So, we arrived in Boulder, CO June 1 with only minor issues along the way. We had a bulging left front tire which we caught before it blew and replaced (praise God!). The drive was very nice and very long. Scenery was great, especially entering into Kansas. But then it turned into flat farming land everywhere for well, several hundred miles (not very exciting). BUT, we did see like 20 signs for the "largest prairie dog in the world." WHOA, we'll definitely be catching that on the way back. If anyone wants to video chat (or audio only perhaps), get a webcam and skype, and we're all over it (two hours earlier than you of course).
We arrived this past Sunday, and I started work the following day. We were actually staying at a nice lady named Helen's place for five days temporarily until the apartment we're in now opened up. God definitely provided a nice place for us in that time, and Helen was very kind to us. Pray for her by the way because she's experiencing some flooding in her basement (where we were staying) from groundwater not being pumped properly.
We love our apartment in which we're staying for 10 months. We'll upload some pictures of it soon. It's better than we expected, and the people we're leasing from are pretty laid back and very accommodating.
My work is going very well. It's structured right now as classes during the first half of the day and running atmospheric global model tests for the second half of the day (for last week and the coming week). We're performing an intercomparison between different models to see what strengths and weaknesses we can diagnose in each. We have so much that could be improved...it's good to know that (Lord willing!) I'll have a job for a while :). I'm enjoying it though, and I'm learning tons. I feel like I'm on an intellectual play ground, my mind spinning as people lecture on very creative topics which stretch the way I think. Keep praying that the Lord would send Shannon a good job. She may have an opportunity to work where I work, so we're especially praying for that!
Well, it's late tonight (later for you though!, ha), so I'm going to wrap this up. We went to a couple of churches today trying to find a good match for us. Please be praying that the Lord would guide our steps toward a good church! I was thinking over communion this morning how we can not take the Lord's supper lightly. To do so is to drink/eat judgment and to pass by a great opportunity for refreshment in remembering Christ and repenting and finding grace.
Shannon and I want the Lord's grace in our lives to help us to love His word, to pray for our family and church family (TCC), for fellowship here in Boulder, for the lost here in Boulder. We need His grace to witness lovingly and urgently to those around us. We need His grace to love Him as we should since that is the commandment (and the heart) from which all other commands seem to flow. Indeed, as I heard often at TCC, that is the heart of the gospel: not just to believe Jesus with the mind but to love Him with the heart.
We have pictures and captions posted up via Picassa Web. Just click below to see them. Please leave some comments! We want to know what you think :).
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We love you guys, we miss you, and we benefit from your prayers and pray for you as well! Hope everything is going well, and we hope to stay in the loop so-to-speak.
-In Christ-
Matt & Shannon
4 comments:
hey shannon! thanks for telling me about your blog... i love blogs!
glad you're enjoying your time, matt -
praying for a job!
Nicole from TCC
Yous guys are so crazy. :)
I haven't read the whole post yet, I'm working, the child is napping. But duude. I like the pictures. :)
Hey Matt! Been to Pikes Peak yet? Has Shannon made brownies for the guys at work? mmmm... good.
Dios Te Bendiga from Dave, Jackie and Joshua
Hello,
We are all waiting to hear more.
Grandma loves reading what you write. Miss and love you both. You are both in our prayers daily.
Aunt Peggy
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