Great News - We have Beds!

We have had great news; we have some beds in our place in Kijabe!  We got an email from Dita in Kijabe, and our place is getting ready.  We are so thankful, as this was a big question in our minds - "Where were we going to sleep that first night?"  But, seems that Dita is watching out for us - Thank you!
We are enjoying the training in Colorado Springs.  Just went on a hike with all the interns (young 20 somethings) and were able to keep up.  But, as true to Colorado, just as we were getting back from the beautiful 2 hour hike, it started to snow and was coming in sideways! 
Our training will finish on Friday and we will head back to Michigan on Sat.
Nancy and Tim (people we are staying with) have been wonderful and very patient!  The kids have been doing great.
Please pray that we will stay healthy and our travels will go as planned.
Timothy's birthday celebration will be on Sunday with his cousins.  He is looking forward to that.
I will write again when we get back to Michigan.
LOL,
In His Hands,
Jullie T.

Colorado - We are here!

Hey All!
We made it to Colorado on Wed and the kids loved the plane ride.

Here is a picture of Eeyore and Sallie getting ready to board and on the plane.
The Eeyore hat was a perfect match fot Sallie Girl!

We went skiing at Copper Mountain yesterday with almost perfect weather.  We started out with minimal whinning and ended the day great (except for the rather large bump on Trevor's head)!
Here are a few pictures.

We start our training tomorrow (Sat) after a nice lunch date with some friends in Denver!
We love you guys.

Jullie T.

We Are Officially Homeless!

Well we did it!  We have left the house and are on our way!
It took us from 6:30 this morning till 12:00 but we think we have everthing - "Jim, where are the passports!"

We leave for Colorado on Wed for a week of training.  We get to see some old friends and ski at Copper (probably).   It will be great.

The kids are all well and excited (almost too much).  Sallie got some gum for the flight and that made it all better!

We will keep you posted as to the goings on.

Our phone number has changed. You can reach us at 231-872-9671 (cell) till about the 24th of this month.  I will put that in the contacts list on the top of this page.  But after that, we can be reached at our email address:  jimjulliet@AHC123.com

Thank you all for your support is so many ways.  We have been in awe as God has made all the details of this mission come together.  Keep in touch - we love you!

Jullie T.

The Luggage Monster!

Here is a picture of the kids with all the luggage!  Be scared, very, very scared!

We have been weighing and moving items from bag to bag all day and each of the 13 bags weighs 49.8 lbs to 50.2!  We just loaded 1/2 of it into the car and moved it down to the Jim's sister's house.  Lucky them!

We leave here on Monday the 10th.  It is almost here and very surreal!

There still is a lot of cleaning and packing to do.  Please pray for us and come out to help at the moving day (Sat the 8th at 10am)!

Jullie T.

In the Thick of Getting Ready

Well, we are in the thick of it now!  Getting ready to move sure does make for a messy house!  But that just means that I don't need to clean it (for now)!
We have had some major milestones accomplished in the last week or so:

1. Meeko was transported to his new place up in Petosky - Thank you Lord for good weather!
2. Daisy has found a wonderful home down near Jim's parents with a lady and Nibbler (her other dog that is crazy in love with his new girlfriend)!
3. Doodle has found a great home with a friend from church and their 2 other dogs.  She fit right into the pack.

Christmas is almost upon us.  I hope you are all enjoying the time spent with family.  We sure are (Mom is here, but not feeling well so please pray for her).  We want to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and great celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Jullie T.

Dec 12 - "Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful...."

     Today we got our first big snow of the year.  There were 6-8 inches when we got up this morning and it was heavy!  Jim shoveled the porch and then had Trevor do the sidewalk (it's good to have a useful child)!  We made it to church this morning, but are now encamped in the house and plan on making cookies and getting some things done to progress the move.  Life is good!
    We have scheduled a "Moving Day" for January 8th, and are looking for some abled body help.  If you think you might be able to come, please let us know.  We will start around 10:00 (get here earlier if you want some good coffee)!  We will need to move some furniture and boxes to the upper level of the garage.  It should not take too long if we can get a few bodies to help.  We will throw on some hamburgers or brats when we are done.  So don't worry - you will not go hungry!
   Love to you all!
Jullie T.

WE ARE ON OUR WAY!

What an amazing day!  It is Dec 1st and we are on our way.  Today we rented the house to a wonderful family. They will move in sometime later.  We feel blessed by them and I hope they by us.  We also purchased our tickets to Nairobi today (non-refundable)!  So it is a done deal!  We get back from Colorado on Jan 22nd, celebrate Timothy's birthday on the 23rd, do laundry on the 24th and leave on the 25th.  It feels very cemented now.  We still need a home for Doodle though.  You can see her Bio on the "animals" page.  Please ask all your friends and family if they need a great dog for a few years.  We also need to finish our fundraising.  But it is coming together with the help of all of you.  We feel blessed!  And we need to pack up the house and pack our few bags.  Now, I can do what I can do and God will do the rest, as Psalms 86:10 says "For you are great and do wonderous things; You alone are God."  We sure have seen that happen in the last few months.
Thank you for all of your prayers! 
WE ARE ON OUR WAY!

Jullie T.