Another Month of Travel

We just got back from another month on the road. Being home is not at all a relaxing event! We had more training, debriefing, churches and family, family, family!



We spent time at Mission Training International's DAR program that involves debriefing from our term and training in some related areas. It was great and comes highly recommended. This picture is Phoebe with her classmates and a teacher.

On this round Phoebe met many of her grandparents and great-grandparents. The following are some of them.

Back in the USA

Trip home...
Thanks for praying for Phoebe's passport. The Consular actually delivered it to the airport just before our flight left. The trip home was interesting...car, plane, plane, plane, car and 45 hours later we arrived in Flagstaff. Yup, 45 hours! The airline had some issues getting us home, but it worked out in the end.

First Loop...
Our first loop of travel after getting home included Montana, Idaho and Washington (and even North Carolina way over there!). Thanks to all of you who took such good care of us. We were able to see friends we have not seen in years. We met up with people in Libby, The Yaak, Boise and others.

Schedule...
We will be gone again from Oct 20 to Nov 17. This loop includes Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas. Pray for this long road trip.

Some of you are waiting for a schedule of when we are in Flagstaff. We should be here Nov 18 to Nov 26 and Dec 6 to Jan 2. Here are some other scheduled items in the AZ region. Let us know if you need info on any of these.

Oct 18 - Present Beaver Creek Church
Nov 21 - Present in Prescott
Dec 7 - Present at Flagstaff Christian Fellowship
Dec ?? - Sometime in Dec we will be having an open house for anyone who would like to see us before we leave for Poland in January.

Borne Baptism 2008

We had the privilege of another baptism in Borne. This is the second we have been a part of. Three of our youth were baptized on Saturday, August 30th in our lake.

This was a special day for us and for the three girls. Sometimes the youth here are not allowed to be baptized. Their parents tell them they must wait until after they are 18. So, they wait. Even after waiting, it might cause family problems. The waiting has now ended...these girls have now made their public commitment to Christ. What a great day it was.


We had quite a turn out of spectators. A local hotel owner (who is not a part of our church...yet) asked all his guests to come watch the event. A little unusual, but the more the better!


We had a special guest this time. A friend and pastor of a church in a larger city was present. Pastor Hendryk from the Chojnice church did the baptisms and gave the message.

Kayaks

Over the last 2 days I (David) have been on a kayak with 25 other people in 12 other kayaks. That's right...kayaks. The youth at the Borne church, led by expert navigator Tomek Krazek, forged the mighty Pilawa river! Well, "mighty" may not be the right word, but it was fun nonetheless.


The excruciating 10 or so hours of ducking under bridges, squeezing through rocky mounds, and gimping over downed trees was complete only with a meal of boiled pierogi and kielbasa roasted over a fire...oh, and marshmallows of course!

The nights were cold, but we survived. The youth were able to meet new youth, or get to know each other better. We also sang praise songs by the fire at night. God was good to us. It never rained, although it threatened a couple times. A couple kayaks tipped, but all in all, we only got a mildly wet!

English Camp 2008

We have recuperated some from the hospital...at least enough to go to English camp. It was a little more trying to do English camp 2 weeks after the hospital ordeal, but we had fun.

We taught English, had Bible studies, Bible conversation, a banquet, and a trillion games. Phoebe even caught her first camp cold. If you are wondering about the crazy outfits...the theme was Hawaii.

We had a wonderful team this year from the USA. Rich from Flagstaff was her again as well. Thanks for coming team! (Scott, I used some of your pics...thanks much)

It's a Girl

Oh, you knew that part!

Phoebe Nicole Beger is just like her father...on time and precise. The due date was June 27 and that's when she came. Phoebe was born at 2:00am (exactly) and weighs about 6.5 lbs.

More to come later!

Prep for the Baby

About a month left until our new baby girl arrives and we are preparing for both the hospital and at home.

Here are a few things we need to bring to the hospital:
1. Water - that's right! We need to bring our own bottled water.
2. Eating utensils - We think they will supply plates and food, but the silverware is up to us.
3. Pillows - They are kind enough to give Nicole one flat pillow, but they realize she will need more than that to be comfortable.

We are actually very blessed. We have a hospital. Some friends in India don't have that much. We toured the hospital a few weeks ago. Requesting such a thing is abnormal here, but they entertained us anyway.

We don't need to worry about all those pesky decisions you do in the States... like whether to use pain medicine or not. The option of pain meds is non-existent. Likewise with any "breathing" classes.

On the home front we are getting the "nursery" prepared. The "nursery" is the corner of our 9x15ft bedroom. We found a used crib that needed some repairs. But nothing a little glue and screws can't fix.


On a related note...a Polish friend decided to throw an American baby shower. They don't have baby showers here, so this is first in Borne that we know of.

Finally, thanks to all of you who sent baby shower items as well. Having a baby shower from afar, really helped out.