Final Summer Tour #5 and Then Some

A few things...

1. This weekend we were up in Sherman, TX for Operation Ecuador. We had a chance to met and spend time with other churches and missionaries working in Ecuador. We are extremely blessed to be working with so many people who are so devoted and involved with the people of Ecuador. Their hearts and desire to serve are an encouragement to Jake and I. 

2. We have another offer on the house!! Praise the Lord! Now let's all prayer...fervently...that this contract will close! This offer is actually better than any of the others offers we've had. We end up walking away with just a little bit more, which is always good, and we close before the end of August (which means we only would pay one more month of mortgage & utilities)! 

3. Some more pictures of our last few days in Oregon:

Tom and Kirsten Albright, our friends (Jake insists on calling them "our" because he has fallen in love with them and their passion of college football) from Oregon.

Since I was FORCED to take a tour of the University of Oregon's campus, I HAD to end on a good note... Reser Stadium at Oregon State University. 

We stopped and visited my Baba's (grandmother in Russian) gravesite. She was my father's mom who passed away from Alzheimer's. 

Celebrated my sister Larissa's birthday at Outback.

4. We stopped by at Katy's today to see Soup. I miss her! We also took her by some our dog park friends, Brandon and Tracey Westmoreland so they could see her before we leave.

Soup loves to cuddle!

I love my Katy!

5. Only 2 more days! Well, more like 1 1/2 since we leave mid-day Monday. Tomorrow is our last Sunday at Woodland West. We are so humbled and blessed to have a luncheon devoted to saying good-bye to us. We feel so much love from our church family, it is going to be VERY difficult to say good-bye. Please don't misinterpret our (my) tears, cries and sobs as nervousness or fear of what we are about to do but sadness to leave such an amazing congregation. All of you have taught us how to love, serve and to be the hands and feet. We love you so much and we will always carry you in our hearts!