June 24... Update from St. Louis

Wow! It's been a whirlwind month!
~ Suzanne finished up her 14th year teaching at Eastside Christian School on June 6.
~ On June 8 Generations (Kelly & Suzanne's Adult Fellowship group at EV FREE Fullerton) hosted a commissioning service... and Wally Norling (Kelly's mentor) gave the charge. Many family members and friends were in attendance... it was a wonderful time. Speaking of time, Generations presented Kelly & Suzanne with a beautiful, personalized clock! Thank you, Generations!
~That evening Kelly spoke at Evening Chapel Praise (on anxiety... appropriate, don't you think?) and they interviewed and prayed over Kelly & Suzanne. It was a special time... and again, many family members and friends were there.
~ If you'd like to hear Kelly's talk, here's the link... http://www.evfreefullerton.com/worship/sermon_chapel.html and scroll down to the 6/08/08 date... and you'll see Pastor Kelly Larson... click on the words Fear and Anxiety.
~ June 9-13 Kelly & Suzanne attended the EFCA's Church Planter's Bootcamp... which was held at Talbot. They learned a lot of stuff... which still needs to soak in... but it will be useful as they start their time up in Bishop! They also met some neat people... amazing what a small world it is and how easy it is to connect with other people who have a heart for ministry!
~ June 14 Kelly attended a Leadership seminar, which he really enjoyed.
~ June 16 - 21 was spent going to getting our teeth cleaned, eyes checked, and other appointments... and PACKING! Thank you to all of you that helped us pack! There's still more to do, but it's coming along!
~ June 22 Generations decided to go out to lunch one last time with Kelly & Suzanne... so about 20 of them went to Hometown Buffet for lunch... mmmmm....
~ June 23 Kelly & Suzanne flew out to St. Louis, MO for the EFCA's National Conference. Suzanne woke up that morning with a headache, cough, earache, and tight chest. Thanks for all the prayers! She was fine for the flights. The headache didn't come back until about 30 minutes after they arrived in St. Louis. That's where they are now. Suzanne missed most of the first day of the conference, but her headache is much better now (thank you, all those who are praying for her... and for Tylenol Sinus Congestion & Pain SEVERE!!), and she is looking forward to the seminars on women's ministry and being a pastor's wife on Wednesday and Thursday! Today (June 24) Kelly enjoyed the 6 hour class on expository teaching. Wednesday and Thursday he will attend seminars on the proposed revisions for the EFCA statement of faith, Developing the Leaders You Need, and Simple Church--Making it Work, and a men's ministry luncheon.
~ June 26... Kelly & Suzanne will celebrate their 9th anniversary while in St. Louis, and will fly home on June 27.
~ June 28... Power Packing of the Kitchen! A few friends from Generations have volunteered to come over and help pack up the rest of the kitchen! Wanna help?
~ June 29... we hope to go down to San Diego to visit Laura and Kayla, and then come back to Fullerton to attend Evening Chapel Praise for the last time.
~ June 30... packing up the cars...
~ July 1... driving up to Bishop! Please pray for this to go smoothly! We will be staying in the Talbot's condo (thank you, Tom & Laura!!!) until we find a house... so you can pray that we find the right house too! At some point, our house in Fullerton will be on the market... so let us know if you know of anyone interested!

Thank you again for all of your prayers and support! There are many that have sent special gifts or have committed to supporting us monthly! Thank you, thank you! We have been so blessed by the outpouring of love we've received!