Family

After we settled into our home, We started apartment hunting for Josiah. We found a place for him closer to the university all in one day. We will move Josiah on the 27th of December in the mean time we've enjoyed Family during the holidays. The first picture is out at West Texas Airport with part of the Barrett Family.
The second picture is Dennis, Richard, Mom, Joan, and Terry. This is the first time that Terry's brothers and sister have been together in 10 years. So Mom was happy!!!!!

Greetings from the Desert of El Paso,Texas!

We arrived to the great southwest a few days before Christmas. The day we came in, Josiah said "let's go get a Christmas tree" and away we went to get a little tree.

Work, Work and more Work

Terry is finishing the basement of Melissa and Andrew's house. Isaiah is in Colorado to help out with this new project. Here are a few pictures of their progress. Zach has jumped into helping as well.






Terry receiving the lumber and handing it to Isaiah who is downstairs in the basement.















Zach helping Andrew cut and chip the cement.



One side of the framing done.

Stay tune for more...

So Much to be Thankful

I remember my Dad telling me one time:"the best gift I could ever have is seeing all my kids together again".

Now, I know exactly what he meant...
And I agree with you Daddy!

Adventures with Avery

We were at Bible Studies when Melissa and I were called into the Nursery. We were told Avery had a seizure. When we ran downstairs to the daycare she was just laying on a padded bench very limp. Tears flowed and our hearts sank, as we called 911. Andrew, Avery's Dad met us in the emergency room. After a C-scan and blood work, she was released. Avery is fine, blood work showed no sign of a seizure. The next day she seem to be herself again, we're we happy to hear her laughter and her crying.
As a Mom, I was happy to see Melissa's friends be so supportive.

Thank you Alissa and Kelly!

Enjoying Family!

It's been fun just being Grandma. Here I am relaxing with Avery and Melissa.






Isaiah, Zachary and me with our hair nets on before we toured the Celestial Seasoning Tea Factory!





Terry, Isaiah, Zachary and I went to Wyoming for a hour, just to say we've been. Here's Zach standing on someones's cowboy boot.

There is always at least one!

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Look what happens when you tell certain people (Dave Roderick) you're leaving. Yes, you'll be missed Dave.

They growl!!

HR Team

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We went to the sea side at Marsden Grotto for the last lucheon together as an HR Team. Tatyana on the left is the last of our HR team on the Africa Mercy. Alberta is on the Anastasis, Denise is our interim HR Manager, I'm returning to the USA, and Cindy left back to Canada.
I'll miss the Team, the ones that went ahead to the Anastasis and the ones that are still on the Africa Mercy

These Shoes were made for walking

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I could always find my steel toed shoes when I went on board.

And today they're walking in a new direction----home to the USA.

But their still following Jesus!!!

Jean Campbell, Health Care Manager sent out a report to the crew. She had some complimentary words about Terry. I wanted to share it with you all:

• In HealthCare Services

  Over the past few years, there have been a few people who have been key to getting the hospital to the point where it is now...looking move-in ready. Let me tell you about two of them in particular:

• Mark Coleman, who moved to the Anastasis with his family in June, assuming the role of Community Development Manager, spent months and months helping me work out what we needed for the medical gas system, etc. He later helped with installation of pipework, etc.

• Terry Barrett, who left his fingerprints on the Caribbean Mercy, has left a multitude of them all over the Africa Mercy hospital. On November 1, he and his wife Pat will be leaving Mercy Ships, so I want to take this chance to sing his praises....he's done all the rest of the work on the medical gas system, including installation and design; he's installed furnishings in the hospital area; overseen the installation of the operating lights, biological safety cabinet, x-ray, CT scanner, OPG x-ray, scrub sinks; prepared areas for installation of high density mobile storage; asked the right questions, helped sort out answers to my questions, and generally done it all with grace and skill.