Heading Back - October update

We head back to the UK today after a month's visit to friends, family, and churches in the US.  We were here primarily to renew our work visas, which have come through successfully (obviously!).  It has been an amazing month, full of moments which we will cherish for a long time!

At my parents' home in Virginia, we relished being in a rural setting for two weeks, taking walks, working in the garden and woods, and enjoying a bonfire with my entire family.  We don't often get such extended experiences of solitude and silence in London, so I, for one, soaked it up!

Thoughts on a bridge.

In Pennsylvania, we had been invited to be part of Akron Mennonite Church's Mission Festival Weekend, speaking as "practitioners" of hospitality in a Post-Christendom context.  Our planning and speaking, alongside the feedback from the congregation, was very affirming, yet challenging.  Where does one start?

Justin enjoys his "butterfly" potato chips, topped with nacho "cheese" at the Applebutter Festival in WV.

We are so grateful to have had this time in the States, but we look forward to continuing our work in London.  More updates soon.