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Summer Plans

We will join over 5000 staff members with Cru in Milwaukee, WI, this summer for our USA national staff conference. Cru25 gives us the broader picture of what God is doing throughout the country and the world. It brings into sharper focus our mission to provide every man, woman and child on this planet the […]

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Celebration and Plans

As you can see, our grandchildren and our kids dominated our Christmas gathering. We managed to gather our entire immediate family together for a week. We shared time around the table and entertained the little ones. We also shared a cold/flu, which seemed to travel from person to person. 2025 Outlook Mike has several international

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Who’s Talking

Our granddaughter is almost 9 months old. She recently added a new skill that makes us miss her all the more. Bare with us as we share this incredible talent with you.

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Family Update

The Greats A meeting of the “greats” took place at the parent’s home in MO.  Our daughter, Jessica, and granddaughter, Amaya, came for the weekend for the first visit. Mom Waid Mom is currently in hospice care at home.  Mike’s brother is providing care along with some additional help that comes in for a few

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Mom, Dad, I’m Pregnant

When our daughter’s words conveyed something we had not anticipated, a profound sense of peace from God enveloped us. Amidst the shock, our hearts were filled with the immense love we have for the daughter on the other end of the video call, sharing the news of her unplanned pregnancy. In that initial state of

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Storms of Life

Even with all the advances in technology and weather prediction there is still a large amount of uncertainty about the path of storms.  Hurricane Ian passed directly over our house. A week prior we watched the forecast and felt calm because the forecast was for the storm to stay in the Gulf of Mexico and

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Family Update

Many of you have asked for an update on our family. So this month I will give you a snapshot of our whereabouts. Rachel (29 in Chicago, Illinois) Rachel completed her Master’s in Nursing two years ago and has been working at Northwestern Hospital. She likes working nights so she tends to cram her work

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God’s Timing – Again

Round One: Monica, our third daughter, started moved to South Florida in MArch to start a new job after completing her Master’s Degree. She had planned to live with three friends, but it fell apart one week before she was to move. We prayed together that God would provide housing because none of us had

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Audrey College Graduation

Our fourth daughter, Audrey, graduated from the University of Florida with her Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising from the College of Journalism and Communications. Her last semester was mostly online and no official commencement ceremony will be held at the school. However we want to invite you to our own private graduation ceremony to

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