Where to start?

It seems I have been traveling a lot this year. More so than I have in the last five years combined and obviously I haven't been blogging. So far I have gone to Germany, Guatemala City, Austin, Georgia, South Carolina, and back to Austin this past week. My second trip to Austin was for personal reasons and a very short one. I got in Tuesday night and left Thursday early afternoon. Of course I took advantage of being there and had BBQ at every occasion. In addition, I brought pork ribs, brisket, and beef ribs back with me. I had two suitcases for just that reason. One of them had my clothes, the other one the meat!

I can't believe we have been here almost 4 months already and how much has happened in those 4 months. Besides all the traveling both Bob and were bitten by a tick. We were tested for Lyme disease and although mine came back negative, the doc put me on antibiotics because I had been having headaches and backaches for a week. Apparently the test for Lyme disease when negative is often a false negative. My symptoms started before the tick bite but the doctor felt I could have been bitten by a tick sooner and that it fell off before I noticed it. The headache and backache which lasted 2 1/2 weeks finally went away Thursday - it was such a blessing!

Bob actually had some symptoms that occur during the initial stages of Lyme disease such as a rash around the tick bite and stiffness in his joints. His test results have not come back yet and he is also taking an antibiotic. I am still waiting on lab results checking for leukemia. When they ran my initial test they also did a standard lab work up and my white blood cell count was pretty low. I really don't think I have leukemia but it wasn't exactly what I wanted to hear.

Tonight is a big night for us. We have gathered a group of people that are interested in what we are planning on doing here in Monterey. We are going to have a "Vision Night" at Ay Chihuahua - Martha and Pedro's restaurant - to cast our vision for the church in Monterey. The people who have signed up for the Vision Night all want to help us in some way whether it's through a long-term commitment or being prayer partners. We are very excited!

As always we need your prayers for the church, the vision night, our health, and mostly that we would be sensitive to God's guidance.