Mini Apple Us

Hey everyone,

We made it safe to Minneapolis! No car troubles or anything of that sort(except for a little paint missing on our bumper, still not for sure how that happened...gives the car some character though...) praise the Lord! We left Seward Friday after work, and stopped by Omaha to visit Alyssa's brother Marcus and his wife Suzy. From there we headed to Ames, Iowa to stay with our friend's Brad and Kayla and there handsome little boy Cooper. After spending an enjoyable time with them, we headed to Minneapolis Saturday afternoon.

We made it the better half of the twin cities(actually it was technically Bloomington) Saturday evening to stay with my cousin Sarah. After having a delicious supper of lasagna and basil bread which Sarah made us, we headed over to the Mall of America. It was almost the size of America, but not quite....and after price-guessing some expensive shoes, we headed over to the Lego store. And that was about all we did there. The ginormous Lego sculptures were pretty impressive though. We said goodbye to Sarah after church on Sunday and after another delicioso lunch made by her. We then headed downtown to visit our friend's Jessie and Kevin. They showed us around the downtown area and brought us to a cool lookout of the Minneapolis bridges. If you're ever in Minneapolis, and need a tour guide, I would definitely recommend them... a bit pricey, but very good.

After another delicious home cooked meal,(we're really getting spoiled folks) we went to our final destination. Well...not Heaven......but the only other place we'll be while in Minneapolis, the Kaufman's! They were also gracious enough to put us up for a few nights. We're having to sleep in the garage next to the used motor oil, but it's a place to lay our heads. But seriously, they're some of the nicest, most hospitable people that we've had the privilege to know. God has been extremely good to us, to Him be the glory forever!!

This morning, bright and early, well not that early..but still bright.. We started our first day of training. It was very enjoyable and we learned a lot. However I think I was just able to get my head to stop spinning..they did a number on us. It was a lot of fun though, and we got to meet 6 other missionary's getting ready to leave for various parts of the globe. We also had the opportunity to meet and learn from a number of staff there at the EFCA (Evengelical Free Church of America) headquarters. We topped off the day by eating at a Thai restaurant with a number of the other participants. God is good, tomorrow we start another full day of training, Thanks for your prayers and support, please don't stop!

-Seth & Alyssa