Well, aside from the impending doom of this oil catastrophe off the coast and the smell of oil that has begun to hang in the air, things in New Orleans are going well. We continue to raise funds for our kids to be able to go to Kids Across America (KAA) and to be able to have student participate in our vacation Bible school this summer. It's been a slow road, but God is faithful and I know he will provide for our young people.

I am now deep into my planning for a visit to Iowa at the end of May and I'm really looking forward to it. I've been setting up meetings with friends and supporters and I'm really looking forward to being with the family for a few days as well. I'm getting very excited about the photos I'll be taking for my friend's wedding and it seems like I find new ideas online almost every day.

Right now it looks like I'll be in Cedar Rapids May 22-23, Des Moines the 24th, Cedar Rapids again the 25-26, Des Moines the 27-30 and then back to Cedar Rapids for part of the 30th and the 31st before heading back to New Orleans. So, if I haven't gotten ahold of you yet and you want to hang out, send me an email and let me know! I'd love to see as many people as possible while I'm back!

Financially, the need continues to grow for monthly supporters. I am about 50% supported on a monthly basis, but the surplus of one-time gifts has run out and my account has been negative now for about 2 months. I have felt the increasing pressure of needing to raise money and it is beginning to eclipse the ministry I am involved in as it is becoming more of a full-time job to raise support. Please continue to pray that God will provide, as I know he will.

I look forward to seeing many of you when I'm back in Iowa!