And so it goes...

My last few weeks in England were of course those good, honest times. I so enjoyed them that I neglected to keep you all informed. People generally avoid risk, so the closer I get to leaving, the safer I am to talk to. I'm ok with that, I just wish it wasn't so.
Well several girls moved into new houses, gained couches, and creepy neighbors. Many are getting ready to deploy...the ministry will change drastically this fall, because so many of our regulars will be gone (that's good for them though, because most of them will be going to the same place. Pray that they are an encouragment to each other thru this next season)
Last friday we had a girls-night. We had dinner at this fun turkish restaurant in Cambridge, and then were supposed to go to this acoustic show. Poor planning on my part put us there 5 minutes before it ended...so we rode the bumper cars instead.

Spontinaiety:
(this would have been a separate post if I'd thought about it)
Val and I went out for dinner one night last week. It'd had been one in a string of hot days without a/c. And I told her that I've always wanted to run through an irrigation sprinkler in a field. So, we found one, parked the car along side the field, removed our shoes and started toward the mushy irrigated ground. It was loads of fun, as it was getting late and the sun was setting. So, now I have the satisfaction and fond memory of running through a field with Val.

Back to our usually scheduled program:
My last night at the house was fun. Everyone came over of course. We ate, had fun, prayed for me. Tim and Bec have a tradition of putting people on the coffee table and praying for them before they leave. So they did. And it was special, because when I left the first time (with the AF) they were out of town...so they wern't there to "put me on the table".

These are the girls from the last night. The only person that I can think that's missing is Mandy. She was working swing-shift.
front row L to R:
Val, Lea, me, Carol, Jody, Kelly
back L to R:
Natalie, Erica, Genevieve, Emma, Jess, Erika, Rebecca,
Top (in pink):
Celest

So, back to Amreica.
Back to school, planning for RA stuff...ahh, don't knwo if I can do all of this!

Thanks for all of your Love, Prayers, and Support
Elaine