Ken's Dad

Ken's father passed away this morning. We are sad because he is no longer with us, but we are grateful that he is no longer suffering! Please keep the entire Dundon family in your prayers as arrangements are being made. We will be traveling to NY for his funeral after a memorial service here in N.C.

Traveling

Ken did get in the U.S. safely on Sunday, not Saturday night due to a three hour delay in take-off from the airport in San Jose. This made it impossible for him to make his connecting flight in Dallas and he spent the night there. On Friday night his father had been admitted to a hospital in Atlanta, so on Monday morning we headed out early for there. We arrived in the afternoon, went to his sister's house, and then to the hospital with his Mom to see his Dad. Before we left his Dad's doctor came by to see his Mom and to talk with her. We were told that his father's condition is now terminal and yesterday he was placed in a Hospice Hospital. We have been told that his father has a few days to a few weeks to live.

Tonight, we are back in our home in N.C. and this weekend Ken will return to his sister's home in Atlanta. His brother and sister from New York will be coming down to Atlanta this weekend as well. Heather, Kyle, Jordan and I will try and keep the speaking engagements that we has committed to here in N.C. regarding our ministry in such places as churches, camps and the first week in August a VBS program in New York.

While Ken was a little surprised that his father has so little time left, we want you to know that it does not come as a total shock to our family. His father has been fighting this cancer for a very long time! One day soon his body will be free from pain and while we will miss him dearly here on earth, we rejoice because we know where he is going! God's timing is always perfect and we are thankful to be home during this time to support his Mom and to spend with his father.

You can pray for our family as we travel and as we go through the process of letting go of his father. Thank you!

We're back! You've been warned!

It's nice to be typing this post from our home in N.C. There's so many things you don't even realize you miss; simple things, like walking bare foot on carpeted floors, flushing the toilet paper down the toilet, showers with a lot of water pressure, Dr. Pepper, donuts. While I've enjoyed meeting my grandson, I've also enjoyed sleeping and sleeping soundly! It feels so good to be rested up! We live in sleep deprivation mode in Costa Rica. Tomorrow night Ken comes in from Costa Rica and we are all looking forward to that. Kyle is already at his best friend's house spending a couple of nights getting caught up. Heather has seen one of her friend's and Jordan's best friend is at his Grandma's for a couple of days; so pretty soon they should be able to get reconnected. So, what's next on the agenda? I need to start making phone calls and setting up appointments with some churches and some other people who have asked us to come and speak about our ministry. When Ken arrives with our other laptop, I need to begin going through photo's and work on a presentation for the VBS that we will also be doing for a week in New York State. I need to begin working on an update letter to send out to our supporters through Global Outreach Mission as well as a ministry report to send into the office in Buffalo. Our homeschooling curriculum has arrived here in N.C. and I need to begin teaching next week. At least for this first weekend home in the States, I have absolutely nothing planned except to rest. I know I've needed that most!

It's July???

We've been busy here with a three-week team; this being their first full week here in Costa Rica. It is a children's ministry team and we've been working on the VBS program that we will be doing at the campground for the orphan home kids. Tonight, in between smelling bags of popcorn popping in my microwave, I happened to flip the calendar over (having already missed the first two days of July) with working with the team. That means in 9 days, I will be traveling home to the States with Heather, Kyle & Jordan on July 11th to wait for the arrival of our first grandson, Mr. Liam Scott Towle, provided he cannot wait to meet his Mom & Dad before then! Let me just say right out that "no...I have nothing done towards getting ready to leave Costa Rica for five and a half weeks", but with all that is going on here I am trusting God to carve out some time for me!

First week in review: Team arrived last Saturday afternoon, beginning of the week was spent working on details of the VBS program, learning music in Spanish, tracing and cutting out crafts. Wednesday was the free day (Britt Coffee Tour) and souvenir shopping. The rest of the week was much the same with the exception of Thursday afternoon when we cooked a spaghetti dinner for 95 men at the homeless shelter and took that to San Jose to serve. Three team members gave their testimonies, Kyle & Heather did an awesome job interpreting! The team also performed a drama. I think they were really humbled by the experience and many of the team members said they were taken out of their comfort zones.

Tonight, the small group that Heather heads up of Youth is meeting in our garage and the team has joined in with that meeting tonight. Tomorrow, we will polish the program for next week, and the team will attend the Youth Group meeting in Orosi to perform their drama.

Kind of an update of sorts. Post pictures hopefully over the weekend. Please continue to pray as the Lord opens up doors for this team to minister and for the VBS Program that will run out of the campground for the next two weeks; pray for the orphan kids to hear the word of God, for safety in all the activities, for team members to be stretched and strengthened as we serve Him! Thanks! See some of you soon....in the USA!!! :)