We have been “off the road” now for almost two weeks. It time has gone by fast. We have tried to get some much needed chores done that did not get finished before we started traveling this spring. We are settled in Denny & Brenda Lippert’s back yard. We have a wonderful view of the countryside and enjoy the long evenings. We have taken several walks down the quiet country roads around us. We have seen deer, pheasants, grouse and heard about a raccoon that got into a neighbor’s chicken house a few nights ago. We have enjoyed the horses too. No, we haven’t ridden them yet but when there is time, we will. We met the Lippert’s daughter Kia and husband Mark and their two children, as well as Brenda’s mother who also lives with them. We have also been to their church, Trinity Baptist in Spokane. This church has been very supportive of many of our long time WorldVenture missionaries. One retired missionary goes there and we got to meet her too. We will soon be visiting the other pastors in the area and other churches as well. Kent will be trying to get to know them and their needs as well as ways that he can serve them better. Kent is busy almost every day though with new candidates as well. So there is never a boring day. We did get another newsletter done and off to the mission for printing. They will be arriving soon for those that get the paper copies. We will be e-mailing the electronic copy once it is proofread. So our days are full but we do take the time on weekends to look around the area. We went to downtown Spokane and found the beautiful and powerful falls there. They do use it for electricity. We had a nice long walk there and also found a beautifully restored old hotel in downtown Spokane, called the Davenport Hotel. It was very well restored and we walked around looking in all of the main rooms. It cost us nothing but the next time I’d like to stop for a coffee and dessert. It had a nice atrium that looked very nice for this. We also found the Spokane Farmer’s market. One thing I did learn from living in Denver, is that the Farmer’s markets in the desert region of the country are a little behind in what they can produce so the markets are a little behind too. In Pennsylvania where I am from the farmer’s markets are in full swing long before this. So I had to learn. This was a smaller sized market but had some great food and even a good bargain. I found some excellent local honey for only $5 for 12 oz. I love having local honey when I can get it. Kent was on the phone with a candidate for most of an hour while I browsed around. I even found a local baker that was willing to give me here recipe for Scones. We had made some on Saturday morning and found so many recipes on the web I wanted an expert opinion. She was so kind and friendly too. In fact I found all the vendors friendly. I have found my own way to the local Curves, several grocery stores and even know how to find WalMart. but as we are 3-10 miles from most stores I don’t just go to look around. We are very near the town of Deer Park actually. I had to go to the Post office there one day and so had a look around the city for myself. Our daughter, Kara and husband Nick are now in Italy. They left on Friday for a three week delayed honeymoon. Last summer Kara had gotten her teaching job and started to teach in July. They went to visit Nick’s missionary sister and family and also to go off exploring on their own. They will be having a great time I know. I better go and get the potatoes to boil as we are having mashed potatoes and steaks tonight. I wish you could just stop by. Love, Roving Reimers