Friends forever!

Hi....so as well as continuing to do some MAF talks, we've had a fantastic time meeting with a lot of friends.  When we first arrived in Houston in 1998, we met friends at our church in a class called 'Inside Out' that was 'Married/No Kids'.  We made strong friends there, and have maintanied our friendships ever since. On this trip, we have had chance to re-connect with many of these friends. Here are some pictures of these folks as well as some others that we've caught up with.

MAF talks to kids

Laurie and I were invited to a VBS (vacation Bible school) at a local church to talk about MAF. Laurie talked to them about what MAF do, and we showed the video that Laurie made about our girls explaining to a puppet (called Tizzy) what their Dad does.  After the talk, we had some great questions.  The funniest, and most bizarre was "Do you know any words in Irish?"  MAF US had also given us a fantastic idea about making a plane out of sweeties/candy. It has Lifesavers (like British Polos) for the wheels, a couple of sticks of gum for the wings, and a pack of mini refreshers for the body of the plane - all tied together with an elastic band.  It's really cute, and the kids LOVED making them.  Laurie and I helped the kids put their planes together.

 Here's a kid that was proud of his candy plane!