Much Needed Update

Greetings family and friends!!
First I would like to apologize for taking so long to write to you all about what in heavens is going on in Joel and my life. We have been all along the west coast trying to keep up with what God and being in the US Coast Guard has in store for us. We have been busy bees for a while but it looks like we have finally gotten to a place where we expect to settle down for a while.
Joel has just been transferred to Alameda California, which is where we live now, and will for at least the next few years. It is quite a difference from rainy Washington, and we are adjusting well, as you can imagine. The weather here is beautiful and the scenery ain't bad either!! Sequori, our puppy is in heaven here and does nothing put run and bathe in the sun. It's nice to finally be able to make a place feel like a real home without wondering how long it will last before we have to move again. ( For those of you who don't know, Joel and I have had to move about 5 times in the last two years and are more than ready to settle down.)
It seems as though our life has finally begun to put itself together. Joel is working in a federal building downtown Oakland, which is a first for him, but he is trying to make the best of it. And as for me I plan to finally start school in the fall, which I have been waiting for for a long time. Immigrations finally seems to be picking up the pace. I also am looking to start working in a local "Crisis Pregnancy Centre", which is a Christian organization that helps women in crisis pregnancy situations get the help and counseling they need to make an informed and wise decision....one that would also be biblical (discouraging abortion). At the same time we try to make it an opportunity to share and show Gods love to these woman. I have already went through training, and am looking forward to joining this ministry. Please pray for Joel and I both, as we are embarking on new things that should challenge us and help us to grow. Please also pray that we are always trying to see and do what it is God's will us.

That's about all that is new with us, and we hope to now hear back from all of you. It is much easier for us now that we have internet, which hasn't been the case for about a year. Or even better we have a land line now with free long distance!!! So you can give us a call or send us your number, so that we can call you. We really have been missing our family and friends and would be happy to here from any of you. We would also be happy to see any of you. Anyone want to take a trip to Cali? Well now you have more reason to come.... a place to stay.

Thank you for all off your prayers and support through these last tough years. We love and cherish you all. take care and God bless.

Chantel Wright