i'm back...i guess you know this...

hey yall-
sorry it has taken so long for me to post this...i have been reprimanded for my lack of zeal in my postings...i want to thank you guys so much for your prayer support over the last month...it was much needed...want to especially thank mrs. templin for your awesome support...you were so excited to hear about my trip and i know that your thoughts were with me the whole time...

we made it back safe and sound and everyone still has all their appendages...although, at some points in the trip i almost took some of them off...no for real it was a sweet time to see christ working in the hearts of a culture that is lost...we stuck together as a team and i learned so much from these guys...most of it will take a while to process as i tell and retell the stories from our trip...

thanks again for your support and prayers, they were crucial! im excited to take this next step...but i wont lie im scared to death as well...i will be starting classes at dallas theological seminary in the fall and i will be working at saltgrass steakhouse as well...it seems the working world is calling and i guess i have to respond somehow! actually im really excited to get back into the working world...there are so many lessons there that i have missed out on for a long time...i will be going to school two days a week and working four days...

please keep the kazak people in your prayers...specifically: rawan, rustem, ruslan, and azamot...please also continue to pray for the m's there, jake and steph, as they devote themselves to spreading Joy! thank you guys and i hope someday i wont have to have these blogs to post about a trip i took and came back from...maybe i can just go there and stay...

jon david