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    Now that the 2016 Presidential Election graces the history books, who's ready to hear about something besides politics?  I know I am!  Here's a family update for Y'all.
    See that picture of Ransom at left?  Don't be fooled; it was one crazy week.  Joel and I were stunned and deeply saddened to hear about Joel's Grandma Rumminger's passing last Sunday.  Almost exactly two years from Grandpa, we know that they are now reunited with each other, but most importantly, with Jesus.  Our only regret is that Grandma did not get to meet Ransom this side of Heaven.
     The service on Friday was beautiful.  I am not one who enjoys funerals at all, but I did enjoy this one.  Pastor reminded everyone that, as Grandma Rumminger left an outstanding legacy worthy of following, she had her eyes on Jesus' example; and so should we.
    Although several states separate that side of our family, we were determined to go.  And so, on one day's notice, we cleaned up.  "Cleaned up" means we scoured the house from a weeks worth of debris (Teething Baby's fault!) plus six loads of laundry. But we lived to tell the tale, packed for three, and were South Carolina bound on Tuesday morning with Mom and Dad Cropsey.  Ransom really did quite well, though he got pretty cranky at times.  I think we were all ready to kiss the ground upon our arrival!
    Uncle Doug and some of his friends were very kind and put us up for the week.  We got to spend time with cousins and other extended family, which was good.  Joel had already used his one week of PTO for Ransom's birth, so we had not gotten out this year at all until now, nor visited much extended family.
    Joel applied to a job in Lansing this weekend, so we are praying hard about that.  It would be wonderful to be back near family again, and also have an income with a bit more cushioning than what we have right now.  However, we do not expect to hear anything back until January.  Oddly enough, waiting doesn't seem to get any easier.  Even with all the practice we've had!
    While we are living here we are excited, because the ESL program Joel has been working toward is finally becoming a reality!  As of right now we need to find ways of reaching out to get it moving.  Thankfully we live in a prime area for this, so it shouldn't take too much effort to find people in need of language help.
    Anyway, it has been an emotional and crazy time.  To all my prayer-warrior friends, if you think of us, we could use prayer for:

        🍂 Healing from Grandma's passing,
       🍂 Joel's job situation
        🍂 That God would work out the ministries He has placed on our hearts; that we would at least get the ball rolling on some of these things before we (possibly) move to another area.


Praising God for His Goodness,
Joel, Heather, & Ransom 
              




 
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