Living Out of a Suitcase

There's an old Phil Keaggy song that comes to mind right now. "Living out of a suitcase, Traveling on with the band from town to town." I have the Raatz version of that--it starts the same but ends "traveling on in the van from town to town."

We've been traveling since landing in America in June. We packed the car at my parents and left on July 6, and have been on the road ever since. It is great and it is awful.

I love meeting and reconnecting. The services have been great and it is so fun telling others about what we are doing in Moldova. We've reconnected with great friends. It is wonderful and painful. We have great moments with some really wonderful friends. And it is painful leaving these friends after a very short visit.

But we are also ready to unpack a very crowded van and settle into a house and routine for the year.

Please continue to keep us in prayer as we finish up this summer's travels. We'll end up back in Minnesota at the end of August and settle there for the year.

Thanks.