July One. The first day of the second half of the year! And the first full day at our July SOWER project – Longview Camp in Arcade, NY.

We arrived safely yesterday afternoon after a not-too-long smoky drive

and are settled nicely in our new neighborhood.
We’re looking forward to a good month here for several reasons.
1. Longview is a new-to-SOWERs project – and a new camp as well! It will be fun to help get it up and running, and to also catch the vision of how the Lord will be using it in the future!
2. Last summer we worked at Odosagih Bible Conference which is only about 30 minutes down the road. So we’re not only already familiar with the area, but we can also take advantage of concerts and speakers at the Bible conference when we want to. It’s a win-win!
3. We’re also working with good friends, so that’s an additional delight!
4. In the middle of the project, we’ll take a long weekend road trip to see our Ohio family. Technically, we’ll be babysitting the Marysville crew while Mom and Dad have a little getaway. But since the kids are 20-18-15-12-9-3, I’m pretty sure we’re just there for a bit of crowd control! And maybe an extra set of wheels!

After lunch today we’ll be taking a bit of walk-around here at the camp to get a feel for what we’ll be doing in the weeks ahead. And then tonight – we’re already planning on taking in a concert down the road at Odosagih!
Yep – there’s a blessed month ahead!