Leaving Phoenix

The car is packed, Nate is asleep and I'm sipping on the last of the eggnog. We arrived in Phoenix late September, and it has been a place of rest, adventure, study, peace and quiet. Perhaps in a couple weeks we will think back on these months and feel like they were a dream, but what a great dream! We are sad to say goodbye to the saguaros, the mountains, to our church that we connected with and learned from. We said goodbye to the park that Nate visits almost everyday, we've packed our sandals and our shorts away, and found where our toques and gloves were hiding. The blog may sit quiet for a few days, at least till we can get decent internet access. Thanks to everyone who has commented on these pages, sorry that we didn't reply, but your comments connected us back to our home. Special mention to Sheri-Lee and Trevy for all the comments. Some of you will see us before others, please pity us in the cold, we've acquired Arizona blood down here. I will continue the blog through January, as we reflect and summarize some of the main events, and people we met and the principles learned along the way. Thanks so much for your prayers and encouragements! Please keep us in mind in your prayers this week, as we travel north, we are planning on driving right through to southern Manitoba--we should be there on Tuesday but won't force it if the weather is rotten. You guys don't have rotten weather up north do you? Sorry. We're looking forward to seeing you all soon.
lots of love, ken, shonet and nate