Stateside: July

Greetings from Gastonia, North Carolina, USA!  What a month....and it hasn't even been a full month yet back in the US.  To recap:
 - We arrived in the US on July 5 and spent a few days in West Virginia with Jessica's family
 - On July 8, we traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to stay with Cameron's family and prepare for his sister's wedding!
 - July 12: Cameron officiated his sister Kendall's wedding (his first time officiating)
 - The next day, we spoke at FBC Lebanon, TN for the Sunday morning service and then traveled west to Jackson, TN.
 - The week of July 13-20, we spoke at 3 churches in Jackson, TN, and one church in Batesville, MS.  We also enjoyed staying with friends who are church leaders of two other churches.
 - On Jessica's birthday, she got pied in the face at a Mexican restaurant!  Ha ha.  Happy 29!
 - The next week (July 21-28), we traveled east and visited more with Cameron's family is Knoxville & Chattanooga, TN, then spent a few days with sweet friends, Jared & Noelle, in Atlanta, Georgia.
 - Today, July 29, we are happy to rest and relax in Gastonia, NC, at the mission home of Parkwood Baptist Church.

Here are some pictures:

Our first landing on American soil: the airport in Newark, New Jersey.

On July 6, we enjoyed being at First Baptist Church of Nitro, West Virginia.

July 7, Jessica cut her hair to donate to kids with cancer.

We enjoyed meeting two new members of our family: Jessica's sister
Christa's husband, John, and their baby, Robert!

With the bride & groom: Kendall & Adam Snider :)

Speaking at First Baptist Church of Lebanon, TN

Lunch after church with Cameron's family

Keeping up with Zumba in America :)

We enjoyed visiting with Paul & Megan (& Megan's mom)

Visiting with FBC Batesville, Mississippi, mission team (who led the VBS from the previous post)

Happy birthday, Jessica!

Speaking at Poplar Corner BC in Jackson, TN

Speaking at Madison BC in Jackson, TN

With Pastor Greg & his wife Shawna from Madison BC

Bob & Joanna kindly let us stay with them for a few nights in Jackson, TN

Enjoyed leading the devotional time at Wears Valley Ranch, near Gatlinburg, TN, where our friend Josh works

Selfie with baby Rory (our nephew)

Cameron explaining the power of Green Lantern's ring to our nephew Hank

It was so much fun taking Hank to the Chattanooga Aquarium :)

Lookout Mountain overlooking Chattanooga with Cameron's brother Conner and nephew Hank

Former roommates still sharing clothes :)

We enjoyed visiting with Jared, Noelle, & their son Corban in Atlanta, Georgia