Maxin' and Relaxin' :)

Sorry, the title's an old army saying for when you're just enjoying yourself. It usually held a negative connotation, though--to imply that you should actually be doing something productive.

Thank God I'm not in the Army anymore. We arrived in Indianapolis, IN on Wednesday afternoon. We are staying in an awesome prophet's chamber at Charity Baptist Church. It's more like a house and it is exactly what we needed. It's very private, outside the city, and within minutes Walmart and a Starbucks. The pastor was very kind to us and even invited us to present our work on Sunday night. What a blessing! This is a great work, here. The younger-aged Pastor has a great vision which is so obvious. He has been out visiting each day lately and their schedule is full of activities, all geared towards building up the inside and reaching to the outside. It's been a breath of fresh air to be around.

Our meeting went very well last night. The pastor promised support to us and we look forward to receiving it very soon. The church was very friendly and full of good questions for us. We met a few Hispanics, too, and I was able to practice up on my Spanish.

Today we ran errands and passed out tracts most of the day. We took a "family nap" this afternoon, even! The church property has a little playground on it, so while Erika did laundry I played with Ashley the Destroyer out there. Erika came out a few times too and took some pictures.

Tomorrow we're off to an awesome sounding church in Chicago, IL. We'll spend the evening in church, then drive 2 hours away to a farm in Wisconsin. We'll stay there all day on Saturday for a church family day, riding horses and fishing, and again "maxin' and relaxin," and then be in that same church on Sunday morning.

We have really needed this little rest. I only made a few calls today and I need to make a couple more tomorrow, but I really have needed just to spend time with my family. Erika is doing fabulous and is recovering well. She scared me last Tuesday night, telling me she felt "cold inside," but that soon passed after we prayed. That "cold inside" feeling is a classic symptom of an infection, and means you'll have to have a D&C. Thankfully, God worked it out. We're still praying, though--and will be praying for one more week that we won't need the surgery. After that we'll declare her "all clear" and give God the glory!