Monday, August 9, 2010

Another new chapter

Hi Folks!

Today marks the beginning of what should be an interesting and challenging season. As most of you know, my beautiful new wife, Pam, is also a family medicine doc for the US Navy and has just begun her final tour of duty before retirement - on CVN 76 The Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. As the ship is ported in San Diego, she'll be able to go back and forth to work each day as a normal job. But carriers aren't designed to sit for long and there will be times, some short and some long, when she'll be out to sea. Please pray for her and I as we adjust to interruptions in our family life. Also, Pam's daughter, Haley, left for college this past Saturday. She's an incoming freshman at TCU (Texas Christian University). That's also a big change for Pam and Haley as well!

Ministry wise, I'll be heading out to Albuquerque, NM later this week for a Regional Mission Pastor's meeting at the Shepherd's Staff offices. We'll be discussing our schedules for the next few months and evaluating the work we're doing. Pray for wisdom concerning decisions that need to be made - specifically, if I'm to attend the Hong Kong Calvary Chapel conference next month.

This Saturday morning, I'll be speaking at the Calvary Chapel Escondido Men's Ministry breakfast - hope you men in the area will be able to make it - they always put on a great spread and the fellowships pretty decent too :-)

Love to all of you - and thanks again for your encouragement and prayer!

In His Arm's,

Pat