simply grateful

It's a big day in the Petro household as Karissa chose to follow Christ.  She has been asking questions about becoming Christian for months and after much discussion felt like she finally understood the decision she was making.  What a day of rejoicing it is here!     

In November we headed to Texas to spend time with family and friends there.  Since we were only there for a month we spoke every weekend and a couple times during the week at different churches.  Our first stop was in Alabama to speak at a church and visit with friends.   When we were passing through Mississippi we called this friend and she was available to meet us for lunch.  We met Kasey in Botswana back in 2011 when she was there doing mission work.  She also was the one who gave Makayla her passion for soccer!   We were beyond ready to get to Texas and see family.  We arrived late and settled into a mission house in the DFW area.   Of course, the second night we were there we had to go to Babes Chicken Dinner House.  Wow.   Then we headed down to Abilene to see Heather's parents and speak at partnering church FBC Buffalo Gap.  GrandMary and Papa Jim took us to Abuelos, our favorite Mexican food place...

Somebody once asked Rob Thomas, lead singer of Matchbox 20, why all his songs were about sad things.  I can't remember his exact response, but he basically said because during the happy times he was out living life, not writing songs.  Well, the neglect of this blog over the past few months has been because we have been happy and out living life! I have tried to select a few pictures that are representative of our time so far in the States... We have been speaking in churches, mission conferences and WMU groups.  We have spoken in places in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Texas.  Places like Abilene, Charlotte, Buffalo Gap, Rock Hill and Big Lick. We have had the opportunity to make some great connections and "reconnections" with people who have partnered with us on the field.  We have thoroughly enjoyed this time sharing about the work that God is doing in Zambia.   Along the way we have been able to reconnect with some great people. ...