Timeline

Timeline Details:

2007-

• Plans for Russia are solidifying more as we get closer to our goal for support raising.
• We prepare for a new child in November.
• Michael John turns one year old.
• We arrive in Russia in July and start language school.
• Nathanael Lee enters the world in a big way.

2006-

• Our son Michael John is born March 13th changing life as we know it.
• We begin to adjust to the new addition to the family joyfully.
• Andrew walks in May receiving his undergraduate diploma.
• We begin support raising for working in Russia.
• We continue to stay involved as we can in our local congregation and raise a child.

2005-

• Jennifer begins working full time as a translation clerk moving up to assistant, by the time she quits, at a large company.
• Andrew continues his studies at school finishing up in December.
• Jennifer walks in May receiving an undergraduate diploma.
• We find out Jennifer is pregnant with our first child.
• We praise the Lord for the excitement of life.
• Ecuador finds us visiting again during the winter holidays, though it is always hot in Ecuador.

2004-

• Life takes on a new perspective as a married couple.
• We got involved in a local church in Missouri helping out with the children, drama, and wherever else God would place us.
• The year seems to fly by as we enjoy getting to know one another better.
• Jennifer finishes up her studies at school in December.

2003-

• The beginning of the year starts of with a bang burning viejos, blowing up firecrackers, and getting to know Jennifer's family and home.
• Andrew proposes to Jennifer and receives a good response.  YES!
• We marry in the summer dodging everyone's schedule as best as possible.  The 5th of July proved to be a wonderfully hot and memorable day.
• We finish up the year in school as a married couple.

2002-

• We continue our relationship as friends with a purpose.
• The relationship moves into the realm of courtship or dating as some would put it.
• We grow closer together spending time studying, talking, exercising, and eating cafe food together.
• The summer tests our relationship as Andrew goes to California on an inner-city church planting internship.  Jennifer goes to Spain on a short term mission trip.  We spend the whole summer about 9 time zones apart.
• The fall reunites us back in Joplin.
• That Christmas Andrew goes back with Jennifer to Ecuador.

2001-

• Our friendship really doesn't continue at the first of the year.  We remain co-volunteers at the youth group.  Other than that we do not really spend any time together.
• Andrew goes to Ukraine on a summer mission trip.
• Jennifer stays in Joplin during the summer to acclimate to U.S. culture.
• The fall starts a new relationship back together as friends, but not just friends--friends with a purpose.

2000-

• We both head to college--Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri.  We enroll and find out that college is a lot harder than high school.
• At a local church we meet over a church lunch for college age students.
• The youth group at the local church we met at gets both of us involved letting us spend a lot of time together.
• We begin a good friendship that ends on somewhat rocky terms.