With our neice, Juliana

Dear Friends,

Grant and I are at home in the US for a while, enjoying sweet comforts like hot showers, yummy food, and good fellowship. We're here longer than planned, due to a new regulation on our visas. We are planning to return to India March 1, hoping to continue the work He has called us to do in that place. Please keep us in your prayers as we rest here for a time. There are many things on our hearts as we anticipate our return.

* We have reapplied for visas to India, and hope all will be well for us to return to the country.

* We are missing our youth, and hoping they are aware of God's love for them in the still quiet of winter in the Himalayas.

* We are beginning an internship program when we return, which means a lot of changes to the structure of our lives there. Our dear friends Jess and Justin are going ahead of us in February to begin the program with the four students.

* We are planning to move back to the US at the end of December 2010, but are open to changes in that if they come from the Lord. This transition, whenever it comes, will probably be difficult.

Please join us in prayer for any or all of the above matters. We haven't been able to do any of this alone, and need your support. We are so thankful for the ways you have loved us through this experience.

Love and joy,
Grant and Charlene