Hello, Friends and Loved Ones,

We are still around, thanks so much for your prayers! We left Montrose last Saturday and drove a quick 4 hours to St. Maries, Idaho, where we have been staying with some friends from college. We have really been enjoying our stay here. Last Sunday morning we were at Lighthouse Baptist, here in St. Maries, and then we drove a couple of hours to a really small town called Clark Fork, Idaho. We really enjoyed being at both churches. The people here are so very friendly, and I just love to answer their questions. Then last night we drove one hour to Coeur d'Alene to be with Foundation Baptist Church. Again, we had a FANTASTIC time in the house of the Lord!! We will probably be here until the middle of next week, where we will travel on to Utah for about three weeks. We are trying to help Bro. Larry put a new roof on his house, but it is really slow-going. The only thing about this state is that with all of the curvy roads and mountains, Bethany, Austin, and I get motion sickness. It feels like everywhere we go, our stomachs just churn. To top it off, I didn't think to get some Gravol with Ginger before we left Canada. I can't seem to find it here in the States. Fortunately, my mil mailed us some from Simcoe. So we should get it by Wednesday. I can't WAAAAAIIIIIITTTTT!! The Dramamine here in the States knocks us out, but the Gravol works without putting us out. We still use our Seabands, but it doesn't seem to work completely.

I am just thinking of the time that we were in Africa. Can you believe that I did not get motion sick even ONE TIME?? I could hardly believe it!! Although the roads there are straight, they can be VERY bumpy. And most of the vehicles we were in did not have air conditioning, and I always sat towards the back. With all of that, no sicky. Amazing, huh?? While I am thinking of Africa, I am reminded of the children there that we had the opportunity to meet. I REALLY miss them!! Every day, they would try to look underneath the gate, waiting for us to come out. we always had our cameras, and they loved posing for their pictures. We would then have to show them what they looked like, and without fail, there were several belly laughs. I just loved listening to them!!

Well, I will stop rambling for now. Have a wonderful week!

Psalm 113:1,2
Love,
Ida