Greetings from the mountain top! Everything is going well and God is good! We were thrilled to go through Wildwood, but now we are so glad to start Joshua life. We just had our first guest speaker, Matt and his wife Marlo Jensen. It is so crazy that he is our first guest speaker, since we have already learned so much. It was fascinating to learn that Matt and Marlo lived in Ecuador for 8
What’s Up Blog readers! It’s Bailey and Julia here, so excited to share what we have been doing at Joshua!! Week one is in the books, and we are back from our Wildwood week hitting the ground running! After our intentional week with the Lord and getting to know each other, we came back to the building refreshed and ready to go! Wildwood was a great way to start off our time at Joshua. We
Hey friends and families! The new Joshua year has started and we’re so pumped!! Move in day was yesterday and everything went smoothly. The students said goodbye to their families and spent the first night in the building together. Worship and board games broke out in the great room as the community already started forming. Today we’re beginning orientation with a tour of Hume and then after lunch we’re heading into Wildwood until Thursday. Wildwood
Last night was our last Pause night! All of the pause families came to the Joshua building at 5:30 to get pictures and then had a delicious meal made by Amy. All of the students helped make the meal and set up the tables. The meal consisted of salad, bread, mashed potatoes, asparagus and tritip! After the meal the pause families went to their houses. My pause family had s’mores on their deck and talked
This week, we started the quilt for our class, we listened to Jim Cook speak, we finished Mere Christianity, and we had Oscars Night. But we’re also trying to bond as much as we can before we have to leave. It’s been a sweet time here and we can all thank Jesus for all He has done to create this flourishing community. Okay, so every year the class puts together a quilt. The students create
Joshua is back in the building! The students experienced a nice, restful week at home after a long trip in Israel. It was refreshing and re-energizing for most. Now, the students are back to finish up their time in the building. They’ve got a little more than one week left in the Joshua building! For the past couple of days, the students helped serve the residents of Hume Lake’s subdivision by raking the pine