In late June and July Judi has taken time to bake bread for us. A couple of times she made tresse, a Swiss braided bread, and she also made traditional Italian bread. Each time it was delicious.
Each Saturday we have been able to do a family ZOOM call to connect with each other during this pandemic. It has been great to see all the family, our children, their spouses and our grandchildren. By connecting my computer to our TV, we have been able to better see each of the one on…
In late June several of the ladies asked to have a tea time at our house with Judi to just talk and share together how they were doing. It has been an encouraging time for Judi and I believe for the other ladies as well.
in mid June we had a two week long staff retreat for our UofN Kona campus personnel. It was a time to regroup and re-evaluate what is ahead for us with this COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.
Twice a month Judi and I are meeting on ZOOM with the UofN coordinating team for entry level courses in Europe. Since we worked there for many years and speak French, this has been a great opportunity to reconnect with all that is happening on the continent of Europe.
On Monday June 1st at 6:00 am I was invited to speak on a ZOOM call with over 180 training centers involving over 1,000 people. I had on my heart to encourage them to persevere once the shelter-in-place is fully lifted and they can begin their courses once again.
On Sunday May 31 some of the churches in America have been able to meet again in person while they maintain social-distancing. The local church Judi and I attend in Kona began meeting again on May 31 by setting up on the front lawn with adequate distance between people. They are also still live-streaming online…
On Friday May 22, the Kona University of the Nations campus has taken its first steps in reopening the campus by raising the flags of the nations for the first time since we closed the campus. These flags represent the nationalities of our people.
Since we are all sheltering-in-place, I had the privilege of representing my children in celebrating Judi on Mother’s Day. I made her a special breakfast, as well as a great lunch and supper. Judi was able to speak with all of her children on that day. The three roses on the table represent her three…
On May 5th I was able to attend the annual board meeting of JEM (Jeunesse en Mission) in the French part of Switzerland. It was great to hear of what is happening in that part of the world.