Easter- We had a little egg hunt in the back yard after church and avoided all other corporate egg hunts. The kids were just fine with their own private hunt! We introduced my parents to Panda Express, or The Panda Store as it is called at our house. A favorite- Last week we had a family date night- we ate burgers at Five Guys and then went to the mall. I had a gift card to use! When we walked in Ella asked, "What IS this place?" Chad and the kids played on the riding toys, visited the pet store and hugged the Easter bunny. "It's just a costume" Thomas told me-

It has been a cold and wet spring. The kids were excited to go out one morning and use their umbrellas, but when they got outside the rain had stopped- so they huddled as close as they could to the gutter where rain was draining from the roof- Just a fun shot- Thomas loves playing with the Stockett boys. Here they are showing me their muscles. PERU We have a newsletter nearly completed, but it is on Chad's computer, which has not been turning on for the past few days. Hope to be able to access it and get it out to everyone very soon!

The city where we are going to be living has been changed. We were originally assigned to Tacna, but have recently been re-assigned to Puno. This a town at an elevation of about 12,000 feet and borders Lake Titicaca. We are excited about this change-

We leave on May 17th. We will fly to Florida for a week of orientation and then onto Peru! We will spent the first 5 months in Arequipa, the city where Extreme Headquarters is located. In Arequipa we will be in language and bible school.

As far as fund-raising goes, we have been given/pledged about $55,000 of the $64,000 we need to go.

We have a potluck presentation this Saturday night that a friend is hosting, so pray for us as we get ready for that.