June-August Happenings

Greetings from the Pacific NW!

Wycliffe launched a new website in June and I was able to help out with the Mobilization / Recruiting parts of the site. It's a major change, and bugs are still being ironed out. We're still working on transferring content from the recruiting sites I developed to the new main site, and discovering and fixing bugs. I like the new site, though--check it out at www.wycliffe.org.

As I write this we are in prime huckleberry season in the Northwest, and Jeanette's thoughts have definitely turned to the mountains where they grow (and seem to hide!) We were able to get away to camp for a few days in late July to the Yaak River area in NW Montana, and had a wonderful time of enjoying God's creation and being together in it with Maya the dog. It was her first time camping, and she had never seen moving water before. I think lakes are more her style. We camped at a nice little spot near Yaak Falls. Yes, we found some huckleberries!

Nature Camping in Montana

A major storm had blown through just before our arrival, and many of the forest roads were blocked by fallen trees. We explored up to Northwest Peak the following day along a major forest road, and in many places had to squeeze through openings just barely the width of our car. Glad we weren't there when it happened.

The same storm came through Spokane and delayed our departure as we found out the next day that a large tree had come down in the pasture and struck Beth's gelding, Dante. We are thankful it was a glancing blow--just soft tissue damage and no broken bones. The first night after that was touch and go for Dante, and Beth spent the night in the stall to administer pain meds and just be there for him. (She is very attached to him.) He's been recovering well since then and is still a bit sore and lame, but that seems to be improving with time.

In June, Beth's mare delivered a long-awaited foal who is officially named 'Journey North' (but we call her 'Snugs'). She's so cute, and very friendly. It will be hard to see her go when she is weaned.