We have enjoyed having Joyce's mom and dad, Dale and Marion Cundall, here with us on Guam the last four months. This morning we put them on the plane headed back to California, after a few days rest in Hawaii. Of course it was nice to just spend time with them but they also were a tremendous help in the work here. Dale taught 5 weeks of my Survey of General Epistles class (Hebrews and James) and preached in several island churches. He was also a big help to Tim Plaxton, PIBC maintenance director, in keeping up with all the repairs that running a campus with about 60 resident students necessitates. Marion carved a nice barbecue and parking area out of the jungle next to our house. She and Joyce also replanted a colorful garden after our old garden had to be ripped out for the new fence. They also left us with a new concrete utility/laundry room. I know they enjoyed being with us and in the warm weather, but we also could see that they were getting a little home sick.
So last night we had a PIBC staff barbecue to say goodbye. Any excuse to barbecue ribs and chicken is good enough for us! It was a good time for the staff to say thank you and show their appreciation for the great work the Cundalls did for us. Of course they are invited back any time. We also had a dinner Saturday night for all the Gold Country Baptist people (Plaxtons, Cundalls, Marylou Carruthers and us) at PIBC. GCBC we would love to see more of you come out for short term projects!
So this morning at 6.15 we said goodbye and put mom and dad on the plane. Mom and dad, we are praying for you to have a good trip back. We hope to see you soon! On the way home in the car Joyce was asking me how many times we had been to the airport already this year to fly, pick someone up or see someone off. I thought about it and did a little research. By my calendar we are already up to 24 airport trips. We'll keep you posted on that one.
We have enjoyed having Joyce's mom and dad, Dale and Marion Cundall, here with us on Guam the last four months. This morning we put them on the plane headed back to California, after a few days rest in Hawaii. Of course it was nice to just spend time with them but they also were a tremendous help in the work here. Dale taught 5 weeks of my Survey of General Epistles class (Hebrews and James) and preached in several island churches. He was also a big help to Tim Plaxton, PIBC maintenance director, in keeping up with all the repairs that running a campus with about 60 resident students necessitates. Marion carved a nice barbecue and parking area out of the jungle next to our house. She and Joyce also replanted a colorful garden after our old garden had to be ripped out for the new fence. They also left us with a new concrete utility/laundry room. I know they enjoyed being with us and in the warm weather, but we also could see that they were getting a little home sick.
So last night we had a PIBC staff barbecue to say goodbye. Any excuse to barbecue ribs and chicken is good enough for us! It was a good time for the staff to say thank you and show their appreciation for the great work the Cundalls did for us. Of course they are invited back any time. We also had a dinner Saturday night for all the Gold Country Baptist people (Plaxtons, Cundalls, Marylou Carruthers and us) at PIBC. GCBC we would love to see more of you come out for short term projects!
So this morning at 6.15 we said goodbye and put mom and dad on the plane. Mom and dad, we are praying for you to have a good trip back. We hope to see you soon! On the way home in the car Joyce was asking me how many times we had been to the airport already this year to fly, pick someone up or see someone off. I thought about it and did a little research. By my calendar we are already up to 24 airport trips. We'll keep you posted on that one.
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