Where do we live?

Some of you may still be wondering exactly where we live, Hopefully this will help!

We live in Jackson, Michigan. The estimated population for Jackson in 2008 was a little over 33, 000 people. Jackson seems to be famous for its prison and being the birthplace of the Republican party, though it is far from being conservative now. The economy here is not very good, making it difficult to find work.








We both live and go to school in the same Building, New Tribes Bible Institute. We live just outside of Jackson's downtown, next door to the hospital.

We live on the second floor of our three-story building. Our classroom is on the first floor, which is very nice if it is very cold or wet outside.

Here is a video of our apartment, if you would like to see our little home.




We are really enjoying being just across the hall from the bathroom this year, its so nice to not have to walk down to the other end of the hall in the middle of the night or when we are sick. Also, being on the second floor and right above the main entrance we do have to carry the trash or our groceries very far.
If you would ever like to come and visit us, we do have an empty couch!

halfway through the semester...

Class:
Its hard to believe that we are now halfway through our third semester here at New Tribes Bible Institute (NTBI). We just finished up our 2nd block of classes last week and have started taking Romans; Angels, Satan, and Demons; and Family Relationships. Malachi will also be taking Christian Apologetics starting this coming week.

Work:
Malachi is continuing to stay busy with work and the Lord is providing enough hours for him, though its hard to keep up with everything else on top of work, we are thankful that the Lord has given Him this job. Karalise will be looking for work again this week as her last job ended the end of last month, so please pray that she will find something that will work with Malachi's schedule as we will be sharing a car.

Church:
Our church in Albion just had its Missions Conference last weekend and we really enjoyed getting to reconnect with some Missionary friends we met this summer. We were able to ask tons of questions and now have a better idea of what we are hoping to get into on the Mission Field. We also were able to reconnect with some friends who were students here at NTBI last year and have moved on to the MTC, the next phase in New Tribe's Mission's training program. They also answered many questions for us and it was good just to catch up with what the Lord is doing in their family.
We are continuing to teach childrens' church, 1st-6th grade, please pray for patience and wisdom for both of us and especially Malachi as he is working to make the lessons understandable and applicable to a large age range. We have been having around 20 kids in our class for the last few weeks, so that has been exciting to see more families getting involved in our church.

Dentist:
Last weekend we were also able to make a quick trip back to Indiana for Malachi to get some more work done on his teeth. He found out that he only has one more visit left, on November 12th instead of two, He has really enjoyed eating without pain! Thank you to all of you who have helped out with this!

We also got to spend a very short time with our firends David and Jenny, they were a huge encouragement to us and it was great to see them and get to reconnect and share in their excitement of a baby soon to be born!

We also got to see Kara's family for the evening and catch up on hunting stories, work, school, and things that are going on at FBC in Mentone. Though our time was short, we enjoyed it!

This weekend:
This weekend we plan on doing quite a bit of homework and Malachi has to work, so we are thankful for the little bit of time to catch our breath's before we start back into a full week of school.

Prayer Requests:
Please continue to pray for Kara as her headaches have been pretty bad these past few weeks, making homework a bit more difficult.

Please pray for strength for Mac as he has a lot on his plate right now and he has been really worn out this week.

Please pray for understanding for the kids in our children's church class.

Please pray for safety on the roads as our car has been giving us some problems along with funny noises and smells.

Thank you for you prayers!

Malachi and Karalise