Rex and Missy's Blog: March 2008

Friday, March 28, 2008

Love Is In The Air

On Monday, I flew out to Arkansas to be in Kent Engle's wedding. Kent is my best friend (after my wife, of course), so it was a priviledge to be able to share in his special day. Laura and he make a very nice couple; I wish them the best.

I used to think that the best part of a wedding was the kiss. Now, I think that I have changed my mind. I might end up being an artist when I grow up.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Cheese Curls, Anyone?

When is the last time that you enjoyed a cheese curl this much?

It is hard to believe that a whole week has passed since my last post; time sure does fly! I trust that each of you had a blessed Easter weekend. On Friday, Missy and I went to a youth rally. Nathan Purdy, a Penn View student from Ireland, preached a wonderful message on the cross. At this time of year, I especially like to think about the sacrifice the Jesus paid so that I could be free from my sins.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

This, That, and the Other

-We had a two-service mission's emphasis day at a small church in McKeansburg, PA today, and God blessed us with excellent services. The people and atmosphere were wonderful. Approximately forty-five people attended the two services and gave an offering of close to $2,000 for EFM!

-I am proud to announce that my youngest brother Jeffrey has qualified for state finals in the "National Geographics" geography bee; only one hundred students from the whole state make it that far. It would be great to see him go to nationals.

-I took the mission van that we are using for deputation to Wal-Mart yesterday to get the oil changed. After I checked the van in, I discovered that I had left my wallet at home. My dear wife had to take an hour out of her day just to run my wallet to me.

-I flew my helicopter 1261 feet (see previous post) on my second try; let me know if you can beat that.

-Devin is still as cute as ever. He has started walking, and life is just that much more interesting.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Saying Good-bye

One of the hardest aspects of being a missionary is having to say good-bye to family and friends. Today I had to say good-bye to a good friend, my dog Chance. Now for those of you who are not dog lovers, you might not think that parting with a pet is that big of a deal. However, I do love dogs, and it was hard for me to give him up. I would have liked to take Chance with us to Costa Rica, but it would have been pretty expensive and unpractical. With us traveling so much with deputation, I figured that it would be best to go ahead and give him away now. Hopefully the people who took him will give him a good home.

Monday, March 10, 2008

We Made It

I want to thank the Lord for helping us to make it home from Ohio safely last Friday. We were scheduled to have a deputation service in Glouster, OH on Friday and a mission's convention in Canton on Sunday, but these were all canceled due to a major snow storm (we heard that Canton got 17 inches).

We left Ohio on Friday to try to beat the storm, but we hit a good bit of it. Cars were sliding off the road all over the place; at one point we counted around a dozen vehicles off the road in a two mile stretch. Things were pretty nasty, but thankfully we made it home without any problems.

The west-bound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed because of this accident, and traffic was backed up for miles. I'm just glad that we were heading east.