Grandbaby#2 on the Way!

Micah is a big brother as his little sib, our second grandchild is due this September!

What are we doing here in Elkhart?

John’s roles

Technical: John serves in I.T. as a Senior Developer, developing software for the SonSet® radio and critical software needed for mission operations, which now includes donation management. Outside the mission, John works part-time as a Senior Developer for FiServ.

Spiritual: John serves as mission chaplain, with roles on the Theological and Spiritual Enrichment Committees.

Outside the mission, John serves at McCoy Memorial Baptist Church in an elder role, and a teacher of a Bible study for college-age young people.

John’s mindset: to be a flexible servant, faithful and fruitful, who finishes strong like Moses (120 years would be nice!)

Jean’s roles

Technical: Jean primarily works in IT on the website. Along with updates and small changes needed, she gets her creative juices going with editing photos. Work on the donation management team involves processing the donations that have come in and receipting them. 

Other: Jean also volunteers on the SonSet committee for our Global Impact Celebrations (next one is August 6, 2016).

Outside of SonSet Solutions, Jean volunteers at Lifeline, a ministry to the youth of the “inner city” of Elkhart, and is active at McCoy in Word of Life, VBS, Pathfinders (college and career), RUSH (senior high youth), and occasional music ministry.  She hopes to continue with these after Anina starts nursing school.

Together

We continue to host interns, volunteers, etc. This summer we will host our own son, David, as David is one of our summer interns!  Plus, we still host David Palmer, who is a mechanical engineer - who was a summer intern, then apprentice, and now appointee. 

Friends and Family, Far and Near

We are so grateful for the friends and family we got to see over Christmas Break.  As we traversed the Midwest, back and forth and through the Chicagoland area, I thought, "Well, it could be worse" which, of course, indeed it could be!  Then, I thought to myself (not or the first time) that even though we moved only two hours away, it was still indeed a sacrifice.  We had to uproot everything as if we had moved overseas.

But the reality was that is was also a sacrifice for not only for us and the children that moved with us, but for the family and friends we left.  We miss those family and miss those friends! (We love our new ones, here in Elkhart, but miss the others, too.)

So, we are grateful for the visits we've made, visits made to us, and for technology, and all that comes with it, so we can continue to connect.  [Disclaimer - cyber baby snuggles are not the same.]

Love,
The Andersons