tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96303982011-07-08T13:04:05.358-05:00Welcome! We are currently serving God with Food for the Hungry in Lima, Peru. Read here to follow our journey through support raising and life on the field. Visit our website for more information: www.brickeys.net Thank you!Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.comBlogger1051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-59834668748092599242010-05-04T12:39:00.003-05:002010-05-04T12:44:23.484-05:00

Ahh yes. One of the things that I love. - Justin

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-37352578757393284842010-04-04T20:12:00.004-05:002010-04-04T20:17:12.721-05:00

I look at our blog and see that it has been over 1 year since we posted an update. Well, all is well. The twins are doing well, the big boys are doing well, Gillian is donig well, and I am doing well. The pain of being back in the USA is less raw than it was around the time of our last post. Time heals all wounds, right? It is still there. I just try not to think about it as much as I used to. I

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-27944846527386967832009-03-16T21:02:00.006-05:002009-03-17T13:22:55.670-05:00

It's been a long time since our last entry. Life is slowly coming into a new normal as a family of SIX!!! Lately, however, I've had worries on my mind and I've been feeling sorry for myself. The twins had RSV and the flu this past month, as well as other health issues, the economy has everyone nervous, and I've been pretty tied to the house since I went on bed rest last August. And Justin and

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-9827351341835494042008-11-22T23:16:00.003-05:002008-11-22T23:20:02.742-05:00

Zeph and Silas were delivered by c-section on October 31 at 34 weeks along. Zeph's placenta was wearing out so the doctors delivered them early to save them both. They spent 3 weeks in the Neonatal Intesive Care Unit and are now home and HEALTHY! YAY! We praise God for His goodness. We are so thankful for all the friends and family who have blessed us with their help and continued prayers!

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-85686115811692711472008-10-19T14:43:00.003-05:002008-10-25T21:19:41.042-05:00

The following several blogs are a walk through our time in Peru. After the Loving and Leaving series are the blogs we have written through our transition back to South Carolina. On the right side of the page is a list of these entries. As of today, Sunday, October 19, Gillian is almost 33 weeks into her pregnancy with twins. The twin baby BOYS are healthy despite early concerns, preterm

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-30343571425807945032008-10-18T14:08:00.000-05:002008-10-19T13:53:59.304-05:00

Justin worked among a staff of Peruvians dedicated to ministering to their country. We are touched by your service, and thank you for the opportunity to work with you!

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-74531861751747944222008-10-17T14:26:00.000-05:002008-10-19T11:41:59.684-05:00

The group of Hunger Corps missionaries that we served along side was our family away from family. Words cannot express how much this group has impacted our lives. We came a long way as a team over our months there, and we came even farther as friends. Thank you. We miss you.

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-39158711355272806652008-10-16T13:52:00.000-05:002008-10-19T13:56:06.377-05:00

Our oldest's school was a large part of Gillian's personal ministry during our time in Peru. She both ministered and was ministered to through this diverse school. Both of our boys were also blessed by their ministries, and we miss everyone dearly.

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-79489257599386849342008-10-15T14:55:00.000-05:002008-10-19T13:55:36.867-05:00

Our home in Peru was an apartment owned by our country director, Rosaura Mesones. It was filled with many friends and great memories during our time in Peru. We are thankful for our little home, and it was sad when the door closed behind us.

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-82139113914511534472008-09-14T14:57:00.005-05:002008-10-25T21:13:51.809-05:00

Bed rest hasn't been so bad for these past three weeks. Friends have been AMAZING at keeping me company, bringing meals, cleaning house, picking up our kids from school, and MORE! For those who know me, you know that I'm a do-it-herself kind of girl (My parents even gave me a tool kit by that name when I went off to college - and I still use it!). When I was on bed rest with our second child,

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-80088194035858787392008-08-19T13:16:00.004-05:002008-08-19T13:42:14.522-05:00

We're at 23 weeks along and Gillian is on bed rest. Our house still has many many bins to be unpacked, furniture to be purchased, repairs to be made, and some painting projects, but all that is on hold for a bit. Not only is Gillian newly on bed rest, but this is also the first week of school for the boys. So, for this week we're just focusing on getting them up and running. Once we figure out

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-11674646520696397992008-08-08T09:38:00.002-05:002008-08-08T10:23:49.148-05:00

Our last newsletter is slow in coming due technical difficulties. The printer we ordered was a lemon, so we had to send it back. Then our main computer (the one with all of our past newsletters and contact lists), started having major problems. Dell sent tech support that spent 4 hours breaking it even more - with a few screws left over to prove it. So now we're awaiting a whole new computer.

Gillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13729630584025905197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-70227666427404674022008-07-11T20:49:00.003-05:002008-07-11T21:04:24.161-05:00

When we arrived home we hit the ground running. In the wake of cultural readjustment, job, house and car hunting, and more, we're in need of a little R & R. A dear friend/mentor has offered us this coming week (July 11-18) at his family's lake place, and we find ourselves exhausted and ready to accept. We have not yet begun to call our supporting churches to say a formal Thank You. We will be

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-88760340526007018812008-07-05T21:33:00.005-05:002008-07-05T21:58:50.481-05:00

We are sorry to be so slow in updating the blog! Thank you all for praying! The doctors gave us a GLOWING report on Tuesday. Both BOYS are growing as they should be! :) That's right, we have two healthy fraternal twin boys growing inside Gillian. Everyone has enough amniotic fluid and everything else checked out great. Alex and Nathan are thrilled to be awaiting two brothers. They have no

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-39443603729084068052008-06-26T21:48:00.001-05:002008-06-26T21:50:10.770-05:00

We made it back to South Carolina safe and sound today. Everything went smoothly with our trip. Now we just need to process everything that's happening. Thanks for your continued prayers for our family. We go in to see the OB/Gyn next week. We'll update with pictures from Peru and our arrival home over the coming days.In Christ,Justin and Gillian

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-60240847106774324622008-06-21T22:20:00.004-05:002008-06-24T10:57:41.675-05:00

THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by today to buy/receive our things and to say good-bye. We thoroughly enjoyed our last chance to talk with you. And thank you to those who have shared moments with us this last week. We're going to miss you all BIG TIME. You have been a blessing to our entire family, and it has been a pleasure serving the Lord with you. We especially want to thank staff at

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-23080828675638961912008-06-10T13:11:00.002-05:002008-06-10T13:17:27.072-05:00

We just had another ultrasound today and both babies were in there having a party! "Little Guy" still needs more amniotic fluid around him, so we could still be facing a long road with him/her, but his growth has caught up with the other baby. Both were moving around like happy little swimmers. We feel very affirmed in our decision to come home and see our home doctors and specialists. Thank

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-17527790768182329042008-06-05T08:51:00.003-05:002008-06-05T09:03:46.978-05:00

The official date for our homecoming is Thursday, June 26th. We should be home mid-afternoon that day, and we have high hopes of going to San Jose's Mexican Restuarant for dinner! Alex has already submitted his request for "spicy cheese dip" with our chips :). Our next favorites (now discussed at every family breakfast and dinner) are IHOP, Moe's, Ryans, California Dreaming (for us grown ups),

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-16253342581046253172008-05-31T17:02:00.003-05:002008-05-31T17:48:00.885-05:00

That's how I, Gillian, feel like the last several years have been for us. We waited (and worked) for 2 years to raise our support, we waited for 2 months in a rental house in South Carolina after we sold our house, then we waited for a month at my dad's house in Minnesota for our visas to come through, once we got here to Peru, we waited 2 months to get into our apartment. We WAITED almost 5

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-91759493085476510732008-05-29T11:24:00.002-05:002008-05-29T11:30:15.579-05:00

Judging from the traffic on our website, lots of people are waiting for an update. We will send out our newsletter in the coming week with our final decision about whether we are staying here in Peru or heading back to the States. For now, the update on the twins is that the littlest one continues to have low amniotic fluid, and continues to be smaller than the other twin. However BOTH babies

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-50629524554881466482008-05-22T18:06:00.006-05:002008-05-25T09:28:58.572-05:00

I have no idea how many mistakes this blog has, nor how cohesive my thoughts come across, but I felt the need to share the amazing work of the Father. Yes, we're going through a trial, but please do not grieve for us. God is using it for Good, thanks to the protective prayers of so many prayer warriors! Thank you! In the Beth Moore Study on Daniel she highlights the experience of the three

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-31875349090561472682008-05-20T15:46:00.002-05:002008-05-20T15:48:45.921-05:00

Thank you all for praying for us and the babies. We saw both of our babies today. We are tremendously grieved to tell you that our “Little Guy” appears to be slipping away from us. We don’t know the genders yet, but I feel like he’s a boy (ridiculous, I know). He’s only grown 1 week over the last 2 weeks, which puts him a full two weeks behind his twin. His heart rate is 138, which isn’t by

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-55925421176185149792008-05-08T18:32:00.002-05:002008-05-11T13:30:23.616-05:00

Our next appointment is Monday, May 19th. I can't remember what time, but it's in the morning (10:30ish, I think). Please pray for us as we wait for this opportunity to look in on our babies again.I liked today's quote on our Google page: I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it. - Garrison KeillorThe reality is that out of about 8 conceived sets of twins, only 1 will

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-4684427070625897192008-05-05T21:54:00.006-05:002008-05-06T20:53:44.975-05:00

That's right, folks, I am 9 weeks along with twins. We found out today that there are two little people growing inside me. We were shocked and pleased to see two little ones, now we are on our knees for the little one that seems to be having a little trouble. The little one is in a very small sack without a lot of amniotic fluid around it. It's measuring about 4-5 days younger than the other

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-21007538401533413772008-04-28T13:46:00.003-05:002008-04-28T13:50:50.930-05:00

Our close friends, Roy and Heidi Bauer, came to visit us from April 15-23rd. We had a great time, you guys! Thanks for coming!

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1648975530633671162008-03-05T20:56:00.009-05:002008-03-09T18:03:45.711-05:00

I know that Gillian is usually the one who writes on the blog, but tonight I thought I should add something. This week has been a tremendous week for the Brickey family. Where do I begin?Monday-- Gillian and Nathan came to the Food for the Hungry office. This is the first time that either of them had been to or even seen the office where I have gone nearly evrey day since mid-November. Gillian

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-44176205932884735812008-03-05T20:47:00.001-05:002008-03-24T20:50:35.067-05:00

For a while there was a school very close to us that was recruiting me quite passionately to teach their 4 year-old class, which would allow Nathan to attend with me. I prayed vigorously about this and sought the prayers of friends and family. After a visit to the school with Nathan I decided not to accept the position. This was an excruciating decision, but I just knew for certain it was not

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-747332205873854902008-02-23T13:35:00.006-05:002008-02-23T15:11:44.638-05:00

Gillian here:We've become known as the piracy police around here. We are determined not to fall to the temptation to buy from Peru's abundance of pirated movies. I can't help but think - why do we feel so entitled to own them? I will admit being extremely tempted to buy "bamba" (pirated movies). They can cost as little as 4 soles (just over a dollar!). We've seldom bought movies for

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-38969906263248323442008-02-11T11:17:00.000-05:002008-02-11T11:56:45.117-05:00

Gillian here...We were sitting in the living room around 9:30pm on Saturday, Feb. 9. The boys had been tucked in for a couple of hours, when we suddenly heard HUGE shrieking, crashing, and glass breaking in our back patio. I was so startled, my glass of Coke dropped from my hand, and we flew to the back of our apartment. Fully expecting to see a body lying in our back patio, we flipped on the

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-91662840057191383352008-01-24T17:52:00.000-05:002008-01-24T18:29:13.397-05:00

I cooked chili from scratch, and it tasted like normal!!! Thanks to an internet recipe and an English to Spanish cookbook, I'm well on my way to actually cooking remotely well. "So what?" you might say. But HOLY COW! Relearning to cook has been a challenge to say the least. I am not a cook by nature, so all of my recipes from home are easy, throw stuff together, recipes. One day, as I told a

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-65579285333092248722008-01-04T20:52:00.001-05:002008-01-16T08:52:38.512-05:00

Our nephew, Cooper Michael Adkins, was born just after midnight on Christmas Eve! He spent a little over a week in the NICU at the hospital with some complications, but he's home now and doing better. Praise God for His mighty works! Congrats, Mike, Jennifer, Cameron, Cason, and Colton! Give Cooper some extra squishes from Uncle Bubba, Aunt Gill, Alex and Nathan!

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-85636126850072907472007-12-26T18:55:00.000-05:002008-01-04T19:23:21.986-05:00

WOW!! WHAT A RUSH!! Yes, that's me way up there in the red parachute looking thing. We happen to know a guy who knows a guy who would take us up paragliding from the cliffs of Lima, Peru's coastline. Oh, it rocked the planet! Justin has yet to go, but he has issued the challenge that if a group from Ebenezer comes down, he will do it with them. SO EBENEZERITES, C'MON DOWN!! :) It all started

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-72280092126991236682007-12-25T20:43:00.000-05:002008-01-04T20:44:30.239-05:00

This year we did Christmas with Vonage, Skype, and web cams. Vonage is our phone system that uses the internet to make phone calls. We have a South Carolina phone number, so for anyone calling us, it's just like we still lived there! So that's how we called my family and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. With Justin's family, since his parents have a web cam, and coincidentally, so do we,

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-10085985500973950562007-12-25T19:47:00.000-05:002008-01-04T22:11:19.906-05:00

We had a great Christmas Eve, and then four out of the five of us in the house had a good Christmas Day. Santa arrived at our apartment at 12:30 a.m. the night of Christmas Eve. How do we know? well, Santa brought Justin vomiting and diarrhea. Justin couldn't even wait til morning to enjoy his gifts. :-) I was up until 2am watching "High School Musical" with our houseguest, Rachel, when it hit

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-5161841610114370192007-12-24T19:24:00.000-05:002008-01-04T19:35:45.086-05:00

...and feet as it turns out. Yes, ole' Tom Turkey comes with all of his parts here in Peru. I was NOT HAPPY about this. Sorry, Tom, you still got cooked, and ooooh, you tasted good. Next time Justin gets to reach in and find out what comes out.

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-52754036661479968922007-12-17T19:36:00.000-05:002008-01-04T19:45:19.880-05:00

Awesome story: So Justin was going down the stairs at work, getting ready to leave for the day, when he heard a commotion in the lobby. It seems that the guy who checks the mail once a week had picked up a larger than usual load. By large, I mean a waist-high US Postal Service sack filled with padded envelopes and a couple of boxes (all under two pounds each, thank you!). "Most of that's for you,

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-68630509330945197262007-12-09T09:34:00.000-05:002007-12-09T14:37:56.978-05:00

I will put some more info about this trip a little later. - Justin

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-59572199224723732002007-11-28T23:04:00.000-05:002007-12-09T16:28:16.171-05:00

Okay, so we have random pictures of our broken computer posted below...THAT is where all of our newsletter contacts and everything are kept. Thankfully the thing let Justin boot up long enough to get our contact information off of it and loaded onto our other, much older computer. Yes, that's right, the broken computer is the NEW computer that we bought just before we left the States. Thankfully

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-62033570725576228682007-11-26T07:26:00.000-05:002007-12-09T13:00:13.366-05:00

These are the pictures of my Dell Latitude D630.

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928701145830905293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-70469002028787874582007-11-25T11:17:00.000-05:002007-12-19T10:50:11.849-05:00

We had a great Thanksgiving, though we dealt with some major homesickness. We celebrated first at Alex's school, and then with our friends and missionary family for the whole big meal.

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-91173291085388679132007-11-12T11:40:00.000-05:002007-12-09T12:59:35.357-05:00

While we work exclusively with Food for the Hungry, we are blessed to be included in some of what the Lord is doing through our denomination's churches here in Lima. Dan Clowers (Overseas Missions Coordinator for Latin America) and a team from the States came down to help one of our churches dedicate a new church building. Pastor Jorge Watanabe is IPHC Peru's superintendent, and his wife, Dr.

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-71417925519769703482007-11-09T13:10:00.000-05:002007-12-12T19:50:46.192-05:00

I sometimes wonder how I landed here, living in Peru. Those who know me, know that I like things to be well planned, predictable, stable. They know that I, along with my husband, guard our children with an iron clad shield of overbearing protection. If I were an outsider looking onto my situation, I would not have taken me for a girl designed for international living...and yet here I am. Being

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-39363471522989176212007-10-27T21:11:00.000-05:002007-10-28T00:19:26.868-05:00

After one last move, shopping markets for furniture, and setting things up, we are finally settled into our new home. We praise God for his provision. Our pictures FIRST show our TEMPORARY apartment and then they transition to our current apartment. Friends helped us shop and move, and we are so very thankful. We're finally home!!!! God has blessed us with a home that can become a sanctuary

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-75388154667211673582007-10-26T23:19:00.000-05:002007-10-27T23:20:18.897-05:00

On Monday, October 22 My cousin Matt Monson, age 25, passed away suddenly. It's hard to be away from family at such a hard time, but God is truly the Prince of Peace. Our prayers go out to Matt's parents (my dad's brother Randy and his ex-wife Jill). So please remember them and the rest of the Monson family in your prayers. To my family, I love you, and I miss you. I am well taken care of

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-75160904894845661242007-10-09T14:49:00.000-05:002007-10-27T21:43:41.413-05:00

I just wrote this email to a friend, and by the time I finished I thought, “Hmm, I should blog this.” So here it is Things here are still moving forward. Our new apartment is supposed to be done this week, so we’re gearing up to move on FRIDAY. YAY!! I can’t wait to get moved in and have a washer AND dryer again, along with internet and Vonage phone! Just to make things interesting, we’re

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-43068330132570019292007-09-22T16:22:00.000-05:002007-09-22T16:34:17.760-05:00

We're still in our temporary apartment, but our new home is almost complete. We had our appliances delivered for our laundry room and kitchen today! The rest of it is coming along well. The only major project left to be completed is a walk-in closet that's rather involved...it's kind of an addition to the building itself and has windows and stuff. It's really cool. We'll send pictures when

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-56622020472979840682007-09-06T09:15:00.000-05:002007-09-06T10:27:22.637-05:00

We're going to give this a whirl. If it works, you will see pictures from our entrance to Lima, Peru. Totally out of character for me, I have not taken a ton of pictures. Part of this is for security. Lima is a HUGE city, and we didn't want to draw more attention to our gringo selves than necessary. The other part is that we have been sooooo busy that we just plain keep forgetting to take

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-28114179789898428522007-09-05T10:22:00.000-05:002007-09-06T10:30:59.674-05:00

Before we left for Peru we spent a month with Gillian's family in Minnesota. This is the longest stint for which we have been able to visit since Gillian moved to South Carolina 8 years ago. This year we have been blessed with three trips to MN, when normally we only go once. We praise God for this important and treasured time with our family. This album is a little scattered, but our time on

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-58451864413335168772007-09-05T09:21:00.000-05:002007-09-10T15:04:25.397-05:00

Finally, it's done. We've put together an album of our long departure from South Carolina. Tomorrow we'll post our month in Minnesota. In this album you'll see the camping trip that marked the beginning of the end for us. We took a weekend to ourselves before the surge of visits with friends, church, and family...oh, and packing. In this album you will also see Nathan's birthday and Justin's

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-81204804927920681092007-09-04T10:14:00.000-05:002007-09-04T10:26:53.707-05:00

Okay, so we're still figuring out this blog stuff, and we're soooo close to getting pictures out there. We're also unable to connect to the internet from our temporary apartment right now, so we catch it when we can. Right now I'm (Gillian) sitting in a Starbucks as I wait for my language school appointment. It's too expensive to drop Alex off at school, go home, come back for class, go home,

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-4995155149974194692007-08-24T14:14:00.000-05:002007-08-25T07:41:34.189-05:00

We got up at 4am on Wednesday morning, got to the airport at 5:30am, and our flight left at 8am. We prayed that all of our bags would be under the 50 pound weight limit. We even bought a special luggage scale for $10 at Target, but we were still concerned that it might not be accurate...but by God's grace it was! I think our heaviest bag was 47 or 48 pounds. Our flights were great. We

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-76850494608469167522007-07-28T18:07:00.000-05:002007-07-28T18:51:50.824-05:00

This is not a very thorough account of our slow departure from South Carolina, but I am hoping to figure out how to add the pictures and such later. I just wanted to make sure we updated all of you in a timely manner, so this is what I can do for now.We officially said good-bye to South Carolina this week, and drove up to Minnesota. It was a whirlwind of seeing friends and family, packing,

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-29557041615086093322007-07-09T08:26:00.000-05:002007-07-09T08:57:17.992-05:00

We have just two weeks until we leave South Carolina, and there is so much to do. Thankfully we have a little "bumper time" in Minnesota, so if something doesn't get done, we'll still just be a few-days-by-mail away from South Carolina. I sometimes feel like everyone else is still living the life once paralleled to ours of church and family, and now we're veering off, taking that road LESS

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-90109838358887587462007-07-03T15:07:00.000-05:002007-07-03T15:16:30.193-05:00

Wow, I can't believe it's here. It's really here - the day when 100% becomes an official number in our ministry account. At the start of this process God new that we would need to be broken down and made ready. We started out on our own power, thinking we had this support raising thing in the bag, and God said, "Um, excuse me. It's not about strategy, it's about heart. It's not about money,

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-40747242787120037122007-05-03T06:56:00.000-05:002007-05-03T09:28:06.101-05:00

Life just does not get any better than it is right now. God healed our children from reflux and asthma, so both of them are healthy and vibrant. Justin and I have been working on our house for the last few months, sorting through the clutter, repairing little things here and there, and putting fresh paint on everything, so now it's a sweet home with few worries for maintenance. Our finances have

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-58763531279763646232007-04-30T08:18:00.000-05:002007-04-30T09:22:46.652-05:00

WOW, our house sold in THREE DAYS!! We had a showing the first day it was on the market, and that person made an offer that was too low. Then we had a showing the third day it was on the market, and the offer was good! YAY! We met the couple yesterday, and they were so sweet and excited about their house. Funny story: there was a BAT hanging from the peak of our roof when the buyers arrived. They

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-9430469327320959052007-04-12T12:19:00.000-05:002007-04-12T13:50:55.744-05:00

Things are moving forward for us. We've put the works in motion to move to Peru before only to have them all halted. So what's different about this time? The support is much higher, and coming in at a pretty steady pace, making August an extremely likely departure goal. At times we're overwhelmed. It's easier when one of us is overwhelmed at a time, so at least one person is available to lift the

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-28298314368574635262007-03-12T16:15:00.000-05:002007-03-12T16:43:38.534-05:00

As our support increases, I am in awe of how utterly humbling it is to be a missionary. None of this support has been raised by our own strength, but by the call God has put on other people's lives to be part of world missions. That takes pride right out the window - it has nothing to do with us, and everything to do with God's ministry to the world. Recently I was thinking about my Dad and his

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-34792642257446283042007-02-14T17:27:00.000-05:002007-02-14T18:23:22.090-05:00

On February 9 and 10 we attended a marriage enrichment conference at a local church. It was AWESOME. Our marriage is in a greally great place right now, so we thought this would be a fun time with friends and a great review. We were blessed by learning more new things than we thought we would! I am now of the opinion that we should go to these kinds of conferences every couple of years just

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1170086918449724652007-01-29T10:02:00.000-05:002007-01-29T11:08:38.553-05:00

One of our two budgets has now reached 100%. Our next, and most important task, is to raise the remaining monthly need. This first accomplishment raises so many feelings in me. I am in awe of how awesome God is, and I have absolutely no doubt that we are going to move to Peru this year. With that comes a lot of relief and praise. We pray that our testimony in this support raising process

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1165890097902210352006-12-11T19:41:00.000-05:002007-01-08T16:02:04.206-05:00

I wish someone had reminded me that bad things happen in THREES! Our oldest son's injury was #1 (you can read about it at www.brickeys.net, newsletters, November), but his dad and brother were soon to follow with #2 and #3. We had a great Thanksgiving weekend visiting family, but came home to absolute chaos. On November 29th, a Wednesday night, we were at church and Justin got a concussion

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1165883969089679742006-12-11T19:29:00.000-05:002006-12-11T19:41:31.290-05:00

Thinking about the year...Father, The year began with wonderIf we would arrive where you have called us.You said, "Wait my children. I am not done."We stressed, we waited, and still we wait,But our stress has been liftedAs we see your present work.Thank you for giving time to heal our children.What a gift to watch our oldest run and jump, and our youngest speak.When a year ago, they

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1161490630598839652006-10-21T23:02:00.000-05:002006-10-21T23:22:37.483-05:00

So, we have had a busy couple of months. We went to the IPHC school of missions in Chattanooga, TN in August. Gillian's dad got married in Minnesota in September. In between those trips we have been busy presenting at churches about our call to serve in Peru. We praise God for the doors that He is opening to get us to the field in just the right time.This past week we received some encouraging

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1154832485840446782006-08-05T20:54:00.000-05:002006-10-21T23:28:15.603-05:00

We just retuned from the "School of Missions" put on by our denomination at the Chattanooga Choo Choo in Chattanooga, TN. We had a great time worshipping with and learning along side many veterans of the mission field. On Friday night we had a commissioning/ordination service for those of us entering the mission field. Justin and I were commissioned to be Short-term Overseas Workers through

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1152882729201058582006-07-14T07:44:00.000-05:002006-07-14T08:12:09.236-05:00

Well, this summer has been an encouraging one as far as our missions preparation goes. We have been endorsed by our denomination, the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC), to serve with Food for the Hungry Intenational (FHI) in Peru. We spoke with the denomination office in Oklahoma and they said it would be no problem for us to serve with FHI. We filled out an application with them

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1151346086979922192006-06-26T12:39:00.000-05:002006-06-26T13:21:27.156-05:00

Gillian here. It was another great year at Kids Kamp in South Congaree, South Carolina. We registered over 1,000 kids again this year. Kids Kamp is a mega-VBS. It lasts from 6-9pm for five consecutive nights, one week every summer (this was it's seventh year!). The kids (ages 4-16) are divided into three groups according to age, and then they rotate among three sections: Ministry, Dining,

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1151299863720453232006-06-25T23:26:00.000-05:002006-06-26T00:32:45.120-05:00

That's right, folks, I'm now 28. Justin will be joining the ranks of the 28 year-olds in July, so for these six weeks I have bragging rights to being older and ...wiser? Okay, just older. Why was this the best birthday ever? My dad and Linda came down for a surprise visit! On Friday, June 9, I innocently call my dad's cell phone for a regular chat. He asks, "Can you get pulled over for

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1144028005355555692006-04-02T20:09:00.000-05:002006-07-14T07:43:26.673-05:00

Well, today I made one of the first major property elimination as we prepare to move to Peru. I got rid of my 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham, AKA "The Hoop" - as in hoopdee. A relatively large automobile with rear wheel drive and a V8 engine. My grandmother bought the car new at Hall Chevrolet in Welch, WV. She drove it until about 1990 when my parents bought it from her and gave it to

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1143477656996986702006-03-27T10:54:00.000-05:002006-03-27T12:54:45.043-05:00

Gillian, here. We've just updated our totals on our website (www.brickeys.net) to 45.7% received in our monthly budget and 59.7% of the outbound. We are just plain amazed at what God can do through His people. THANK YOU! We shouldn't be amazed, of course, because God has been working miracles literally forever. We even met a man on Sunday that had been healed from paralysis. Our own

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1141936520318301322006-03-09T14:44:00.000-05:002006-03-09T15:39:17.480-05:00

My husband and I have this God-Given confidence and vision that we will be starting a new life in Peru one of these days. All logic would look at the percentages for support and say, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket just yet." And yet, our life with God has such an amazing track record for His faithfulness, that we have no spiritual reason to limit God to dollar signs. Our ministry

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1137087145726196872006-01-12T12:22:00.000-05:002006-01-13T10:21:28.040-05:00

It happened. I thought I lost a whole blog (journal entry; short for “web log”)…one that I’ve been working on for a while…writing, then saving as a draft, then writing again, and saving as a draft. Ugh. Justin and I were working on our newsletter and I thought we could use a line from the blog. I went to look it up…and it wasn’t there. We looked. Justin tried to Google an archive of it, but

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1132253482209208012005-11-17T13:28:00.000-05:002005-12-28T15:03:29.463-05:00

We're in the support raising process to get to the mission field, and it is definitely moving forward. Our staff rep at Food for the Hungry said it so well in regards to following God's Call...he said it was like stepping on a conveyor belt and off you go! It's soooo true. Speaking engagements keep coming our way as well as individual meetings and help with fund raisers. Right now the

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1128950835197722072005-10-10T07:36:00.000-05:002006-04-02T17:47:45.186-05:00

They're looking for Justin's replacement at work. I'm trying my best to disect my feelings about this, but it's tough. I feel so many different things about this. I feel excited to get a little closer to moving to Peru. I feel productive because finally something big is happening. I feel scared, like I want to say, "Hey, wait! We still need this job!" I feel Justin's loss and grief over a

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1128381639834399282005-10-03T17:24:00.000-05:002005-10-03T18:42:31.160-05:00

After a summer filled with travel and house projects, we're back in the saddle of active support raising...or support praying. We've started making some phone calls and setting up fund raisers, but the biggest blessings have come through no act of our own. Yesterday our church hosted a homecoming service and invited past pastors and former members to come and celebrate what God has done through

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1126078980128624652005-09-07T02:36:00.000-05:002005-09-07T02:43:00.133-05:00

So, it is 3:30 in the morning. We have been back in the US since Sunday morning and this is the third night in a row that we have had family pow wows at the wee hours of morning. Sunday night we were all up from about 1 in the morning until about 5. Monday night we were up from 2 until 4 and then forced ourselves back to bed. This morning we are all wide awake at 3. Jet lag is the best!

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1126101156835283232005-08-29T10:44:00.000-05:002005-09-07T08:52:36.836-05:00

Subject: RE: Hi From ThailandHi, Dad, I think the State Fair sounds lovely. I imagine the weather is getting cooler now? It was so great to be in MN over the summer. It's easy to forget how beatiful and rich it is up there. Man, that seems forever ago. We're back in Bangkok now after spending a week in Khao Lak. We just have three more full days of sessions, and Friday morning we're

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1126100591743529472005-08-25T12:25:00.000-05:002005-09-07T08:43:11.760-05:00

Subject: Hi From ThailandDad, it's so great to finally connect with you. I haven't taken a whole lot of time for email myself, but Justin, being the enthusiast he is, checks it pretty faithfully. So, yeah, we're in Thailand, can you believe it? Last week was a little crazy getting adjusted and whatnot. Nathan has managed to keep monster bruises on his head as evidence of his boldness...today

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1126106842298127912005-08-21T09:36:00.000-05:002005-09-07T10:28:27.023-05:00

So right now, we are on a bus going from Bangkok, Thailand to Pang Nga, Thailand. We left at 7:30 p.m. and it is a 12 hour bus trip so we will be pulling into our destination well after the sun is up. The purpose of this trip is to show us some of the FHI relief projects that are going on in response to the tsunami. So far the trip has gone well. Nathan and Alex are both out cold. Gillian is

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1123031119767470562005-08-02T19:22:00.000-05:002005-09-07T02:44:28.530-05:00

We're getting ready to go to Thailand with a 2 and 3 year-old. The trip itinerary includes 3 days in Phoenix, AZ for an employment workshop, then on to Bangkok, Thailand, a short trip to Phuket, and then back to Bangkok. The key word here is "flexibility." With all the travel we have done to and from Minnesota and West Virginia, we are hopeful that our kids will be okay with all this new activity

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1121659966976684782005-07-17T22:34:00.000-05:002005-07-17T23:18:50.416-05:00

Our yard sale/car wash event was a great success, bringing in $750 total. God is SOOO Good. Thank you to all who donated items and time to this event. We appreciate you tremendously. The event almost didn't happen, and it COULDN'T have happened without all the people who gave so sacrificially. On Friday afternoon, as I was about to put out signs in the rain, Justin called and said his mother

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1120184336399938782005-06-30T20:43:00.000-05:002005-06-30T21:20:43.320-05:00

Today is our fifth wedding anniversary. I'm in Minnesota with our two young boys, and Justin is in South Carolina working away, waiting for our return. Even though we're apart, we can still celebrate what God has done between us. Let me just say that I am so pleased with the man God has chosen for me. I couldn't ask for a better husband and father...he's not perfect, but he seeks God's

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1119882008332171292005-06-26T13:55:00.000-05:002005-06-27T12:55:45.286-05:00

Three weeks alone. Scary. Not really scary, just lonely. It is hard to go home from work to a house that is absolutely devoid of life. Normally, the moment I step through the door I hear, "Daddy's Home!!" and "Da-Dee!" and am greeted with hugs and kisses. For these three weeks it will be nothing but silence upon arrival. It is only for a little while. I will go get the fam in MN on July 8. What a

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1119585017447350082005-06-23T21:34:00.000-05:002005-06-23T22:50:17.456-05:00

Part of the reason why the June newsletter didn't make the stands was because we're in a major season of limbo and activity, and we're learning how to balance that. Consider it a lesson learned, and we won't leave you hanging again. Expect the June/July newsletter the first week in July. The month of May and first half of June were filled with house projects and planning for this summer away

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1117560360105306202005-05-31T11:46:00.000-05:002005-06-27T08:55:45.806-05:00

Sunday night I was reminded of what God has done in my life and of the burden that he has placed on my heart for Peru. Local churches sent a short-term missions team to the Dominican Republic on Memorial Day. Their desire is to see people come to know Jesus Christ as their saviour. The team consists of men and women ranging in age from the 70s to the recent HS graduate teens. They arranged to

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1117507633516193442005-05-30T20:59:00.001-05:002005-05-30T21:47:13.520-05:00

Our monthly support is at 40%. We need to be at 100% by November to leave in January, and I find myself having to pray out the anxiousness brought on by waiting. About 10 years ago, when I was in high school, my mom was going through medical testing, and the waiting was wearing us out. It was so intense, in fact, that it inspired our senior pastor to write a series of sermons on "waiting" and

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1117508125821121452005-05-15T21:55:00.000-05:002005-05-31T11:46:03.933-05:00

Susan & Rev. Bob Vincent, Brian & Angie Cooper, and Us at Zion United Methodist Church in Blythewood, SC. We had a great time presenting to this church and fellowshipping with friends.

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1116016620604727692005-05-13T15:23:00.000-05:002005-05-17T07:16:32.996-05:00

I just read my last post and it says exactly what my heart feels again today -- BUSY, except, today I feel motivated...we have even more on our plates today than we did for the last post, but I feel excited about it. And clear about it. God has answered our prayers! I still have overwhelmed moments, but that's usually when I'm avoiding the work. One major thing that I realized was that I was

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1114116285858601092005-04-21T15:35:00.000-05:002005-04-21T15:44:45.860-05:00

I'll have to admit I'm feeling a little overwhelmed this week, and I could sure use an extra dose of grace in my spirit. We’re starting to feel the ache of the good-byes as we get our house ready to sell. Our house is a big thing to give up...we bought it together when we were just 21 years old and about to be married. Both children were carried home here...took their first steps here, and

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1113327455778383122005-04-12T12:08:00.000-05:002005-04-12T12:37:35.780-05:00

This past week and weekend have been great. God has really blessed our time as a family. Alex and Nathan have been playing like brothers. They will give each other big hugs and then see who can knock the other down. It is a great competition to watch. We are debating starting the process of potty training with Nathan. He seems interested, but we will have to make the determination if he is

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1112807015633757452005-04-06T11:26:00.000-05:002005-04-06T12:03:35.636-05:00

Well, Spring has finally arrived in SC. The temperatures are in the low 80s and the air is filled with yellow pollen. The pollen is the true sign of Spring. It is quickly followed by sounds of sneezes, snotty noses, and the sight red bloodshot eyes. Spring in the South, you can't beat it!We had our first "Care Team" meeting last week. This is the group of people who want to be a part of our inner

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1111522149203294642005-03-22T14:29:00.000-05:002005-03-22T15:09:09.203-05:00

This morning we had to postpone our first Care Team meeting. Thankfully, next Tuesday is relatively open on the calendar, so we'll try again next week. My head is busy today with thoughts of Peru. Last night Justin and I talked over what the adjustment to living in a new country will be like. Justin shared that he anticipates major stress for the first several months, and that we will need

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1110496198070458762005-03-10T17:08:00.000-05:002005-03-10T18:09:58.073-05:00

Laundry Day. Why do I dread doing laundry so much? I watched women in Bolivia use amazing strength scrubbing their clothes between their wrists, dunking, whooshing, lifting, scrubbing, dunking, whooshing, lifting, scrubbing...again and again in an effort to clean their family's clothes. Then they hang the clothes out to line dry...no need to fold. They're wearing the only other load of

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1108571703427698442005-02-16T10:55:00.000-05:002005-02-16T13:33:09.460-05:00

Two weeks ago we sent out our first support letter. Responses have begun to arrive, and we are so thankful for the support. The personal notes have been sweet and encouraging. Thank you so much for supporting us so fully and generously! In my last entry I mentioned that we were working on a missions service for our church, well, Justin went with God's leading and used a personally meaningful

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1108569188340577692005-02-16T10:20:00.000-05:002005-02-16T10:55:26.780-05:00

Man, last week feels like a year of our life! Sunday morning Nathan woke up with a fever and misery, so I stayed home from church with him. He stayed miserable for a day or two. Justin and I planned to have every night last week to work on our missions service for church scheduled for the following Sunday. Monday night we got a running start on it, and Nathan was well on the mend. We sat and

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1107360439856916892005-02-02T10:19:00.000-05:002005-02-02T12:00:55.920-05:00

We have been SOOO humbled by this process of support raising, and it's only just beginning. I've seen missionaries at the front of our church telling about their call from God, but I never knew how much vision was behind it until now. My cup runneth over with visions of our new home in Peru (simple and creative home decor :), our CHILDREN and their upcoming multi-cultural and service exposure,

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1106589752509139132005-01-24T13:43:00.000-05:002005-01-24T13:02:32.510-05:00

So we're trying to get things organized for the great tasks ahead. We have finally started setting up our office. It was once a nursery, then a guest room, and then a dumping ground. For so long we dubbed the office "THE ROOM," dun dun DUN! If it was in "The Room," consider it lost until the next overhaul. Instead of just throwing all the files back into the file cabinet (a great temptation

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1106066865167477472005-01-18T10:47:00.000-05:002005-01-18T11:52:15.816-05:00

Last summer, when I first realized that we had to raise support for my trip to Bolivia, I was sheepish. How do I ask people to send me on my own trip? God made a few things clear to me. 1. It wasn't "my own trip." I was going for the purpose of serving those people in Bolivia and helping to build a washroom facility. 2. There are people out there who want a chance to be involved in

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1105560109050653532005-01-12T14:40:00.000-05:002005-01-17T15:49:20.600-05:00

We now have our preliminary budget, and things look as expected. Justin and I have had such profound peace about the dollar amount. We know this process of support raising and missions itself is hard at times, but I look at it as one of those fulfillingly challenging experiences in our lives like being married and having children. The fulfillment far outweighs the challenges, even though the

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1104954310549794792005-01-06T06:34:00.000-05:002005-01-06T11:43:50.050-05:00

We have set up our office and are getting organized for support raising. We are very excited to see what the Lord is going to do in our lives through this process. A verse that has stuck in my head over the past two months is Psalm 37:4 - "Delight youself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart". Over the past year we have truly been delighting ourselves in him and he has given

Gilliannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9630398.post-1104204466295846712004-12-27T22:27:00.000-05:002004-12-27T22:27:46.296-05:00

Alex, Gillian, Nathan, and Justin opening presents from the Minnesota crowd :)

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