Thursday, June 16, 2011

Where in the world are Bruce and Lyndell?


So, it’s time to update our status “in The Blog!”…

Since April 20, 2011 we have been back in the States, and are in the process of finding our place in Lancaster County, PA. It is wonderful to be back among family and friends, but at the same time quite disorienting after almost six years in Fortaleza, Brazil.

CONTEXTWISE, from 2005-2011, we assisted a small, young community church in areas of leadership development, mentoring, administration, resource generation and English classes. We enjoyed our time thoroughly and really felt that we were able to use our skills and giftings. We are now looking forward to what is next...

TRAVELWISE… over the summer we will be travelling both to Indiana for a family wedding, and Winnipeg, Canada for a family campout. It is good to be back in North America to be able to participate in such events more regularly than in the past.

WORKWISE… Bruce continues to do computer systems design, programming and support, and will be expanding into the smartphone realm to carve out his piece of the pie. Lyndell is enjoying volunteering at the moment, and is also looking at how she will “plug-in” long term. During June she participated in a two week health and fitness retreat in Vermont with her mom. They really loved being able to share this helpful experience, and had a “hoot” together.

HOBBYWISE…  digitize, digitize, digitize – music (cds,tapes), pictures (slides,prints,negs), video (vhs,hi8)… Bruce has been doing the research and testing for various services out there who do the dirty work of digitizing media in bulk for quite reasonable prices. Many people have expressed interest in how this pans out, so as the results come in, he will post reviews for those interested.

LIVINGWISE… on June 29th, we settle on our new home in Akron – 908 Oak Street (Akron, PA 17501). This will follow many, many months of living on the go, and we REALLY look forward to having everything in one place, FINALLY setting up our hammocks, and eventually getting a kitty or two. Once we get settled, we look forward to hosting many of you (please, not everyone at once!) over the coming months and years.

As the saying goes, “Don’t be a stranger!”

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