How is that December is already past and today is the 10th of January? Whew! Near the end of our last update, I mentioned (casually) about our trip to Kansas City. Did I happen to mention that we “drove.” Yes, that’s right folks; 2000 miles one way……..

HIGHLITES OF OUR TRIP

Interstate closures
Driving to midnight every day
Vomiting children
Emergency Room visit with CAT scan and needle pokes
More vomiting children
Feverish children
“are we there yet”
“how many more miles”
“are we there yet….”
My twin nephews (Trevor and Tristan)
Seeing my parents and sisters
Christmas!
Driving in snow and ice
Dodging deer in the middle of the interstate
Driving in more snow and ice…..

What a journey we had! Overall it was a good trip, but much better to be home again. One of the high lights was seeing Kristi’s new niece on the way home. She was born a couple of hours before we got to Portland on the way home, so we stopped for a bit and welcomed her into the world and our family. She’s a sweet as they come! Congratulations Devin and Lori! Check out our website for pictures.

WHAT’S NEXT?


January and February, will be busy finishing the house in preparation for closing and moving out! Rich and Renee Barbis (the buyers of our house) have listed their house and we are praying for a quick sale (Lord willing) so we can be moved out of ours no later than spring break. We’ll be on the road speaking at different churches as well during this time.

March 10
th-14th, I Scott, will travel to CMF, Indianapolis, for a week long training session involving CHE (Community Health Evangelism). And then April 14th through May 2nd will find us in Colorado Springs for a program called SPLICE. This three week family training session will equip us further to handle integrating our family into a third world culture and all the stressors built into that situation. For more on SPLICE and what it is, check out this link www.mti.org/splice.htm#question2

DEPARTURE

The school year ends only 6 weeks after we return from SPLICE and our planned departure date for Kenya is 22-June-2008! It’s hard to believe, but June is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! Still tons of stuff to do and not enough time to fit it all in!

KENYA STABILITY


While this is an issue at the moment, with people postponing trips and the US Government saying to travel there only if absolutely necessary, we believe that by the time June rolls around, all will be OK and we won’t need to delay or change our plans. I have been posting some e-mails from CMF missionary, Keith Ham, on our site. You can access those at
www.seidelfamily.org. It’s under “Kenyan updates.”

We are thankful for your prayers and interest in us and our work! Please continue to pray specifically for

Continued growth in Christ…”for apart from Me you can do nothing.”
The sale of the Barbis home.
Health of our kids.
Peace as we complete all that we need to do.
Peace in Kenya, and for all the displaced women and children.

Have a great month!


Scott and Kristi Seidel

PS: please remember our new e-mail address is
lokoyan@seidelfamily.org
We are still getting some mail at the old address, but are not using it anymore.

www.seidelfamily.org
541.510.9931
lokoyan@seidelfamily.org