How many more days until the Doyles return???

First off, we would like to wish our fathers, Bill Borders and Jim Brown, a very Happy Fathers Day! We wish we could be there to celebrate with you and honor both of you for being the wonderful father that every child should be so fortunate to have!

Bill Borders

I am not the eloquent writer in our family (I think that distinction goes to our daughter), but hope to express to Pop and Pa how much we miss you, especially today when our thoughts are turned towards fathers, and how much we love and appreciate you. Thank you Pa for the influence you had in Glenn's life and for helping him to become the man he is today. If for no other reason (even though there are lots!), I love you for that because I love your son!

Jim Brown

To my own Dad, I thank you for showing me what to look for in a husband by being a good husband to Mom. All those times when you thought I wasn't listening, well, I was, and I was watching too! Because of you, I did not settle for anything but the best. Thank you!

On the homefront, it has been an incredible week! We have been covering for the Doyles while they are on vacation, running the guest house and taking care of our co-workers who are here for medical care.

This week we had two hospitalizations that kept us busy, not to mention a couple of folks who came for doctors appointments. Fortunately, I was NOT one of the two admitted into the hospital (I just laid a hospital gown over my clothes and laid on the bed). Glenn is practicing his good bedside manner (although, I did get another picture of him sprawled fully out over the empty bed while we were waiting for our "patient" to return from the lab, which is not good bedside posture! Hopefully, our life will return to normal, whatever that is, when the Doyles return this week; if not, I might really be a patient in the hospital, having collapsed from exhaustion! This week has given Glenn and me a greater appreciation for the Doyles!

Cherry pie, cherry cobbler, cherry soup, cherry delight...

Glenn and I did find some time one evening to pick more cherries off our tree. We have already picked about 5 gallons that will soon find their way into our freezer for use during the year. We have really enjoyed fresh cherries!

This week we woke to the sound of heavy machinery outside our bedroom window as the crew began digging up the asphalt and laying pipes to hook our street up to the sewer system. They begin work at 7:30 am, , make loud construction noises all day long, work even on Saturday, and create layers of thick dust all over our furniture, but the good news is we will then be able to move our washing machine out of our bathroom and put it in the basement!!!! I love this picture of the worker wearing shorts, no shirt and tennis shoes as he handles the machine that saws through the 6 inches of asphalt! We've been told that when the weather gets really hot, it won't be unusual to see men working on a construction sight wearing nothing but Speedo underwear!!!! Now that is a picture that I call "blog-worthy".

This is a sign down the street from our house that is advertising the " new Smart Car". Don't know if you've ever seen any there in America, but they aren't much bigger than a Matchbox car or Hot Wheel! Don't you just love the length of that word? No wonder we struggle with the Hungarian language.

And here is one in real life. Aren't they "cute"? (My Dad taught me that the word cute really means small. He's in real estate.)

In closing, we ask you to double your prayers for a volunteer couple to come run the guest house during the Doyles' 6 month furlough that begins in July, or better yet, to stay for two years! This past week has shown us that it is a definite need, and if it is not filled by someone, that "someone" will become "us", which will mean we will not be able to do what we came to do!

Also, if you have sent us an email in the past month or two and have not yet heard back from us, please be patient with me. We appreciate each and every email, and it is my desire to respond to each one personally, but I am finding it hard to keep up. With integrity as an employee of the IMB and a desire to be involved in ministry to our co-workers, which is what we came to do, the largest part of our day needs to be spent doing our jobs. We hope you will continue to lift us up in prayer even if you don't hear back from us quickly.