corrdinator) and it is my job to make sure our instructors who go into the schools we serve are prepared with updated statistics and what not. I love it! :) I love that I also get my fair share of teaching and interacting with students, empowering them to make something of themselves for the sake of their future. The conference was so refueling as I was able to learn how to do my job better and was able to network with other programs who have the same goal in mind. I left with a wealth of knowledge. It was almost like the fire hose effect, so much information it was difficult to take it all in. While in the D.C. area, I was able to visit several monuments, although we went at night and it was frigid to say the least. I also went to my very first NBA game : The Washington Wizards vs. The Denver Nuggets. Although we were two rows from the very top, we had a great time! :) I have found that I am passionate about people. It is moving to think that I might, through God's infinate power and grace, have an impact of the future of our country by encouraging them to make healthy choices. Please pray for the next generation to be movers and shakers and that somehow the abstinence message will help them see there greater purpose in life: knowing God and making Him known.

Hey Everybody. We wanted to update you on what's been happening. Currently, we are at 21% of our support goal and are working hard to get finished. I am working full-time on support now, so hopefully it will accelerate the process. Overall support raising has been going well, but it definitely has its difficulties. We feel like God is maturing us and teaching us to trust him. We have known for years that Jesus is all we need, but we feel that being put to the test more than ever right now. We are doing well financially, but have been dealing with pressures and uncertainties of all types here in the last few weeks. The truths that God will provide and that we are made complete in Jesus are becoming more real to us than ever. This is definitely the blessing that is coming from the struggles we are experiencing. But I don't want to sound like we're starving to death or anything. God is providing, and support is coming in. We are thankful for it. 

Also wanted to say, we have a new car. Its a beautiful 1998 Toyota Corolla with 130,00 miles on it. So as you can tell, its not very new, but it is new to us. I sold my truck for $2700 and thats exactly what we bought the car for. So we broke even, which seemed like a pretty good deal to me. That's a picture of our beauty at the top of the page. I'm incredibly proud of it.