NEWS UPDATE

Howdy:

We are posting this as a request for your prayers and thoughts as once again it was approaching leaving time and a setback has hit!

We were to leave this afternoon (09/09/09) after the Ladies retreat, BUT when we arrived home on Saturday night, we found a malfunctioning refrigerator, no service available until Tuesday because of the Labor Day holiday. The repairman met us after we returned from Andy's in Iowa City on Tuesday. He already had diagnosed the problem, and removed the doors from the refrig and all connections, so that he could take the whole unit into the shop. As it had a hole in the cooling coils and the circuit board was fried. Estimated repair cost approaching $2,000.00 and estimated repair time 3 to 4 days.

Judy s vision is about the same as last week, but the U of I Drs. say it should clear on it's own with-in 10 days to 2 weeks. Her pain as been manageable the last 5 to 6 weeks, praise God.

John tour of duty as Adventureland Campground overnight security guard as come to and end for this season and he as been invited back next year in the same capacity.

Please pray for the CHRISTIAN RESORTS MINISTRIES, Intl. Board has they meet in Branson the next 3 days.

Please pray for the NOMADS selection committee as they make the Winter assignments for the many, many requests for services.

Please pray for our fellow Adventureland workampers as they are headed to their various off-season destinations.

Please pray for our safe travels as we travel to Coffeyville, Ks. to begin our CRM Chaplains ministry assignment to the workampers (appox. 400 ) at AMAZON.COM on the 15th of Sept. Please pray for us daily as we serve there until Dec. 23rd.

Pray for our families as we leave Iowa and away from them, until we return in the spring.

Thanks for listening and Praying for us and our concerns.
Gods Blessings and Hugs from The Long's: Judy and John