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MAY 20, 2024- I AM SORRY FOR NOT POSTING IN A WHILE.  THIS WAS A VERY BUSY, EXHAUSTING WEEK.  SHAUNA AND I FINISHED OUR INTERNSHIPS AT THE SECOND HAND STORE THIS WEEK.  WE WORKED VERY LONG HOURS AND WE ARE TIRED! SHAUNA SORTED DONATIONS AND FOLDED A LOT OF CLOTHES AS WELL AS SERVED CUSTOMERS WHEN THE STORE WAS OPEN. I HELPED TO REMODEL ONE OF THE BACK ROOMS WHICH INCLUDED INSTALLING A CEILING, INSULATION, AND DRYWALL.  WE MADE SOME GOOD FRIENDS THERE, SUPER GREAT PEOPLE!  WE HAVE THE DAY OFF TODAY AND BACK TO FRENCH SCHOOL TOMORROW.  ON THURSDAY WE ARE HEADED TO A HOME STAY WITH A FRENCH FAMILY FOR A WEEK AND A FRENCH  IMMERSION EXPERIENCE.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PRAYERS FOR PROVISION AS WE FINISH UP OUR TIME HERE.  34 MORE DAYS!

MAY 13, 2024- THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE OUR FRENCH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN OUR INTERNSHIPS AT LOCAL BUSINESSES.  SHAUNA AND I ARE WORKING TOGETHER AT A SECOND HAND STORE IN TOWN.  WE DON'T YET KNOW WHAT WE WILL BE DOING BUT THE INTENTION IS THAT WE WORK AND TALK WITH LOCALS.  WE HAD A MEAL WITH OUR "GODPARENTS" YESTERDAY AT THEIR HOUSE.  IT WAS VERY FUN TO INTERACT AND PLAY MUSIC WITH THEM.  THEY SPEAK VERY LITTLE ENGLISH SO IT WAS A CHALLENGE COMMUNICATING BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN BEING WITH THEM.  PLEASE PRAY THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY AND STRENGTH TO DO OUR INTERNSHIP.  WOULD YOU ALSO PRAY THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RAISE THE MONEY WE NEED TO FINISH OUR TIME HERE. THANK YOU!

MAY 6, 2024- WE HAVE COMPLETED A MONTH OF FRENCH LANGUAGE TRAINING!  WE HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH! THIS LAST WEEK WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO FRENCH FAMILIES HOUSE AND VISIT WITH THEM IN FRENCH.  SHAUNA BROUGHT HER VIOLIN AND PLAYED WITH THE LADY OF THE HOUSE.  IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.   WE CONTINUE WITH LANGUAGE LEARNING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS.  WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY COME.  PLEASE PRAY THAT WE WOULD RECIEVE THE FUNDING WE NEED TO COMPLETE OUR TIME HERE.  THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS.

APRIL 30, 2024-  WE HAVE STARTED ANOTHER WEEK. TODAY WAS OUR LAST DAY OF CLASSROOM TIME. TOMORROW WE TRANSITION INTO THE SECOND PHASE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING.  WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, WE WILL KNOW MORE TOMORROW.  WE TALKED TO ANDREA TODAY, SHE IS BUSY GETTING READY FOR THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PLAY. SHE ALSO SAID THE DRYER WENT OUT SO PLEASE PRAY WE CAN GET THAT ISSUE RESOLVED. PLEASE ALSO PRAY WE SUCCEED IN THIS NEXT PHASE OF LEARNING FRENCE TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH FRENCH SPEAKERS AND SOW SEEDS OF THE GOSPEL!  THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS.

APRIL 28, 2024- This week in France- this was a busy week!  The girls returned safely from an overnight hike while Shauna and I went to a marriage conference here at the base. We led a Passover meal for 32 people at the base, hiked to a chapel behind the base, celebrated my (Peter’s) birthday, practiced French at the market, along with all of our meetings and language learning!

APRIL 25, 2024-  WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY THIS WEEK.  TUESDAY WE LED A PASSOVER MEAL WITH THE BASE, ABOUT 35 PEOPLE.  MOST OF THEM HAD DONE A PASSOVER MEAL BUT NEVER FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF JESUS SO IT WAS FUN TO SEE THEIR EYES LIGHT UP WHEN THEY COULD SEE JESUS THROUGHOUT THE CELEBRATION!  WE ARE STAYING BUSY WITH LANGUAGE SCHOOL. AND NEXT WEEK IS OUR LAST WEEK OF FORMAL FRENCH SCHOOL. WE WILL THEN TRANSITION INTO OTHER FORMS OF LEARNING, MORE ON THAT IN THE DAYS TO COME.  TODAY IS PETER'S BIRTHDAY AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME OF CELEBRATING! WE HAD A PARTY WITH GAMES AND DANCING AND CAKE! GOD CONTINUES TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO US AND WE ARE SO BLESSED! 

APRIL 14, 2024- HAPPY SUNDAY! WE HAD A WONDERFUL WEEKEND! WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO AVIGNON YESTERDAY AND TOUR THE POPE'S PALACE.  WE THEN HEADED BACK ON THE TRAIN AND SHAUNA WAS ABLE TO MINISTER TO A COUPLE LADIES, ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT NEEDED SOME HELP PHYSICALLY.  THIS MORNING WE WENT TO CHURCH. IT WAS GOOD TO BE WITH THE BODY AND EXPERIENCE GOD IN A DIFFERENT CULTURE.  IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO WORSHIP WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES.  WE ARE STILL FAR FROM UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS BEING SAID BUT IT IS GOOD TO BE WITH GOD AND OTHERS.  WE WERE INVITED OVER TO AN AMERICAN FAMILY'S HOUSE TODAY WHERE WE PLAYED GAMES AND SPENT SOME TIME HANGING OUT.  IT WAS SO FUN! A PRAISE REPORT IS THAT THE THIEF HAS BEEN CAUGHT! THANK YOU JESUS!  PLEASE PRAY FOR WISDOM, LANGUAGE LEARNING, AND HEARING WHAT GOD IS SAYING ABOUT OUR FUTURE.

APRIL 8,2024-  WE ARE STARTING OUR SECOND WEEK OF FRENCH CLASSES TODAY.  WE HAVE BEEN IN FRANCE ONE WEEK! WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT AND STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN.  WE WENT TO A FRENCH SPEAKING CHURCH YESTERDAY.  IT WAS NICE TO WORSHIP WITH THE BODY FROM HERE.  WE RECOGNIZED THE TUNE OF SEVERAL SONGS BUT DIDN'T KNOW THE WORDS YET.  THERE WERE TESTAMONIES THAT WERE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, THAT WAS HELPFUL.  WE ARE ABLE TO GET SOME REST ON THE WEEKENDS.  THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH PLANNED ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.  PLEASE PRAY THAT THE THIEF WOULD BE CAUGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK INTO ANOTHER CABIN THIS MORNING.  PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WOULD POUR OUT HIS SPIRIT ON THIS PLACE AND THAT WE WOULD BE FILLED. BLESSINGS ON YOU ALL.  WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU!

APRIL 6, 2024-  HELLO,  I WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE AND PRAYER REQUEST.  TWO DAYS AGO A GIRL HERE IN OUR CLASS HAD HER BAG STOLEN OUT OF HER ROOM, THIS MORNING THE CABIN NEXT TO US WAS ROBBED BY AN OLDER GENTLEMAN. HE GOT CREDIT CARDS AND A PASSPORT.  PLEASE PRAY FOR JUSTICE IN THIS SITUATION AND FULL RETURN OF EVERYTHING STOLEN.  PLEASE ALSO PRAY FOR FEAR TO BE REMOVED AND PEACE, PROVISION, AND GOD'S WILL TO BE DONE HERE.  THANK YOU!!

APRIL 5, 2024-  YESTERDAY WE BEGAN OUR FRENCH LANGUAGE CLASSES. SHAUNA IS IN THE ADVANCED CLASS AND PETER, MOLLY, AND CATIE ARE IN THE BEGINNER CLASS.  WE ARE ALL LEARNING A LOT!  FRENCH IS ALL AROUND US EACH DAY SO WE ARE TUNING OUR EARS AND LEARNING  SO MUCH, EVEN OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.  WE ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN INTERCESSION GROUPS, SERVICE GROUPS, ETC.  PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THE BUS CRASH SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.  THERE ARE STAFF HERE WHO LOST FRIENDS AND COWORKERS IN THAT TRAGEDY.  THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS!!

APRIL 2, 2024-  WE MADE IT TO YWAM FRANCE!!  OUR FLIGHT FROM ROME WENT SMOOTHLY AND WE JUMPED ON A TRAIN AFTER THAT.  ANOTHER TWO HOURS AND WE WERE AT OUR DESTINATION.  WE HAVE 10 PEOPLE IN THE FRENCH CLASS WITH US. SOME FROM THE STATES, SOME FROM AUSTRALIA, AND OTHERS.  EVERYONE IS SO NICE AND OUR ACCOMODATIONS ARE COZY AS WELL.  OUR FAMILY IS IN A SMALL CABIN.  WE HAVE MEETINGS TODAY TO GET STARTED WITH OUR SCHOOLING.  PLEASE PRAY THAT WE CAN GRASP THE FRENCH LANGUAGE QUICKLY. ALSO, PLEASE PRAY FOR THE GIRLS AND THEIR SCHOOLING AS WELL AS ADDY AND ANDREA.  THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED PRAYERS AND SUPPORT!!

MARCH 31 HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY!!  WE STARTED OUR DAY EARLY TODAY! ITALY'S DAYLIGHT SAVINGS WAS THIS MORNING AND WE HAD A SUNRISE SERVICE SO IT WAS A SHORT NIGHT BUT IT WAS AWESOME.  CHECK OUR OUR VIDEOS PAGE TO SEE A PORTION OF THE SERVICE OVERLOOKING THE CITY OF ROME.  TODAY IS OUR LAST DAY IN ITALY.  WE HEAD TO FRANCE AND THE YWAM BASE TOMORROW MORNING.  IT HAS BEEN GREAT CATCHING UP WITH SHAUNA'S AUNT AND UNCLE AS WELL AS TAKING THE GIRLS AROUND TO THE SITES.  CATIE IS NOT FEELING WELL IF YOU ALL WOULD BE PRAYING FOR HER AS WELL AS A SAFE FLIGHT TOMORROW AND GETTING SETTLED IN AT THE BASE TOMORROW NIGHT.  THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

MARCH 29. GOOD FRIDAY.  WE ARE STILL WORKING ON GETTING USED TO THIS TIME ZONE, SLEEPING SHORT NIGHTS AND TIRED DURING THE DAY.  SHAUNA WAS ABLE TO PLAY THE VIOLIN DURING THE MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE AT ROME BAPTIST CHURCH LAST NIGHT. THIS CHURCH IS PASTORED BY HER UNCLE AND IS A MULTI CULTURAL CHURCH FROM PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD WHO LIVE IN ROME AND THEY SEE LOTS OF VISITORS AS WELL.  WE HAVE A FEW MORE DAYS HERE AND THEN HEAD OFF TO FRANCE FOR OUR YWAM SCHOOL.  WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF SOME FUNDING AND SLEEP.  THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS!  

MARCH 26, 2024-

WE MADE IT TO ROME!!  AFTER 24 HOURS OF TRAVELING AND JUST A COUPLE HOURS OF SLEEP WE MADE IT FROM LOS ANGELES TO LONDON AND ON TO ROME.  WE ARE HERE WITH SHAUNA'S AUNT AND UNCLE IN THE HEART OF ROME.  IT IS VERY DIFFERENT BEING IN THE HEART OF THE FASHION DISTRICT OF A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA WHERE THERE IS ACTIVITY RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR ALMOST 24-7. WE DID A WALKING TOUR OF SOME OF THE SIGHTS TODAY WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HERE FOR HOLY WEEK.  THEY EXPECT A MILLION VISITORS IN ROME THIS WEEK CULMINATING AT EASTER.  WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACCUSTOM TO THE TIME BEFORE WE HEAD TO FRANCE ON MONDAY AND START SCHOOL. PLEASE PRAY FOR SAFETY HERE.  THE THREAT LEVEL IS ELEVATED WITH ALL OF THE VISITORS AND THE RECENT TERROR ATTACKS IN MOSCOW.  WE ALSO NEED TO BE FULLY FUNDED IF YOU WOULD BE PRAYING ABOUT THAT AS WELL.   THANK YOU!! CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS PAGE FOR VIDEO UPDATES.

MARCH 23, 2024- TODAY IS OUR LAST DAY BEFORE WE FLY OVER THE POND. WE HAVE HAD SUCH A SPECIAL TIME WITH OUR WHOLE FAMILY TOGETHER. IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE WE HAVE BEEN ALL TOGETHER AND THIS TIME HAVE BEEN SO RESTORATIVE TO OUR SOULS! WE GRADUATE FROM OUR LANGUAGE SCHOOL THREE MONTHS FROM YESTERDAY.  ANDREA FLIES HOME EARLY TOMORROW AND ADDY WILL BE FINISHING UP 5 MORE WEEKS OF CLASSES.  WE FLY TO ROME TOMORROW TO SPEND A FEW DAYS WITH SHAUNA'S AUNT AND UNCLE WHO LIVE IN ROME BEFORE WE GO TO FRANCE AND START OUR CLASSES THERE.  THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS, THEY MEAN SO MUCH AND MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE!!! 

BELOW IS A SHORT VIDEO RECAP OF THE MISSIONS CONFERENCE

MARCH 4, 2024-  PRAYER NEEDS

-WE WANT TO IMPACT FRANCE AND IT’S IMMIGRANTS FOR JESUS

-PROTECTION FOR OUR FAMILY

-PROVISION IN EVERY WAY

-WE WANT TO GROW CLOSER TO JESUS

-WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT GOD IS SAYING FOR US AS MISSIONARIES LONG TERM

-WE WANT TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO BE MISSIONARIES AS WELL

MARCH 3, 2024-   16 DAYS AND COUNTING.  WE HAVE A LOT TO DO TO GET READY TO GO BUT WE ARE GETTING EXCITED.  THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT.  PLEASE PRAY THAT WE GET EVERYTHING DONE THAT WE NEED TO BEFORE WE GO.  PLEASE PRAY THAT WE WOULD BE FULLY FUNDED AS WE GO.  PLEASE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE GOD WANTS TO IMPACT THROUGH US THAT THEIR HEARTS WILL BE READY EVEN NOW TO RECIEVE WHAT GOD WANTS TO DO.