What have the Vander Wells’ and our families been up to? Here’s a few quick hits:
- Wendy and I spent the weekend painting our living room [see picture]. We started Friday night and worked until the wee hours, then hit it hard again Saturday. We love it. The dining room is next! Our bathrooms continue to be under construction. The contractor hopes to have that all finished in the next week or two.
- I uploaded pictures from our trip with Taylor and her friend Rachel to Chicago. Click on the "Tom’s Album" link on the left side-bar of the blog.
- I’ve gotten a couple of e-mails from Madison this weekend. She’s doing great in Thailand. She was preparing to go with her Global Expeditions team to a mountain village to minister to the people there. Last week was spent helping University students on their conversational English. They were having a party Friday night with all of the students with the intention of sharing the Good News with them.
- Taylor continues to work at the Restaurant and is working at the area TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) retreat this weekend. It’s hard to believe that school is just around the corner.
- Wendy and I are headed to the lake to see my folks this coming weekend. We can’t wait!
- Wendy’s siblings Josh, Jesse and Heidi are in the process of moving to Iowa City to start Dental school this fall. We can’t wait to have them a little closer to home so we can see them more often!
- Wendy’s dad and brother, Lucas went on a short mission to Tijuana a week or two ago. We saw them this past week and got the scoop on the trip. They handed out clothes & toys to the poor and taught VBS. They’re hoping to go back down with some men to build houses in the near future.
- My folks have been entertaining guests down at the lake in recently. Friends from church visited, then Jody, Emma and Sol were down there this past week.
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