Arrival in Illinois

Christmas with my Grandma and Grandpa

Elena with her Grandad

Prior to Christmas

Just prior to the big snow storm in Ypsi
Eating spaghetti...
Christmas program at AABC...great job Justin!

PA and OH trip

On our Pennsylvania trip at Ohiopyle with Pastor Wrachford and his family.
...still with the Wrachfords at Cucumber Falls, PA.
With bro. Betry at the Presidential air museum in Dayton, OH. I believe this plane was Eisenhower's plane called "Columbine III." We were at Dr. Shaw's church in Kettering, OH.

Right now, we just had a meeting in Geneseo, IL, at a church just 15 minutes from my parents house. We thank the Lord for a good meeting and time with family. I'll be doing HVAC work with my dad today, and we'll be headed back to MI for a meeting this Sunday.

Thanksgiving and November Happenings

Elena, Emily, and Phillip at McDonald's with Grams, Grandma, and Abby.
Putting up our tree early since we are on the road quite a bit.
Missions Conference at Falls with Mike Reddick.
With Abby's family for Thanksgiving at Uncle Ron's house.
Emily and Elena shopping the day after Thanksgiving.

We thank the Lord for a good November staying busy with meetings and enjoying family at Thanksgiving. We have a busy December and are looking forward to Christmas in Illinois and New Years in A2.

Sanderlin Update

Well, we have travelled a lot of miles since the last update. We are so thankful for safety from the Lord especially with all the deer running around.

We had a tremendous missions conference in Toloedo, Ohio, with promise of support from this church, Hope Baptist.

We had a meeting in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, where we met a number of new friends.

We checked in with our sending church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and I was able to fly with Capt. Warinner in the Wings as Eagles newly acquired Cessna 172. He showed me a few things that I had never experienced before, and I counted it an honor to be able to fly with someone with so many flight hours.

We had a meeting near Milwaukee cancelled (hopefully just postponed) and so we were able to attend the entire missions confernce in Napoleon, Michigan.

We will be heading for Falls Baptist in Menemonee Falls for their conference starting this Saturday.

R&R at the Farm

We had a great time to just enjoy family and the farm in Illinois for a few days after such a busy month. Jessica and the kids came down for a few days after we got there.

Charlotte, Michigan Missions Conference

We had a wonderful time a Calvary Baptist in Charlotte, Michigan. We were there from a Wednesday through Sunday a few weeks ago. They were a very friendly church as we were at a different house for almost every meal. We even got to go flying with a man from the church in his plane.

North Carolina

Our whirlwind trip to North Carolina is over. We had a wonderful time with friends and churches. We updated a church in New Bern Sunday morning and presented our work at another church in Kinston a half hour away on Sunday night. I did some instrument flying with Jack Hunt again, and Abby and Elena had a great time with his wife Jonnie. We made it from Kinston (eastern NC) to Ypsilanti in about 15 hours. What a day! Elena did wonderful on the long trip back. Thanks for praying!

Michigan Travels Continue

We just finished our third missions conference in Michigan in a few weeks. This one was in Central Lake in northwest Michigan...NE of Traverse City and SW of Macinac. Why it is still so warm up north I don't know, but it was a very beautiful drive. The conference was a blessing to us as we heard a preacher from Bearing Precious Seed in Ohio give the messages. Bible Baptist Church is in a small town but is a vibrant growing church. Thanks to Pastor Tharp and the church for a wonderful conference.

We are briefly in North Carolina (pictures and events to come) and will return to Michigan again for another missions conference next week. We thank the Lord for safety in travel. Thank you for praying for us!

A relaxing moment

Elena sits to read one of her favorite books in her room in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Snoopy is after the Red Baron on yet another predictable mission. She treasures this respite as she knows all too well that not too long from now she will be reading from her car seat...she prefers the rocking chair :)

Fall Play Time

Here is one of my all-time favorites...peek-a-boo with daddy from behind the tree!

We had a great meeting in Superior, Wisconsin, and the Lord protected us from several more deer along the way. The leaves were a beautiful orange, yellow, and red, which made for a refreshing drive.

Elena absolutely loves to be outside and often stand at the door to go out. Once we let her know its time to go out, she will go and look for her shoes and bring them to you talking with her usual animation the whole time. Here are some pictures of her playing in the leaves...a new adventure for her this year.

Wisconsin Travels

On our way to a meeting in Superior, Wisconsin, we stopped to see the championship softball game at Baptist College of Ministry. The Goforth fellowship won the exciting game, and we stopped at their victory get-together afterwards. Adam was gracious enough to invite us over for food before we finished our first day of travel. We stopped in Oshkosh at our friends' Lake Winnebago cottage and headed for Superior the following morning.

On the way to Superior

We had a tremendous time in Byron, Michigan, at Antrim Baptist Church's missions conference. The pastor and people treated us like royalty, and the Lord blessed in each of the evening services.

Friday morning will find us on the road for Superior, Wisconsin. Pray for safety as we drive. We may be borrowing Abby's dad's car for better gas mileage on this long stretch.

Missions Conference in Michigan

We are currently in Byron, Michigan at a missions conference. Peter Leclerc and his wife are starting a deaf church in Indianapolis...they were a real blessing to us as we stayed with them at a house down the street. The Pitmans are missionaries on their way to Australia. We heard Pastor Moses preach Sunday morning, and he is an American Indian reaching his own people in the U.P. of Michigan. Thank you to Pastor Ashley and Antrim Baptist Church for being such gracious hosts to us. Please pray for us as we continue our travels to Superior, Wisconsin next week.

Full (Fall) Schedule

We thank the Lord for a full schedule this fall. We have been scheduling meetings and visiting churches for the last two weeks. Starting this weekend we will be in many missions conferences and meetings in the Mid-west until mid-January when we head down South for two months. Our van is doing great with a few minor repairs along the way. Thank you for praying for our safety on the road.

Uhauling to Ypsilanti

We will be pulling a small Uhaul from Oshkosh through Chicago to Ypsilanti on Saturday so pray for our safety. We hope to have it all unloaded by a decent time Saturday night. If you want to come over and help/watch, maybe you can enjoy some pizza with us before we fall asleep! Elena is staying with Abby's family in Ann Arbor right now. We miss her and look forward to seeing her again

Visiting family in Michigan

Elena is walking now, although she holds her arms out like Frankenstein for balance. Abby went to get Elena from the nursery, and she saw me taking my projector and computer down at the front of the auditorium. She then walked to me with a smile on her face all the way from the back of the auditorium. She is obviously excited about her new life skills. Keep praying for us as we teach her the things of the Lord. The Lord is definitely teaching Abby and I to lean on Him for direction. Pastor Hirth preached a wonderful message about Christ being "I am..." whatever it is we need. We definitely need the Lord not only as our salvation but as our provider, our peace, our shepherd, our everything. May we seek Him today for all our needs.

We made it back!

Praise the Lord for a safe return flight last week (Monday). Brother Tom Needham flew back with us as he is preparing his new Sportsman to fly back to Cameroon. We visited Zurich, Switzerland during our layover...a beautiful city!

We jumped right into ministry here with our annual Wings as Eagles Flight Camp. Ten young men participated this year receiving flight instruction, maintenance classes, and missions classes. One young man surrendered for the mission field of Cameroon!

Thank you so much for praying for our survey trip. The Lord worked mightily, saving souls, starting a Bible study in our ministry base town of Ndop, and burdening our hearts for the Muslim people. We also saw the need for using aviation to reach out into the remote towns, cut off from civilization or just hard to get to with the current state of roads.

The picture of me standing by a termite mound was taken on our way down to the capital of Cameroon. The picture of Elena wearing the traditional tribal hat was taken the same day. The other pictures are of us in Zurich and back in Oshkosh for Flight Camp.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.