Our Family

Mom and Dad


Nathan (Cris and Mark's son), Cris (John's sister) and Mark, Justin and Christopher (Cris and Mark's sons), Valerie (John's sister), Cynthia (Valerie's daughter) and Dan, Autumn (Valerie's daughter), Mikayla (Cynthia and Dan's daughter), Mom and Dad
Aidan (Cynthia and Dan's son) was napping.

Can you say Lobstah?!

The Great Grandbaby!

Cynthia with Mikayla and Aidan

Aidan

Family Field Service

John, Valerie, and Cristine (brother and sisters), Mark (Cris' husband), Nathan (Cris and Mark's son)
Emily, Autumn (Valerie's daughter), Justin and Christopher (Cris and Mark's sons)

It was a perfect day!
What a variety of people we met...Hindus, Pagans, born-agains, and one man who told John that even if he had the power to make things better on earth, he wouldn't.

Summer in NH

These photos were all taken in Mom and Dad's yard.
They've always had the prettiest home on the block.

Fishing with Family

Dad, John and me

John and me with Cris and Mark and their three boys, Christopher, Nathan and Justin

Our Family

John and me, Joanna, Rebekah and Luis
Alex and Isaac (Bekah and Luis' boys), Mama and Daddy, Dylan and Rusty (Joanna's boys)


What a great time!

The Boys

Beating the Heat

It's been about a thousand degrees this summer. So the boys play outside at dusk when it's only 85 or 90.

Dear Friends

The Girls...Pelaiah and Tiffany (childhood friends), Joanna, me and Rebekah (sisters).

Three generations of girls serving Jehovah....back row--Brooklyn (Tiffany's daughter), Mama, Suzette (we met her door-to-door years ago and have been friends ever since), Jan (Tiffany's mom and Brooklyn's grandmother). Front row--Pelaiah, Tiffany, Joanna, me and Bekah.

Laughter and more laughter!!

Jet Lag

We've been in Oklahoma for the past week. Since there is a 15 hour time difference between home and Oklahoma, staying awake during the day can present a challenge. With a little help from Dylan (on top) and Isaac, John had no trouble staying up.

Our Reasons for Joy...

Last weekend we had our district convention in Guam. Delegates, including missionaries, from other islands of Micronesia attended. Sisters from Palau, Pohnpei, Saipan, the Marshall Islands, Yap and Guam are in these photos. We had a peak attendance of 1282 on Sunday morning. Twenty were baptized on Saturday!

Many were invited to attend. During the three days of the convention, 28 different Bible students and interested ones attended with us. On Sunday, 24 came with us. A few of them had never been to any gathering of Jehovah's Witnesses and several have only agreed to study. We enjoy the conventions so much, but being with persons who've never been and seeing their appreciation for this gift is an experience we want to continue to enjoy!

Tell us more

These are the fellas that have been coming to meetings for the last couple of weeks. Today was their first study. The two in the blue shirts are brothers, Anthony and Jacob, the other two are neighbors, Jay and Jesse. They are so eager to learn. They studied almost all of chapter 2 in the Bible Teach book this afternoon. Anthony and Jacob's mom studied for the first time today with their two sisters. All are planning on attending the meeting on Sunday with their neighbor, Roque and his two kids.

Luisa and Megan

Ms. Luisa is almost 79 years old (as she reminds us frequently). She has found that Megan answers her questions from the Bible. Today was no different. Many of these questions are raised because of what others say around her. Today, she wanted to know about 'God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.' Megan read John 14:28. It was quite clear to her that the son and father could not be equal, much less the same person. No further explanation was needed.
Some visits ago, Megan and Luisa discussed the condition of those who've died and the hope of resurrection. Her husband died about 20 years ago. Today, she wanted to know if he would know her and she would know him. After reading John 11 about Lazarus, she was relieved and is now looking forward to seeing him again.
During our visit, she also began to tell us about her life as a young girl during the Japanese occupation of Guam. It was the first time I heard anyone give a graphic firsthand account of life during that time. This extreme hardship has not dampened her enthusiasm for life and learning. Megan and I are hoping to know her forever.

Flame Trees