Back at "home"

Its been a while since we updated our blog.  The last few months of our time in the USA were pretty hectic with packing up and finishing our work stateside.  Once we returned to Kenya, life didn't slow down much at all.  It started just a few days after we got back to Kenya with a great wedding on the beach.  Our son Reed married his sweetheart Priscilla Pennington on a beautiful beach in Watamu, Kenya.  This particular beach holds many family memories and it was a special time for all involved. 

The entire mission family came to the wedding in support of their MK's who are both AG MK's from East Africa.  We also had some special friends from our community who made the trip to be there in support of our kids.  It was a really special time for us to catch up with friends and family.

Both fathers, Bryan Burr and Steve Pennington, participated in the ceremony and Reed's grandfather, Billy Burr performed the ceremony and pronouncement of the wedding vows.  Many of the missionary "Aunts and Uncles" pitched in with decorating, photography and so much more.  Our extended Kenya Family made it very special and memorable for our family.  Thanks everyone!

This update went out in Feb. just posting here for those of you who didn't receive it.

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Our apologies to everyone for the long delay in posting.  Our blog account was somehow compromised and then assigned to an old email address and it took some time to figure out what happened and how to fix it.  We are working hard to wrap up our year in the USA and prepare to return to Kenya.

Our plan is to leave June 30th or around there but we still have a lot of work to do.  We still need to raise funds, both cash and monthly pledges.  If you have been planning to join our monthly support team, we need your help now so we can get clearance to purchase tickets.  We have no doubt that God is helping us and surrounding us with a team that will not only support us financially but support us in prayer.  We have experienced Gods provision over and over in ways that only God could move.  We have been so blessed by the generosity and kindness shown to our family this year as we have traveled and shared our story with churches and individuals.  We still have some time left and some spots in our calendar that are not filled if you would like for us to come and share.  Send us an email or give us a call to set something up!  bryan.burr@agmd.org Tel. 469-309-8072

During the Thanksgiving holidays we made a quick trip to Ohio to visit family and we got to see some snow for the first time in 5 years.  

Raelyn loved playing in the snow, building snowmen and sledding down hills.  Probably wont see much of this in Texas, and we definitely wont see it in Kenya.  We will be traveling alot over the next few months before our return to Kenya and we look forward to visiting with as many of you as we can.

Its great to have the whole family together for Christmas.  The boys are home from college and Raelyn is enjoying having older brothers around again.  We are looking forward to the Christmas holidays together and will try to have as much fun as we can before the boys go back to their respective schools.

We hope you have a Merry Christmas and great start to the New Year.

Raelyn is proudly displaying her brothers Art work.  Our son Riley is studying Art Education at Evangel University and some of his high-school art work was selected for an ACSI calendar.  There are 28,000 schools affiliated with ACSI and Rosslyn Academy had two students whose art was chosen for the calendar.  Riley's piece was chosen for the opening page!

Some changes are coming to our family!  Our son Reed has found the girl he wants to spend the rest of his life with.  Reed and Priscilla Pennington have known eachother since they were in elementary school and they are both now studying at Southeastern University in Lakeland Fl.  They are planning for the rest of their lives together and will announce a date soon.  Keep them in your prayers.

Raelyn is excited to play basketball again.  She tried out and made the 7th grade A team.  Their first game is coming up soon and she has been working hard to prepare for it.