On the Island at Last

Yes, it's true! We have actually arrived in Grand Cayman, a small but international island in the western Caribbean that numbers 50,000+ residents comprised of 109 different nations. We arrived here on the evening of January 18, 2011 and were greeted by a wonderful welcoming committee consisting of Pastor Torrance Bobb, Pastor Charles Boucher, and Missionaries Mike and Debbie Hampton. It felt like coming home again.

We have been here almost two weeks now and are learning many new things such as:

• how to drive on the left side of the road and negotiate the roundabouts;
• that if you don't keep hydrated you will have a bad headache (learned that from experience);
• how to get to the far west side of the island and back; that if we get lost, just head for the smokestacks of the cruise ships;
• how to eat conch salad--and what conch really is (a giant snail);
• how to blend with a new worship team--and learn its preferences in music;
• how to shop and do the exchange rate in our heads, although we still haven't learned not to be shocked at how expensive everything is;
• that the reality of great spiritual need here does not match the polished and carefree image many people have of the island
• how gracious and kind the people of Grand Cayman are;
• AND MOSTLY--how important is is to trust in the timing and provision of the Lord!

 WE ARE BLESSED! A great thanks goes out to all of you who have prayed and given so that we might be here in God's timing for His work in this small crossroads of the world. You are a tremendous blessing. Please continue to pray:

• that we will settle in quickly;
• that our shipment will arrive safely and soon;
• that the last of our budget funds will come in;
• that the Lord will strengthen us and our families while we are apart from one another;
• that we will be a blessing as we serve the people to whom the Lord has called us.