third posting of the new year

if you have been following the saga of ben and chelsa then you will be happy to hear we have successfully completed our travels across the great state of iowa, across the country, even across international borders to our now home state of north carolina. although, it wasn't easy... and some times it wasn't even fun. however, we did manage to enjoy ourselves thoroughly as we caught up with "old" friends. i'd now like to give a shout out to shane and tara of ywam dayton and to lucinda a cute pregnant woman.
once in north carolina we were happy enough to take off our snow pants and jackets so that our skin could enjoy the vitamin d we now receive on a daily basis.

both chelsa and i have been as busy as bees during these first few weeks. i have been in-processing into the 82nd airborne and chelsa has found us an apartment, organized the apartment and is now in the process of buying herself a car. today we lugged our queen sized mattress up a gazillion flights of stairs; our new apartment is beginning to look like home.

i guess now is as good a time as any to make a huge (literally) announcement about chelsa and i... we are soon to be an aunt and uncle. my sister jocelyn and her husband gilby are pregnant with their first of ten children. congratulations you two! please pray for them as they transition into the world of dad and mom.

chelsa and i have a few prayer requests of our own. if you can only pray for one thing pray for us to reconnect with god. we have been distracted from him and can feel it physically, emotionally, and spiritually.


2. that we would find a church family that would help us grow closer together and closer to god
3. chelsa could find a car to fit her needs
4. ben as he attends airborne school in feb
5. that we would have an impact here in north carolina