Hello from Greece! We’ve almost been gone for a month now. Can you believe it? The time has flown by.

We’ve been busy setting up our apartment [after many trips to Ikea], meeting with our new team to plan for the year [pictured above], and trying our hand at Greek. Below is a link to a few pictures of our apartment.

Today we went on campus at the University of Athens to get to know what student life is like in Greece. The students are very friendly and helpful, but we have a lot to learn.  We’ll update you more later, but it seems very different from US campus life! Thank you so much for all your prayers.  We couldn’t do this without you!

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Before we hit the skies, we wanted to leave you with our most recent prayer letter. Enjoy!

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The day is almost here! Tomorrow at this time we’ll be at the airport, reading magazines, waiting for our plane to Greece! We fly out at 3:30 pm. We can’t wait!

This morning at Friendswood Community Church, we were invited to the front of the church with our families as the church prayed over us, commissioning us as missionaries. Last night we also had some friends over to pray for us at Catherine’s parents’ house. It means so much to have so many people praying for us and supporting us, in many ways serving as the foundation for all we do. We are so thankful for your prayers - We couldn’t do this without you, and we wouldn’t want to!

As you have probably seen, Greece has been in the news over the last week. Uncontrollable wildfires gripped much of the Greek countryside, destroying homes, villages and fields. We are happy to report to you that the fires are under control. As we watched the news, we couldn’t believe our eyes, and our hearts were stirred for the many Greeks who lost loved ones, belongings and homes.

We have heard from our team members in Athens that our neighborhood was untouched by the fires. They are hoping to find places for us to do relief work once we arrive. We are looking forward to getting there to help, once we get our apartment set up.

Please be praying for us as we travel, set up our apartment, and begin working with our team. We are excited for all of our preparations finally come to fruition. After months of praying, deciding to go to Greece, and raising support and going through training, we look forward with anticipation to the next chapter in this adventure through which God is leading us. Thanks for your prayers!

Let the adventure begin!