cason & colleen: August 2009

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

4 days to go....

We're just a few days away from leaving for Kenya, and we are getting so excited to go! There is quite a bit to do between now and then, but we're thankful to have help this week from friends and family.

This picture is of all of our stuff packed in a truck before we took it up to Colleen's sister Adrienne's apartment at Taylor University... Colleen was sad to see her table and sofa go. Right now our apartment only has a mattress and piles of clothes on the floor, which is a little strange. For those who were concerned, all of Colleen's pets have homes while we are gone - world beloved bunny, Mr. Tumnus, will be living at Taylor with Adrienne. : )

Thanks to all of you who were able to come see us at our parents' houses in Wooster last Friday or in Greenwood on Sunday. We were overwhelmed by the turn outs, and loved getting to see so many people!

We had a great week last week in Wooster, Ohio with Colleen's family. The Ramsay family Golden Retriever, Rosie, just had a litter of Golden Doodles. They were so cute (and distracting)! I had grand plans of getting lots of things done, but every time I turned around, Colleen was in playing with the puppies... : ) We didn't get as much accomplished as I had hoped, but we it was wonderful to relax and spend time with the Ramsays.

Here's another puppy picture just because... if you'd like to see more, you can check out our Facebook photo albums or check doodlesbyrosie.blogspot.com for more info.

Please pray for us this week as we make final preparations and say our goodbyes. We are so excited to follow the Lord to Kenya and to serve there, but being away from our friends and family will be bittersweet. We've had some great times this week with family, and are so thankful for their help and support (especially DaddyWittig and Corinn for painting our apartment today!).

These last few weeks, we've been greatly encouraged by these words from Philippians 4: "... Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything... And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Thanks for reading this and hopefully our next post will be from Kenya! We can't wait!

About us

We’re Cason & Colleen. We met at Taylor University in Indiana, and started dating while studying abroad in Ireland in 2004. We got married a few years ago and since then we’ve been enjoying journeying with the Lord together.

For photos and videos mostly of our kids, you can find us on Facebook (Colleen & Cason), Instagram (Colleen & Cason), or Youtube.

We started this blog in 2009 before we left to work in Kenya, but now that we’re back, we’re going to try to keep it updated with what is going on in our lives. We were in Kenya for almost a year and a half, and while we were there, Cason worked as the treasurer for a mission organization, and Colleen worked at an orphanage for 0-4 year old children. Cason also helped organize a local soccer team, and we both led a local church youth group.

We returned to the US in December 2010 and spent a few months based at Colleen’s parent’s home in Wooster, Ohio, while we figured out what was next for us. We were trying to seek the Lord during that time, but it was/is difficult to know what to do, especially with all that has happened in our lives the last few months in Kenya (see our blog archive).

The first few months in Wooster, Cason continued to work remotely as the treasurer for the mission, while Colleen helped care for the family puppies. (Cason ran the puppy blog, DoodlesbyRosie).

After taking some time to travel and visit friends and family, we ended up moving to Danville, Kentucky, south of Lexington, to be closer to Colleen's extended family and some good friends. Cason works in the finance department at the local hospital, and Colleen has been substitute teaching and volunteering at the humane society. We've gotten involved at a local church, and are loving the community there. We're also in the process of adopting domestically, and have revived the blog, in part, to document those proceedings.