Two weeks ago we had a great visit in Wyoming. We visited special friends and in addition were able to visit a new church. Yolanda was given the opportunity to do a full presentation on JM2Z on a weeknight at Lander EFree Church. She then had a few minutes in the Sunday morning service and we also had a meeting with the missions committee. We don't know what will come of that, but they are considering a partnership with JM2Z.

After leaving Wyoming, we stopped in Colorado to visit some extended family. One of the most difficult aspects of our jobs is how little we get to spend time with family and so it was wonderful to be able to see them. We really enjoyed our time together and were blessed to spend a day driving through the Rocky Mountains and also saw a herd of elk right in the middle of town.

Our formal church visits are now complete. It's been quite a whirlwind to say the least. Here are some stats from our last couple of months on the road throughout the US:

• 10 Weeks
• 11 Churches
• 16 States
• 21 Homes/Hotels stayed in
• 9,265 Miles traveled
• Countless number of blessings

We have been all over the country, from New York to California and Minnesota to Louisiana. We met many new people and saw tons of friends/partners/supporters. We have thanked everyone along the way, but we want to say thank you again. Thank you to all the churches who welcomed us each week! Thank you for giving us so much time in your Sunday services, small groups, and homes to share about JM2Z. Thank you to every couple and family who allowed us to invade your homes and graciously gave us space to operate! Thank you for all of the home cooked meals, which were much appreciated while on the road. We felt like we were staying with family.

We experienced so many blessings along the way and we could never have enough space or time to make a list and share it with you. Everyone was extremely warm and friendly. Everyone was very generous with their time and resources. How blessed we have been that so many people want to hear about what the Lord is doing in Zimbabwe through JM2Z!

As wonderful and encouraging as our visits have been, traveling 900 miles per week and staying in a different home every 3 days has taken a toll on us. We're exhausted!

ICOM (International Conference on Missions) is coming at a perfect time. We will be attending the conference this Wednesday through Sunday in Cincinnati. It will be a wonderful time of refreshment and rejuvenation with thousands of other missionaries from around the world. We will have a busy schedule, but it will be a time for us to be fed. It's been four years since we've been able to be there in person, so we are excited! You may remember the past few years that we've live streamed the main speakers while in Zimbabwe, but it's not the same as actually being there.

Afterward, we will head back to Chicago to be with family for Thanksgiving, which will be another blessing.

Our travels continue. Two weekends ago, we left Oregon and drove down to California to be at Willows Christian Church. We really enjoyed our time with everyone there! Since it was only our second visit, it was great to be able to get to know people better and they were really excited to see us. Yolanda presented during the sermon time and we attended an all-church lunch afterward. Through our conversations, we could tell that they really stay updated with our blogs and know what's been going on with JM2Z and value our partnership.

The next day, we drove back to Boise after stopping overnight in Nevada. We had a very busy time in Boise last week. Yolanda had several speaking engagements; she spoke at a women's Bible study with 160 women, taught a missions class at Boise Bible College, and was the keynote speaker at a Fall women's event for 200 women. She was glad to meet so many ladies and thoroughly enjoyed visiting with them.

Then this past Sunday, we visited Weiser Christian Church for the first time, which is just outside of Boise. This was our first time there and we really enjoyed meeting everyone. The pastor generously gave his sermon time for Yolanda to present and people seemed to be really interested in what the Lord is doing in Zimbabwe through JM2Z. They were so interested that a group stayed a couple hours afterward just asking questions and learning more about the ministry. We got to stay with the pastor and his wife who are friends of ours, so it was wonderful catching up with them after not seeing each other in more than two years.

This past Monday, we had a board meeting in Boise and it was our first in-person board meeting ever. Our 5 board members live in 4 different states and so meetings usually take place on skype. However since Yolanda and I are here, it was the perfect time to meet face to face. Although one was unable to come, but coming in from southern California would have been a pretty far trip (she's the one on the screen behind us on skype).

After the meeting on Tuesday, one of the board members drove us to his house in Wyoming, where we will be for a week. We drove through the Grand Tetons and saw our first snow in 3.5 years. Needless to say, we were pretty excited!

Next week, we will be heading to Denver to spend some time with family.