Labor Day in the Mountains

We enjoyed spending labor day weekend in the mountains with Page's folks. We enjoyed the cooler weather, fishing, climbing rocks, gem mining and all the other things that we did. However, the best part was spending time with Nana and Papa (along with Henry).

Keith and Wade go to State game

Keith and Wade went to the South Carolina at NC State game. It was the first game since 2005 that they had seen live. Although South Carolina won 7 to 3 it was great to be there!!!

Next week the whole family will see NC State play Murray State!!! We are hoping for better results.

Wade's soccer team

Wade made the HPCA middle school soccer team and is enjoying playing. They have had two games so far and are 1 - 1. Wade is a defender. Above is a picture of the team at halftime. Wade is #11.

Slideshow of Morrison

This is a slideshow that we put together to show as we go around to speak to people about Taiwan. It is mostly of our kids and their activities at MCA the past two years. We hope you enjoy.

Keith Turns 43!!

Keith celebrated his 43rd birthday by going out to one of his favorite places -- a Japanese restaurant called Fire and Stix. Keith's mom, step-father, grandmother, and aunt along with Page and the kids went along. It was a great night of fun. Above is the birthday boy being song to.

First Day of School at HPCA!!

Today was the kids first day of school at High Point Christian Academy. All of them had a good day and we are so very thankful that HPCA is here and our kids are attending. Above is the annual group photo of the 1st day. Hunter and Levi are also pictured in their respective classrooms. The camera was not allowed in middle school or high school -- according to Wade and Milly.

Settling In!!

We have been in our new/old house for over a week. As many of you know, we moved back in our house that we lived in over 4 years ago. While we lived in Taiwan, we rented out our house and it was in really good shape when we moved back in. It took us a day or two to find everything but Page has put everything back in the same place as it was.

Also pictured above are our cars that we will use for the next 10 months. Our home church is allowing us to use the sedan pictured while a church in SC is letting us use the white van. We have been very blessed.

The kids begin school next week. They will be at High Point Christian Academy (the school where Keith used to work). We have had a great time reconnecting with friends and family!!

In America!!!

We arrived in North Carolina last Saturday night. Our trip was great -- no long layovers in the airports, etc. However, our luggage did not arrive when we did. It arrived a day later.

We spent a few days with Page's folks and now are getting settled in our High Point house. We will post some pictures soon of our "new/old" home. All the kids seem to be doing well.

Headed Back to America!!

Today, August 1, we head back to North Carolina. We will leave our home here in Taichung at 10:00am. We are scheduled to land in Charlotte, NC at 10:30 Saturday night. So, a little more than 24 hours. We will post once we get to America.

Page's Thoughts on Taiwan vs. America

Page will miss several things about Taiwan. Below are listed a few.

1. Good and very inexpensive medical care
2. Taiwan open markets -- with fresh vegetables and fruit.
3. Delicious mango's!!
4. Morrison/missionary community here in Taiwan.

Although Page is going to miss Taiwan, she is really looking forward to these things in America.

1. Seeing people she loves.
2. SHOPPING!!!
3. Living in our old Parkway house.

Packing Up!!

We are packing our bags for America!! In December 2005 we headed to Asia with 19 bags (weighing 75 pounds each). We will come back to America with 11 to 12 bags (weighing 50 pounds each). So, we are bringing a lot less back. However, we do have a lot of stuff we will be leaving in our house here in Taiwan.

Hiking in Da Keng

Last Friday we went hiking with some good friends of ours. The Enochs, co-workers with us, and their son Peter. Nick and Gloria (the two Taiwanese along with Zach and Amelia) also went with us. This was our goodbye to Nick and Gloria. They have become good friends to us and have a precious family. The bottom picture is how we looked before the hike. (We were too tired and hot to take a picture of how we looked when we finished). The top picture is the city of Taichung -- where we live among the other millions of people.

Milly's List

Below is Milly's list of the good and bad of leaving Taiwan and going to America.

Things Milly will miss about Taiwan...

• She has freedom to walk everywhere here in Taiwan.
• Taiwan has amazing, cheap teas that she loves!!
• Her entire life!!!

Things Milly is looking forward to about America...

• America has Taylor Swift clothes
• She will get to buy a laptop
• Seeing people BUT this is hard because she will have to tell them goodbye next June.

Less than a week...

We have only 6 days before we head back to the States for 10 months. Hunter and Levi have already expressed what they will miss about Taiwan and what they are looking forward to about the States. Below is Wade's list.

Wade will miss --

1. Food in Taiwan (Fried dumplings, fried fish paste, and pearl milk tea).
2. His friends
3. MCA (Morrison Christian Academy)

Things Wade is looking forward to about America --

1. American Food (As you can see, Wade is really into food right now!!)
2. Seeing relatives (especially Sam)
3. Going to NC State football and basketball games

Renovations Complete!

Well, sort of. They are done enough to move in. A few little things still have to be completed. However, we will be moving in tomorrow -- Monday, July 20 -- as planned. Next week they will install one of our bathroom sinks and they have to replace a couple of windows. It has been real interesting renovating a house in a 2nd language!!

The house looks great!! Above are a few pictures.

Moving, moving, and moving!!!

During these next couple of weeks we will move 3 different times!!! We have made our first move. We had to move into a company guest unit because they took all of our air-conditioners (no central air here), ceiling fans, and curtains to move to our new house. That move was not too bad as we did not need to move our furniture -- just clothes. We will be in the guest unit a total of 10 days. Next week, our renovations on our new house are supposed to be done and we will move into our new place on Morrison campus. After settling there, we will move back to North Carolina for the next 10 months. Wow, a lot of transition!! Please remember us during this time. We will post a picture of our new renovated house soon.

More about English Camp

Above is a group picture of the camp Keith helped with a couple of weeks ago. A volunteer team from California, as well as some other co-workers on the island, helped teach English to these high school/university students. It went great. We worked with a local fellowship here in Taichung and we had 5 students commit themselves to Christ. Thanks for your prayers!!

Back from Gu Guan

Keith made it back safely from Gu Guan. It was a great trip!!! Many lives were changed. Keith will share more later and add a few pictures.

English Camp in Gu Guan!!

Keith will begin his work at an English camp sponsored by a local church this week. The camp will take place outside of Taichung in a small city in the mountains called Gu Guan. There will be close to 40 university students. There is a team from California plus some other m's on the island that are helping to run the camp. Please pray that the students who have not yet trusted in Him will do so at this camp. Thanks!!! Keith will return to Taiwan on Friday, July 10 -- Levi's birthday.

Renovations Half Way Done!!!

At least that is what they are telling us. It has gone smoothly for the most part. They are finished with all the ceilings and are preparing walls to paint and by the end of the week they should be tiling the kitchen and bathroom walls and floors. Our goal is to be done with renovations by July 18 so we can move on July 20. We will see if that is doable in a few weeks. The top picture is a view to our living area. We have removed a fireplace that will give us a lot more room. The bottom picture is the kitchen. It is ready to be tiled now.