Deputation Trip and Crescent Project

We have officially "hit the road" on our first LOOOONG deputation trip as missionaries.  On May 23rd we loaded up the van (thankfully it didn't drag under all the weight) and drove 1,000 miles to Rugby, ND, where we have been living for the last several weeks as we visit churches, family, and friends.  We have reconnected with supporters, met with new people, shared at new and old churches, and generally been encouraged and strengthened in the confirmation of our call to serve with MAF.

 yup, that's a full vehicle

 at one of the rest stops.  can't beat western Montana for beauty!

 Overall the kids did really well on the 2-day trip to ND.  I did hang out in the backseat for awhile

 The boys had activity bags to help divide up their time, 3 bags for each day, with some new

and some repeated activities.  Yay for silly putty!

 Aaron and cousin Abigail, 6 weeks apart.

 We have spent LOTS of time at the parks in Rugby, trying to expend the boys energy during the days

 Gotta love the slides!

 Lunch/play date with my high school friend Kayla, who is such a blessing in my life

 I can't get enough of his silliness

She's all grins now and loves talking to us!  Wow, almost 3 months already...

 Family picture time...growing so fast

Right now we are in St. Paul, MN at Crescent Project, which is a week-long seminar about building bridges with Muslims.  We are excited to be here as it helps prepare us to live alongside and build relationship "bridges" to share Jesus with Muslims in our future home in Indonesia.


We look forward to sharing with you how God is working as we continue our travels over the next 6 weeks.  Already we are seeing our contact list grow, new partners in our ministry coming alongside us, and churches that have decided to partner with us.  Thank you for your continued prayers!

The Schmidt's