Mike and Anita James

We came into the US with 7 suitcases.  We’re leaving with a little more.  We’ll take back 6 suitcases.  That sounds better, right?  Not exactly.  We’re also shipping 6 plastic tubs on a boat.

It’s scheduled to arrive there on August 16 – just 10 days after we are.  But wait; there’s more.  We’re also mailing [...]

We finished the Arkansas Kids Camp on Friday.  We love being/speaking at camps.  We always have such a great time and meet so many awesome people. It’s also fun to do the services and have “interesting” characters come out and meet everyone.  Here is Mike talking with Polly Esther.  I’m not sure, but I’m guessing [...]

On June 25, we got a call to say that we had reached our minimum budget requirements.  What does that mean?  We have final approval to move back to The Netherlands.  We are so excited!  Our budget had been cut, so to meet the original budget (which means we can do more ministry when we [...]

On June 12, we began speaking at Fort Worth Metro Camp.  This is a camp for kids from inner-city Fort Worth.  That camp is so rewarding.  I’ve said that as much energy as it takes to do it, I’m given so much more.  I love speaking to those kids and spending time with them.  Plus, we get [...]

I’m a major list maker.  If any of you are list makers, you can understand.  I’ve even put things on my lists that I had already done only to mark them off.  I felt like I had done more.  Mike has told me that I need to add “breathe” on my list of things to [...]

I can’t believe we’ve been in America for a year.  Sometimes it seems like it’s been less time than that; sometimes it seems longer.  Grace is nearly finished with her year at school.  First grade has been wonderful for her.  She’s also gotten to experience some things that she never has at school before like [...]

We are in our home stretch.  We have been in the US for almost one year.  We have traveled around 40,000 miles and been in 112 services and meetings.  We have preached, spoken to small groups, done family services, and done a few kids’ services.  We have enjoyed it very much and have enjoyed seeing friends and [...]

On Saturday, we were at a birthday party for some friends’ son.  Friends there asked us where we would be on Sunday.  We answered, “Godley and Corinth.”  No one really knew where Godley was, so we kind of explained and said that it was about a 1 1/2 hour to 2 hour drive.  They asked [...]

We have been in America since May 27.  Some days it seems like we’ve been here so long.  Other days it seems like we just got here.  We’re planning on going back to The Netherlands in the first week of August.  That’s really not that long.  So, I’ve found myself going through things and deciding [...]

While traveling, we see some really interesting things.  We travel mostly in Texas and Arkansas.  Since I’m an Arkansan, I’m often amused by the things you can find in Texas.  We’ve stayed at a few hotels where you can make yourself waffles for breakfast.  Only in Texas can you find them like these!
On our way [...]