April is also an exciting and very busy time for our family. We had just recovered from the busy month of March when this month came in full force. I (Steph) am working on finishing my last class with Tyndale (Worldview) and have been doing a lot of reading and writing papers. The biggest thing that happened this month was the wedding on April 11th, of Michael Paul Leek and Alisa Kuenkel, our TK team members and best friends. It was a crazy week of wedding planning, decorating, and organizing. Aaron and I were both in the wedding and Kennedy was the flower girl. She did a great job and loved every minute of it!! The wedding turned out beautiful and Alisa was gorgeous! Now that the wedding is over, I am realizing that Alisa is gone to Washington D.C. for the next several months and it is pretty sad. I miss her already and can't believe that she is 9 hours away. We are so proud of them and can't wait to see how God is going to bless their ministry in Kenya. They will be moving back to Ohio in January 2010 and will continue on track with the rest of the team.

We enjoyed our Easter in Kentucky with the Pelfrey family. It is such a blessing to have an amazing family that enjoys each other so much. We enjoyed swinging on vines(which Aaron broke mid-swing), a vicious Easter egg hunt, lots of food, and even going for a run in the park that evening. We are definitely savoring each moment that God is giving us with our family, knowing that we will be leaving for Kenya soon.
Our next step is moving into my parent's basement in the next two weeks. It is a hard process of shifting through everything we own...putting it into four piles, throw away, give away, sell, and keep for Kenya. We are slowly getting it done, but have a lot to do in the next couple of weeks. The girls are very excited to move into Mama and Papa's house, but are not very excited about downsizing their toy collection!
God has blessed us in a great was by allowing a little more flexibility in Aaron's job so that he can be making calls to churches. He has been very busy making these calls and God has already blessed us with 9 church bookings!! We are so excited to share our ministry and passion with these churches and look forward to the time ahead.