Wednesday, May 17, 2006

A Special Thank You

A Very Special Heartfelt Thank You to all of the people who helped us with the "physical" part of our move to California.

The friends who helped pack and load the truck in Elmira, NY:
Jesse & Lianne Pierce (also picking up items for youth rummage sale)
Mike, Peggy, Jacqueline, John, Micayla, Joshua & Gabriel Cuomo
Gary & Joyce Stanbro
Iva Flewelling (incredibly amazing packing job!!!)
Ben Vincent
Tom Brink
Cynthia & Christina Paliotta
Keith Kraska
Maryann Jones
Kenn Dillion
Jeremy Herrick
Virgina Brooks
Tim, Christiana, & Kayla Chamberlain

Meals at the house and also snacks and "things for the road":
Alberta Cuda
Maryann Jones [also thanks for the bed of air - it slept great :) and the carrier for our car]
Mike & Peggy Cuomo
Tom Brink
Donna Miller
Cecille Nazario
Pastor Joan Pierce

Providing meals (remember the chilly "chilli picnic") and a peaceful place to sleep (when our bedding was packed) and a welcome break at their "sanctuary":
Gary & Joyce Stanbro

A most grateful thanks to Peggy Cuomo for responding so quickly and willingly -- for several days -- to our request for her help with packing. Thanks for making our burden light.

A special-special thank you to Dave Aldrich for the emergency fix of our broken plumbing right in the crucial days of our move --- our utmost appreciation for "saving the day"!

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The family/friends who helped unload in Red Bluff, CA:
Eddie Henderson
Jesse
Dave
Chad Johnson
Brad Johnson
Junior, Chelsey & Jesse Childers

Thanks to Dawn Vincent for preparing the way for our coming to Red Bluff with a storage facility and a Post Office box.

Thanks to ZA and Olive Farmer for the use of their motor home to live in during our transition. Thanks Mom and Dad!

A great big thank you to our son Joel for all his cheerful and willing help and patience during this tremendous transition in our lives. THANKS SON!!

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Regarding financial support:
So many people have supported us financially during our move (some of whom would prefer not to be mentioned). May God bless each one of you who have sown into our ministry and lives during this move and time of transition. We sincerely appreciate your generosity and pray that it be multiplied back to you many times over!!

With Love and for His Glory,
Joe & Shirley

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