Flood!

While we were in Indiana, we wanted to go to Steve's nephew Brent's wedding to Denisa, in Frankfort. We were about 45 minutes into our trip when we realized we were in serious trouble. We were traveling through rain and began to notice flooding, mudslides, power outages, emergency vehicles, etc. By the time we decided we should turn around the roads were blocked in almost every direction. It took us 7 hours to find a way back to Bedford.

Here's a picture of Brent and Denisa at Sherilyn's wedding.

Flash flooding near Martinsville

37 South was blocked because it was flooded in several places. We had been on this road heading north an hour before.

A flooded creek

More flooding

Never seen anything like it!

This road which we were on washed out.

Unbelievable!

This is an exit ramp (off 37 onto 67) which we had just been on, here you can see water spilling over the concrete lane dividers.

Mudslide

Another flooded road in Martinsville. Potted plants from a nursery are floating across the road.

65 South finally dried up enough for us to get back to Bedford. But the northbound lanes are still flooded in this picture.

It was quite an experience!

Sherilyn's Wedding

We were able to attend Sherilyn and Andy's Wedding. Sherilyn is Steve's brother Darrell's daughter. It was a beautiful wedding and it was great to see so many family members and friends.


The Stetler clan

Kent and some friends at the reception

Sherilyn and Andy

Sherilyn, Merrilee, Darrell and Anthony

Gracie and Maria

Sherilyn and Andy with Darrell and Lizzie's kids

Beautiful Sherilyn

Joe Hough and Maria

Roses

I share a laugh with Kim C., Cleo S. (behind Kim), Kenny and Kent.

Joe and Maria

After 5 Long Weeks ...

... we finally have internet. We are getting settled into the house in Saltillo. Here are some pictures of the view from upstairs.

We Moved

We have now moved into the beautiful city of Saltillo, Mexico.

Red Alert!

Kent has his Driver's License! :-) Since Steve has our camera, I had to scan in the license. Just double click on it to see it better.

A Salute to Moms

Happy Mother's Day to all of you Moms out there. We have one of the most important jobs in the world - let's do our best to raise quality kids.

To my Mom - I love you and miss you. Thanks for all you did to make our home a haven for us. You're the best! Thank you for preparing me for the real world and instilling in me a love for God, family and missions.

This picture is in the hospital where Vonnie and I were born in Jutiapa, Guatemala.



To Steve's Mom - Thank you for raising such a wonderful family, and specifically for your investment in Steve. We love you and miss you.

This picture is from Maria's high school graduation, one year ago.

Steve's Graduation

Here are some photos from Steve's Language School Graduation.


Steve with fellow student and friend - Frank.

Steve with fellow student - Mindy, and tutor - Sebastian.

Faculty members pray with Language School graduates as they prepare to go to their respective mission fields: Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Spain and US Hispanic Ministries.

Kent and me with Steve.

This morning Steve and Marc left on a 10-day tour of our churches in Central and Southern Mexico. This trip will cover several thousand miles of rough roads, so we would appreciate your prayers for them. For more pictures and information visit Melodie's blog at sankeyfamily.blogspot.com