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U.S. Reception
2 minutesWow, it has been almost a month since our last update. We've been a little bit busy. Last week was WVU's Spring Break and Emily and I went with the Baptist group here on campus, WVUMCM, down to Charleston, WV, for the week. We stayed at West Charleston Baptist Church and ministered alongside them to the homeless, hungry, and helpless. It was an eye-opening experience not in the sense that we saw people in conditions unimaginable but…
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Last Minute Trip: Southeastern Seminary
3 minutesI (drew) had been meaning to email Dan Byrd (college minister at Marshall University) all week last week, and just never got around to it. Finally, on Thursday afternoon, just before my last class at 2:30, I emailed Dan and told him that I was interested in Southeastern Seminary and that I wondered if he would write one of my required personal recommendations (he said "yes"). Rather than emailling me back, though he gave me an immediate buzz on my cell phone, saying: "Hey I'm getting ready to leave with a bunch of students from Marshall to go down and…
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Emily’s Becoming a Person
1 minuteOn Wednesday Emily received her new Social Security number/card in the mail. We applied for it less than a week ago, so we were really surprised when it showed up. Emily is slowly starting to feel like a person now, because almost everything requires the social security number: bank account, driver's license, job, and i needed it in order to do my taxes.We are doing wonderfully at the moment as we brave the cold temperatures here in Morgantown.
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Together Again
1 minuteAfter 11 months of immigration madness, we are pleased to back together again and starting our life together in Morgantown, WV. I am finishing my penultimate semester of university at WVU, and Emily (at the moment) is waking up at 1pm, lounging on the couch, and studying to take her driver's test.