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Hello dear friends and family!

What a whirlwind these past few weeks have been! We've been to/through 8 states, unloaded our trailer into our new apartment, visited two supporting congregations, attended a lectureship (at which Lee spoke), set up our house, found furniture on Craigslist, and now we have internet at our apartment!

On the Road to Tennessee!

 On our way from Oklahoma to Tennessee, we stopped and worshiped with the church in Belmont - a congregation that is supporting us. It was so nice to see our brethren there; both old friends and new! The Cozort family kindly let us stay with them in their home, and it was wonderful to spend time with them!

Almost to the Student Housing!

We arrived in Knoxville on Monday, July 25th, and unloaded our 5x10 trailer with the help of a couple of the deans from the school, Jody Apple and Edwin Jones; and a student, Jimmy Robinette. We were all unloaded in about half an hour. Unpacking is so much faster than packing is!

This land was donated by an elder and is home not only to the student housing, but also a camp and a children's home 

 The student housing is located on a hill, just a short drive from the school. We are in one of 8 apartments for married students, and just up the hill a bit is a building for single students. The apartments are very nice... two bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms, nice little kitchen and living room. The size suits us much better than the house we were renting in OK, actually! It will be a lot easier to keep the apartment clean! :)

Home Sweet Home!

Oven cleaner: smells bad, works great. :)

 On July 29th - 31st, we attended the Preachersfiles Lectureship in Courtland, AL. The theme for the lectureship was "Modern Problems, Biblical Solutions" and Lee did a wonderful job speaking on the topic of "The Roles of Men and Women." The lectureship was so uplifting and we're thankful that we were able to go and be a part of it!

On the Road Again!

 This past weekend, we drove to the Greenville area in South Carolina and met some wonderful brethren who are supporting us there. We already knew the preacher and his family, and it was great to see them again. What a treat to meet the rest of the congregation as well! We received such a warm welcome and the elders went out of their way to let us know that they were behind us 100%.

 We left SC early Monday morning and arrived home in time to have a technician come and set up our internet for us! Hooray! Now that we have internet at our apartment, we'll try to get on a regular blog-posting schedule. :)

Coming home to 8551!

 The last few weeks have been a little crazy, but we're getting settled in nicely and are looking forward to starting school! Orientation is on Friday, the 12th, and school officially starts on the 16th. Thank you to everyone who is making it possible for us to be here! We continue to ask for your prayers as we start this new journey!