Currents

I'd like to apologize for the silence that's been happening in this blog, it's been a while since we've posted, and even then it was not regular. I have, however, decided that's not very kind to those we don't speak to very often, so beginning today, I'm going to be posting every Thursday, the last day of my school week. This one will be a little long to catch you all up, but they should be pretty manageable after today.
First things first: our church has recently opened up a new location in the U-district which actually meets on the campus in Kane Hall, which contains the school's largest lecture halls, currently we're in the second largest. We started up a few weeks ago, and things got off to a roaring start. Everything was very well planned out and prepared, and the new sermon series on Luke kicked off that same week, so things lined up nicely. The series on Luke has been well received, even one sermon on abortion, and Pastor Mark has a lot to say. You can listen to these sermons and others on the Mars Hill website. After the sermon, there's a Q & A time, and the UD pastor, Matt Jensen, and usually a few others field questions brought up during the sermon. It seems that the church is really reaching the school, and we're very encouraged about it. Please keep praying for our church.
Adele is no longer the lead teacher in the Butterfly room, she stepped down a few weeks ago to let the other teacher, who has been and will be there for longer take over the lead position. Her stress level has dropped appropriately, and she still gets to spend time with all of her favorite kids.
I've begun school, and I'm currently working on a lapstrake catspaw dinghy. The last plank is finally on, and for much of the rest of the quarter, I'll be making and installing the seats, trim, and mast for this boat, perhaps even sails and rigging. Also, a friend of mine, Ryan Down, skippers a wooden schooner currently docked on Lake Union. He has hired me to completely redo the galley, which me and my Dad will be designing, and may include a home-built refrigerator(!). He's paying me in trade by teaching me to sail, both on his schooner "Lavengro," and on the smaller boats at the Center for Wooden Boats.
I think that's all for us here, but we're happy and content, and more in love than ever. Please write or call, we'd love to talk to you.
-Kevin Rory Connally