Shocking Revelation!!!!

Naah, not really. just an eyecatcher.



I've been remiss at posting because our life is too rich to describe... We live in the press of tensions that rock... There's all this really cool Jesus Life going on, and all this risk and peace...



Judy's dad is settling in after a month-plus vision quest in Holland. Mom's passing has left a void for us all, but he seems to be adjusting well. We're shucks... all of us--please pass the prayer--when it comes to Mom's passing... We function well all the time, but there are gut-wrenching moments...



Today I read Henri Nouwen's book IN MEMORIAM. It is a short read. It touched me about the passing of a mother... I'll pass it on.



Daily life here is interesting. Students from all over the world, Dad, Seth is always naked, Judy is working hard every day, Lew is preaching in coffee shops and skateparks.



Interesting stuff...



Hey, God loves you. Forget the hype. Check out the cross and get with Him. You won't be sorry. You won't be the same.

Even the cats love the turkmen hats!  

We got hats from Turkmenistan! I love them. They're for boys and they're really cool. Why don't we wear cool hats like these here? I think they're gonna be all the rage...  

Here are 'Zara and the boys in Eden Park. It's a beautiful view of the Ohio River.  

Hey Everybody, Meet 'Zara. She's our exchange student from Turkmenistan. That's in Central Asia/Eurasia. It's a former Soviet State. She'll spend the next ten months with us, learning about America and Rosses... She's sixteen and sharp as a pin! We love her very much.  

This is Qadamsho, my new friend from Tajikistan. As many of you know, Judy and I place foreign exchange students on the side. It's a very flexible schedule and a great way to share our love and lives with people from across the world.  

This is a poem from one of us:



Ears that don’t hear



Disillusioned by THE LIFE

Security void but present in body

Quiet and commanding at the same time

Unpredictable… moody

Never yelling but screaming

Messages not heard by the ear.

Consumed with analysis, moving with caution.

Using the senses to tell what was near.

Stifling desires to satisfy reason.

Keeping the peace or the illusion thereof.

Becoming whatever the time demanded.

What world are we in today?

What does our mouth have to say?

Hmmm…..haven’t heard that one before, but its ok.

Why did you wake up this morning?

It’s like taking off blinders and seeing what’s ahead

and finding you’re 5 miles high on a ledge

No one to catch you or even watch you falling…

But understanding….its our calling.

Do what you can to keep from fading away into a glaze of confusion and Incomprehensible rhythm,

Lying comforted by fear

Hearing the messages not heard by the ear.

Shut off your brain and make the world stop

Long enough to choose where you land