On our way!

Hey folks!

If you haven't heard already, the McIver's are on our way! We have officially been given the green light to move ourselves to Ft. Huachuca!

Jon and Dad will fly to Nashville on Wednesday, load a truck, and hopefully arrive in Sierra Vista, AZ on Sunday. Janelle and Mom will drive the kids and dog on Sunday, hopefully arriving about the time Jon, Dad, and crew have the truck unloaded.

If you think about us, pray for:
-Safe travel for Jon & Dad
-Safe trip for Janelle, Mom, kids, & dog
-Plans to work out e.g. connections, load/unload, etc.
-Peace, rest, health for us all!

Thanks so much for everyone's support, prayers, and love!

Jon for the McIver Clan

Yay! Boo.

It seems like Good News always get followed by bad news.

Good News... we are a lot closer to our fundraising goal! We only need $440 monthly! We are making plans for a June 30th trip to Arizona!

bad news... Lucas has a spacer in his mouth where he had a tooth pulled last year. Or should I say HAD a spacer. It "fell" out today. If we were in TN, it would be easy- the dentist who put it in would just glue it in again. Since we're a few thousand miles away, it's not that easy- aparently most dentists won't touch another dentists appliance. So Luc gets a new spacer. Ugghh.

Good News... we have dental insurance!

God know what's going on.

Back "Home"

We're baaaaack!

We flew standby, and were able to get home in the afternoon. Pete L. picked us up from the airport, and after a short stop at Pick Up Stix, we made it back to the casa. After a short stop in Lancaster, we drove out to Victorville to get the kids.

It was a fun reunion in the morning. We really missed those pipsqueaks!

We will spend the next two weeks really focusing on fundraising. I have a few appointments this week, and hope to make more.

God really is our provider!

Prayer Request

If you are one of the faithful who actually checks this blog, then I feel confident that you will join me in praying for my dear wife.

She has a cold or something like it. She is a trooper, but I know she's worried about flying on Friday- her ears tend to bother her anyway and the added pressure won't help.

Thanks!

Too good not to pass on...

I believe the video speaks for itself:

Summer Institute

Hi from Indiana!

Accomodations: College Dorm (and yes, I did push the beds together)
Food: College Cafeteria Food
Sleep: Not enough
Brain: Full
Ideas: Lots
Relationships: Priceless

If you think of it, please pray for our youngest two. Luc announces repeatedly that "Mommy and Daddy always leave me" and Liam walks around with his head in his hands. It hurts our heart that they aren't taking the separation well. We are so thankful for Janelle's sisters standing in the gap for us while we are gone.

Ministry/Fundraising Update

1- I got the final stamp of approval from the chaplain at Ft. Huachuca. He wants us there by July 1st.

2- We are ONLY $900 short of our monthly goal! God has taken such good care of us this far, we're not even worried about it. (maybe apprehensive, but not worried) God has made a way before us in this whole process, and we are so excited to see what he will do in the next month.

3-We may already have a house to move into when we move- probably the nicest house we will have ever lived in.

GOD IS GOOD!

Indiana Jon

No, not the fourth movie in the series... Janelle and I are actually in Indiana. We are here for Youth For Christ's Summer Institute. We're excited to be here- it is the longest stretch that we have been away from the kids together. We are also looking forward to Janelle's introduction to the people I've been talking about for the past four months.

We have email/internet, and cell phone reception is decent so feel free to stay in touch! Text messages may help keep us awake in class. ;)