New Town

We are all moved in! We now live in this cute little town where the Trinity Aviation airport is located. Like I said, the town is little, so I have some more freedom to walk places. Everyone in this town knows everyone else, and people are very friendly.
Another plus to living here is I can easily get a job. In the state of Washington, you can legally get a job at fourteen. There's a cute little movie theater that's a possibility to work at- it only has one screen, so they show one movie for about a week, then switch to a different one. Other possibilities are the bakery, the mini grocery, the consignment shop, or one of the two restaurants that would hire. After I acquire a job, I will be able to save for a new camera, with which to take pictures to post on here so you can have a better understanding of where we live and what we're doing.

Coping

Hey all! Sorry I haven't posted in over two weeks-we have been without internet for a week, and very busy packing. We have been packing because we're are (yet again) moving and "setting up house" in a small town in Washington. This way, we will be super close to the airfield we are working with, and it's a cute little town where we will be able to build some more relationships. I'm hoping to make some good friends there.
We have been without internet because Mom got the opportunity to go speak at my grandmother's womens' advance in Ohio. We get our internet through her phone, which she took with her. Mom had a great time and enjoyed herself, and people's lives were touched. Meanwhile, the rest of us were left to cope without her. We do alright, but we were having a little trouble knowing what to pack, so hopefully we will make more progress now that she's home.
Here's a cute picture I decided to throw in:

Back in Tacoma

The Henry family is getting back into the swing of a semi-normal life in Tacoma, Washington. When I look back at how we got here I have to think “WOW!” It has certainly been a while ride. My dad went from having a good job to none at all in a week a little more than a year ago. We loaded all of our stuff onto a small trailer and began our trek across the country to Colorado six months later, and then after a short stop in Montana, we ended up in Washington. Now we are settling in and working with all of the ministries here, and God is blessing us.

Update

We have an important update to our outreach. The leadership felt strongly that they should offer our family (as the only family in the DTS) an opportunity to serve for two weeks on the Flathead Indian Reservation with YWAM Tribal Waves , then afterward to go on to serve with Freedom River (http://freedomriver.net/) in Tacoma, WA for the rest of our two-month outreach. Freedom River is a multifaceted ministry, but its main focus is on serving the homeless community in the Seattle/Tacoma area. We have chosen to take this opportunity, after much prayer, for several reasons.

First, the leadership here felt that since our family had already been doing missions short-term, and were now planning on staying long-term, that we could meet the DTS Outreach requirements in full by serving in Montana and Tacoma. We were well on our way to being fully funded for the other trip, but this option allows us to return to the Springs with funds available to get settled in and get to work. Our leadership here feels, and we agree, that this is a better use of the funds we have received and of our family's giftings.

Second, the Freedom River leadership came and taught for a week during our lecture phase and put a burden on our hearts for their ministry. We've seen that our family can serve as a whole with them as they have ministries where even Faith and Lydia will be a blessing.

Third, Freedom River is also developing an aviation program and have a need for my Dad's expertise in a consulting role. This will also create a working partnership for the future between the two aviation programs.

Finally, there is another student who found out that she could not go overseas with her team due to fairly recent chemotherapy disallowing the necessary inoculations. No one should be a one-person team. Please keep Nicole in prayer as she travels with us.

Although we were enthusiastic about going overseas, we are truly excited to be going to Montana and Tacoma. We've learned a great deal about our giftings and calling during the lecture phase of our DTS, and feel this will be a great opportunity for our family to serve together.

Thank you to everyone for your prayers and financial support. God has been meeting our needs faithfully, in ways that we would've never dreamed, and consistently growing our faith; so we've come to know that He will provide for whatever He tells us to do.

We're in Colorado, safe and sound. We are staying with one of the staff members, and we have the entire downstairs of her house, which includes three bedrooms, a bathroom, and a living space. We were really blessed in that area. Today is the first day of DTS. It's going well so far, but Lydia is having a hard time with being separate from Mom.
Driving from New Mexico from Colorado, our trailer popped a tire. We unhooked the trailer, drove to a town, and got a new tire. Dad was getting discouraged when it took a couple of hours to start to put the tire back on the trailer. Finally a man who worked on trailers for a living stopped, and he had everything Dad needed to fix the tire. I believe the man was sent by God-it's not everyday a really nice man who works with trailers for a living pulls over, has all the tools needed, and gives up an hour and a half of his time to help complete strangers. We were delayed four hours, but we're all here safe and sound, the trailer made it with all of our stuff, and we're jumping in to learning more about the Lord.

More About Moving

I'm getting more and more excited about moving. It is also getting harder. Today we had our last meeting with our co-op group. I've known most of that group my whole life. Even worse, I could sense a sadness in the group today. Maybe some of you can relate. Well, I'm not going to feel sorry for myself. Although I'll miss all my friends here, my BEST friend (Jesus) will be with me no matter if I'm in Honduras or Peru.
Is there anything anyone would like to see me write about? I'd love to hear your questions and ideas.