Brett and I had an awesome summer in Florida. We got to work with some amazing teenagers, spend time with family, and live in a kickin' RV. Who knew our first home would be mobile. 

But now we've arrived back in Missouri for our last nine months of training and its so good to be back. The transition has been a little crazy since I spent most of the last six months resting and trying to recover from Lyme disease, but I'm learning to balance my time, not commit to too much outside of class and ministry, and go to bed at eight o'clock. (like all good 22 year olds should) Even though I don't feel 110% percent yet physically, I'm so thankful to be back in training. To finally get my nose back to the grindstone, learning the skills and tools to plant a tribal church. It feels good to be working hard again. 

Because I got so sick from Lyme's last semester and had to step out of training in order to recover, I only have to make up what I missed which means I'm currently only in one class called Field Health. Its goal is to teach us the information we'll need in order to deal with health issues and emergencies in a remote setting. I can sum up my thoughts and abilities in this class in two words: eewww blood. Blood is neither mine nor Brett's forte, but we do need to know how to take care of ourselves and our families in the remote settings we will be in, so I've been super thankful for the practical skills and knowledge the class provides. (even if some of the pictures of different skin and fungal infections you can get in Papua New Guinea make me feel like passing out) (I won't even bring up the topic of worms...in your intestines) (this is when an eternal mindset comes into practice.) Anyhow, I am learning a lot and really looking forward to getting into more classes within the next month. 

Like I said, I'm making up what I missed this semester, so Brett isn't actually training right now since I have to catch back up to him. So for the next three months he is going to be doing full time support raising. He's doing this because the faster we can raise the money we need, the faster we can go to Papua New Guinea and the needs over there are urgent. I'm super proud of him though because he's doing it alone by himself all day and that takes some diligence and lots of hard work. 

So, that's a little look into our lives right now. Training and support raising. (and decorating our new little apartment on campus, can't forget that fun and important activity!)

-Morgan Gordon