Summer is here and things are cranking up to full-speed! Joshua and Rebekah are home for the summer holidays. Rebekah finished third-grade and Josh wrapped up kindergarten. Meanwhile, Daniel will continue with pre-school throughout the summer.

We have a full summer ahead of us, beginning with a few days of camping later this week. The weather has been really bad, lots of rain, so that trip is in question, but we are sure excited about getting up in the mountains and enjoying a few days of hiking, relaxing and quiet.

Then, on June 20th, we head to Poland for our annual mission meeting. The IMB's Central and Eastern Europe region is hosting the meeting which will be a great time of fellowship and training. Our kids are really excited about going, since this is the only time of the year for them to see some of their best friends who live in other parts of Europe.

July will be full of activities. Josh and Rebekah will go to a 10 day camp on Lake Ohrid, in southern Macedonia. The camp is sponsored by their local Christian scouting organization. I, Kyle, will have plenty of work getting ready for an English camp among Macedonian villages in southern Albania. These villages are in a very remote area. We are trying to begin an evangelical house-church in that area, but are meeting with strong resistance. Most of the local people consider themselves "Orthodox Atheists." In other words, they are Orthodox by tradition but atheists with regards to actual belief and practice. The actual English camp will be held in early August and we would appreciate your prayers!

Pray for us as a family to be a light in the darkness. We really want to reach our neighbors and while we have had some success in that area we also have met with some hard walls. We believe that God is powerful and we must be faithful!

We'll keep you posted as to whats going on, although we will be out of touch off-and-on throughout the summer due to our travelling.
Grace,
Kyle