Back to normal?

Greetings Friends,

I really need to get away from starting my blog up-dates with “well it’s been a long time”, but a lot has legitimately kept me from up-dating! Here’s a recap of life and ministry:

Ira Daniel Brown
We could not have believed that having two kids would be this much fun. Ira is healthy and content. He was born on Dec 11th weighing in at 9.5 and has gained a pound a week for the last 7 weeks (15 lbs today). Evie loves here brother, and here are a few photos to prove it:

Thanks for the photos Jess M!:http://www.livingthehaitilife.blogspot.com

Flood
Ok, so having Ira was amazing, but the night we brought him home was NOT. With two kids in tow for the first time ever, I opened the door to our home and we both stopped,  staring into the dark house, and Emily says “I hear water running…” Yes! In fact our toilet had run for THREE DAYS and had saturated our drain field, backed up into the house, soaked the floors and walls, filled our heating ducts, and run over into the isolation and crawl space below the house… We moved in to Camp Beechpoint’s Lodge that night with our two kids, our clothes from the hospital, and not much energy left. The house has been under construction since (2 months). After living at camp for 8 days we moved into a house that Beechpoint is trying to sell. We plan on staying here until it does sell. While this is not a long term solution, it is a blessing and we are finally getting settled in after having the baby.

Winter Blast
Our first Winter Blast weekend was a hit! Great campers, dedicated summer staff, lots of fun and some solid teaching times. THANK YOU SO MUCH to all who prayed or volunteered for the weekend. One boy committed to following Jesus with his life and many other shared how the life story of Daniel has shown them how to “stand firm” for God.

Now What?
Right now we are wrapping up details for the second Winter Blast, finalizing plans for our purity and holiness retreat, and starting to focus heavily on the summer. Many staff positions to fill, lots of program and teaching details to go over, and TUNS of campers and vo0lunteers to coordinate.

Blessings!

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