Long Lost Relatives Found

I have a computer program that helps you do a family genealogy and took some time off the other day to see how far I could go with it. It turns out that my wife comes from Pilgrim stock and that a group of her relatives from the early 1800's were from New York state. I looked up the little town of Bolton, where they were buried, and it was only an hour from the missionary apartment we are staying in. So I decided to take a little side trip and pay our respects to Tina's great-great-great-great grand parents. The cemetery is just a spot alongside the road out in nowhere, just a bit south of Fort Ticonderoga on beautiful Lake George. We took lots of pictures of tombstones and felt awe-struck, touching those stones and walking between the engraved names of these early pioneers who payed such a heavy price looking for a better life for themselves and their families.

After that we lightened up a bit and had some ice cream and a nice walk past an old fort that was made famous by James Fenmore Cooper in his Deerslayer novel.

Other news: I met a number of pastors at a missions conference in Akron, NY that may schedule us for some future meetings. Also, we have bought our return tickets to Puerto Rico. We will be leaving for the field May 22. Come and visit! We stayed with so many folks here, we will look forward to returning the favor!

Quote for today from our ex-intern Leann: "You can't change the wind, but you can adjust your sails."

Hope some of you will sail our way soon!