Ok, I have been slowly updating the blog on our expeditions but I had to show you the pictures of the beautiful snow at our offices. We got about 4 inches of snow and that shut down most of the services in the area. They just don't know how to deal with it. It did make for some glorious pictures. All these pictures were taken on the grounds of the office. ENJOY!!!

Britian is just like America in that it really gets into Halloween. They celebrate with fireworks, bonfires and huge festivals in almost every city. It also corresponds with Fall break from school nationwide so many people travel or take small vacations during this time. We celebrating by carving a real pumpkin into the famous "Jack-O-Lantern". Above, you can see the boys pulling out the seeds, drawing on the face, cutting out the figure. They had a wonderful time. I think it was the first time we have actually made a real "Jack-O-Lantern".

Happy Halloween from Horsham, UK.

I just wanted to give you a small picture of the park behind our flat. It really is wonderful place to play, walk the dog, go for a swim, etc. God has really blessed us here by providing all that we need. The boys love to go walk or play football here. We love to fly kites, feed the ducks and enjoy the weather.

Master Chocolateer - Explains how they make Chocolate in France
Can you guess what these are. Check below and I will explain

All the "Special" stuffed animals from the Boys Room Booboo is second from left.

Here are all the owners of the stuffed animals above.

Here are some pictures from Nathan's trip to France. He stayed with 5 other boys in his room. That must have been one messy room! The trip was very informative. The boys visited a bread making factory, a chocolate factory, the beach, a WWII cemetary and memorial. They did have daily inspections on their rooms so I know that the rooms weren't that messy. Nathan did request to stay with one of his school buds because he knew that the boy didn't believe in Christ. We prayed that Nathan would be a witness for Christ to the 5 boys by reading his Bible each morning.

What are those black things above. Cocoa beans. That is what chocolate is made of.

This week the Year 6 class from St. Mary's school went off to France for the week. Nothing like sending your 10 year old off to another country to realize time has really flown. It seems like yesterday that we just brought him home on the airplane from Korea. Now he is off to France for the week. Talk about trusting God with your children. After all, they aren't ours, they are just entrusted to us to care for a short while. Stay tuned for the rest of the story and some pictures from Nathan's trip.

Today the boys participated in communion at St Mary's Church as part of the Harvest Festival with the church. The children of St Mary's school led the worship for the service. All the children brought food items to give the the local food bank. We were blessed to have the Bank's family from Romania with us during the week. They were able to participate in the service. It was a blessing to host them for the week. We were able to take them to the coast one day and had a luncheon on the rock beach with the white clifts in the background. We continue to have a mild fall with absolute beautiful weather. The Banks took a couple of days to go up to LegoLand near Windsor Castle.