Anthony and Maureen Parker
After about a week and a half as the "Lone Rangers" in Tabligbo, we were happy to welcome the Crowsons back on Thursday evening. Jeremy, Jonathan, Matthew, and Stephen enjoyed playing together all day Friday. The boys have also enjoyed playing a lot with our Togolese neighbors this past couple of weeks. Jeremy has discovered origami, and enjoys making lots of different things out of paper. Cheap toys!

Anthony has spent a lot of time at the keyboard, typing in almost 200 pages of leadership training materials. Pray as we push to complete the final 9 books in the Train & Multiply curriculum.

Maureen has been busy keeping the kids busy, cooking for our family and guests, and sewing.

Jeff and Brenda Holland
We are all doing well in Springfield, MO. We are about to head to Texas so Josiah can go to Camp Deer Run. Former teammates, the Bunners, will meet us in Texas so their son, Aaron, can go to camp with Josiah.

We look forward to seeing their family. We will also be with the Park Avenue congregation in Denison, Texas this weekend. They have supported us for many years and it is always a joy to spend time with them while visiting Jeff's parents. We just have a couple of weeks before heading back to Togo on the 25th. Thank God for a good and healthy furlough. Please pray that Rebecca's passport and visa make it back in time.

Also, please pray for all of our final preparations for the trip.

Murphy and Christine Crowson
We are safely back in Tabligbo and so glad to be home! We had a wonderful time these past few months with family, friends, prayer warriors and supporters. God refreshed our spirits and renewed our energy and we're excited to get back into the swing of things here among the Watchi.

Our journey home began last Saturday with a drive to Dallas. We met the Koonces for lunch in Little Rock and then continued our journey to Dallas. Before we arrived my mother called and said that my father (Marvin Crowson) was in the hospital. He had a rash on his leg which turned out to be an infection (the doctors called it cellulitus). He was in the hospital until Tuesday morning.

Christine's parents met us in Dallas and took the boys and Christine out to Chuck "E" Cheese for one last 'event' before our flight to Togo while my mom and I visited with my dad in the hospital. The next morning (Monday) the whole gang went to see him in the hospital. We praise God that the infection is gone now and he's back home in Searcy.

Check-in at the airport, our plane change in Frankfurt and our drive home from Accra, Ghana to Togo all went smooth. God blessed us with safe travels for 10's of thousands of miles over the past few months. Praise Him for this answered prayer!

We're busy unpacking and catching up with the Parkers and our Watchi friends. Thank you for your prayers, He is listening and He is answering!

Marty and Louise Koonce
We Koonces are enjoying our time in the States. Marty was able to get two of the churches informed this last week. We have made part of our Arkansas tour which included a fourth birthday party for Trevor in Bentonville with a lot of Marty's extended family. Trevor woke up on Friday expecting it to be his birthday too (or two).

We are now on a vacation of sorts in Branson, Missouri with Marty's family. The kids learned today about theme parks and they'll never be the same after several roller coasters. Tomorrow is water park education day. Louise has been enjoying being back in the states as well. It was a great joy to watch the boys eyes pop from their heads at the sights, sounds, and activities of Silver Dollar City. This is though, quite a challenge for us as we are all experiencing sensory overload to one degree or another. It is also a struggle for establishing any kind of consistent routine for the boys. P

Please do pray for our travel on Sunday as we head for Alabama. We love you all so much and thank you for your prayers.