Hafa adai from Arizona!

Hafa adai from Arizona! Here is a quick update on the transition from ministry in the Western Pacific to ministry in the Phoenix area.

• The cargo container with our household goods arrived from Guam and everything is in storage in Arizona until we find a place to live.

• We traveled to the Pacific Northwest at the end of June to attend the annual meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. On "the way home" we stopped and saw Cheryl's brother's family in Nelson, BC, Brad's brother's family in Blanchard, ID, and Brad's uncle and aunt in Boise, ID. While in Arizona we have stayed with Brad's other brother and family in Tempe, AZ, and with Brad's parents in Mesa, AZ. Next, we're borrowing a condo in Fountain Hills, AZ for a few weeks.

• At the encouragement of the Covenant Church leadership we've begun to focus our church planting efforts in Laveen, which is a village in the south part of Phoenix. The tentative name of the congregation will be MasterPiece Church. We'll pass along more information about that as it becomes available.

• We've been bidding on houses in Laveen but up to this point none of our offers have been accepted. Please pray for an open door.

• Our Arizona phone number is 602-903-5085.

• We now have a PO box.
Our mailing address is:
PO Box 1113
Laveen, AZ 85339

• We're grateful for all who are continuing to provide financial support this summer as we transition back into Stateside ministry. We are still dependent on this funding during the transition.

• We really miss our colleagues, students, and friends on Guam. We're looking forward to hosting visitors once we get established in Phoenix. We expect to continue involvement with PIBC in the future -- teaching occasional classes online or as onsite intensives. By the way, on July 1st PIBC became PIU -- Pacific Islands University. As a small university the school will be better able to meet the needs of the people and churches in the islands.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

The address for sending support is:

PM Support for Boydstons
Department of World Mission
Evangelical Covenant Church
5101 N Francisco Ave
Chicago IL 60625-3676 USA