Saturday, September 21, 2013

September Newsletter

Friends and Family,

Well the weather is cooling, the leaves are just starting to change (not every tree out here is an evergreen), and classes are now in session. Autumn has begun and summer is over.
Our summer was absolutely wonderful! We packed up a moving truck and drove from Bloomington, IL to Spokane, WA, and truly enjoyed the almost 2,000 mile journey that made for our first cross-country road trip. We got to see much of God’s beautiful creation and spent time talking about where we see God leading us in the future.

We were met in Spokane by some friends who helped us unload our truck in under an hour and we had everything unpacked and settled in fairly quickly. Then we spent some time exploring the beautiful northwestern countryside of Spokane. Hannah started working at a Starbucks less than a mile from home and Jordan got a job working as a custodian at Moody. The highlight of our summer was our one year anniversary!

Honestly, we are very excited for school. Despite the odd feeling of going back after a year off, our first week of classes was wonderful. We really cannot wait to see what God is going to teach us in this upcoming semester. Jordan is quite eager for his Hermeneutics and Theology classes which should help him further develop the skill of teaching Biblical truths and how they apply to everyday life. He is also looking forward to his new job as a janitor at the school. Hannah is particularly excited about her Intercultural Communications class where she will learn how to listen to, and serve individuals from other cultures, and then have the immediate opportunity to apply what she has learned at work.

At times, it is easy to be overwhelmed with all the new things coming at us, but one thing we have learned is that through our faith in the gospel, God gives us the ability to get through each day as they come.

In Christ,
Jordan and Hannah Fischer