Dear Friends,
On November 8 we celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Yes, on November 8, 1980 in Gainesville, Florida we said “I do.” Florida girl with a Colorado guy. So nice.
At the end of every Summer here in Budapest we can’t help but be reminded that it was the 
end of the summer back in 1997 that we left the USA to first moved to Budapest.
We think of those days when we moved here with our four children, that we thought we would be here, maybe 1 – 3 years.
Now we are starting our 24th year here and continue to love it and feel this is where we are supposed to be in God’s plan for our lives.
We are still here but three our our four children now live in the US and we have three grandkids.
As we always say, thank you for helping us reach this part of the world with the gospel. In the midst of all that is happening in the United States and around the world, the gospel goes forward.
Special Note From Brenda…
It is such a blessing to have our daughter, Alexandra here with us. She and I love to go for walks together and we both love music. But she is a daddy’s girl, he has a special place in her heart!
We are so thankful that even though we are 5,000 miles from the rest of our family, we are able to spend time with them through video chat and internet phone calls.
Its neat to watch online at least and hanging out with our younger son in Nashville and his family on their back porch and listen to our 3 1/2 year old grandson tell knock-knock jokes, play games with him and play peekaboo with his baby brother and watch his face light up and and hear him squeal!!! That is so special, even if it is via video chat.
Also it’s so awesome to watch online our older son and his family at the beach and to see our 5 year old granddaughter in Florida ride a wave in with her Daddy on a boogie board!
On her 5th birthday we were there at her party and saw the excitement on her face as she opened the presents we sent her and hear her sweet voice as she chatted with us via video chat! Special memories!
Also talking with our youngest daughter, Audrianna, who lives in West Palm Beach, as she was walking on the beach, I could hear the waves splashing on the shore. It’s almost like we are walking together. But not quite. We have had some great conversations!
Of course it’s not the same as being there in person but we are so thankful to stay connected and we feel so close to our kids, such a gift from God!
Jim and Brenda
