An Exciting and Interesting First Week

We have many new things to report to you Today! I will start with Chris' first soccer game since I mentioned it in the last post. He had a BLAST playing. Unfortunately they did not win. The final score was 10 to 13. He played defense most of the game and scored a great goal from mid field! GO Chris! Now let me back track to Monday evening... I have mentioned quite a bit about our search for wood pallets to build a new couch. The search was successful and late monday evening we finshed building our couch and attached end table! I will load a picture below. This was a very fun project for us and it turned out better than we expected. Thank you Pinterest! Now fast forwarding to last night... It was intended to be our first Wednesday night with the students and a party was planned in our honor. Around 4 o'clock that evening, Chris came up the stairs with intense pain in his side. After suffering through this for a while I decided to take him to the emergency room. Roughly two hours, a CT scan, and several doses of medication later he is discharged with a diagnosis of Kidney stone and a minor hernia. Please keep Chris in your prayers as the process of passing the stone continues. Needless to say we were bummed about missing time with the students and the party! On the way home from the hospital we decided to swing by and say hello any way. Satan has been prowling and there was no way he was winning this one! As we entered the student worship center, the associate pastor announced over the microphone.. "Ladies and Gentlemen, straight from Stevens hospital, allow me to introduce your new youth pastor and his wife Chris and Haley Taylor!" The students were very excited that we could make it and we were very encouraged! The evening ended with a ping pong game between drugged up Chris and the worship pastor Daniel. Daniel won by two points! We are home for the next few days letting Chris rest and just take it easy while unpacking boxes and getting the new home ready. Thats right UNPACKING BOXES... meaning the movers finally arrived! Thank you all for your prayers! We continue to be blessed and encouraged by each of you!

pictures: Chris in the ER, Chris playing soccer, Chris ping pong match with Daniel, and our completed wood pallet couch