Once again, I decided to do a short video instead of a text update. It won’t tell you everything we’ve been up to, but it will give you a good idea of the highlights of the month. I hope you enjoy it!

Our first two weeks in Wales have been a blast. Words cannot describe how delighted we are to finally be here. In this short post, I will give you a brief rundown of what we’ve been up to so far.

Mostly, we’ve been settling in. Though we are staying in a borrowed house, we’ve made every effort to make it feel like home to us, which means we’ve unpacked our suitcases, gone grocery shopping, and attended to any immediate needs as well as day-to-day activities.

As I looked back to see where I left off in our last update, I realized that it has been over a month since my previous post. I apologize, but as you can imagine, we've been going non-stop, and it looks like the pace will stay that way until we reach Wales.

After our last update, we had a few meetings in Pennsylvania. We had hoped to do some sightseeing while in the area, but as it turned out, we received our sponsorship information shortly after arriving and spent all of our "free" time working on our visas. A few days and several thousands of dollars later, we were able to check one more box off our to-do list.

As I wrote the last update, we were making our way from Pennsylvania to Ohio. Today, we’re reversing that trip and making our way from Ohio to Pennsylvania. It has been a jam-packed couple of weeks, and I don’t mind telling you we’re exhausted.

During our first week in Ohio, we attended an eight-day mission conference, which mainly included evening meetings (though there were a couple of morning meetings as well), meals, visitation activities, and even a bit of shopping. Since there was so much going on, I was asked to help with the piano during the week, so I played for most preludes and offertories. I was a little concerned about this since I haven’t even owned a piano or keyboard since last February when mine was destroyed in our motorhome accident. But the Lord really helped, and I made out okay.