Hello my long lost friends,

Wait a second, I'm the long lost friend. It has been quite some time since I have kept in touch with most of you. I apologize and could give business as an excuse, but I don't think it's a very good one. Just because I haven't talked to you doesn't mean that I haven't been praying and thinking about you. So here's an update on me.

At the end of August, Emily and I went up to Qwanoes and couseled for the JH#4 camp. It was a wonderful experience. It sure was different to see our quiet little camp Qwanoes packed with all of these crazy kids. Three days after I got home from that, I left for school down in Bozeman, MT. It's about 5 hours away from my home. I'm majoring in Civil Engineering, so my class schedule has been pretty tough, especially having not done this kind of thinking for a couple of years. It took me a little while to get in the swing of things. I also work for a Civil Engineering firm in town here about 14 hrs./week. The job was completely a God send. One of the employees is a friend of my cousin's; he mentioned that they might be interested in hiring and intern for the school year, so I dropped off a resume and sure enough, I got the job. I pretty much set my own hours (basically whenever I don't have to go to school). Between those two endeavors (work and school) my weeks are virtually consumed. Many days I'll go to school at 8AM and not get back home until 6 or 7PM. Let's see what else...

I do a Bible Study on Tuesday nights with two guys that I knew from YoungLife back in Whitefish. We're doing a study of Daniel; it's very cool. I wish that I had faith like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. I also find some time to play on the weekends; I attached some pictures below.

So that's the external view of my life, but I'm sure that you want to really know what's going on:) Much of my time here in Bozeman is spent alone. I only have a handful of close friends, but they are nothing compared to what I had at Kaleo. I do think that this period of aloneness was very timely and necessary. After Kaleo, where we were involved in an intense relational community, and after this summer where I was either with Emily or my family, I think that I needed some time to unwind. Now it's just God and me. I don't have to get away to spend some quiet time with God; I am away. I think that's all I have to say about that.

On another note, Emily and I are doing great, considering the distance. She, my brother, and my two sisters came down for my birthday last weekend. We had a ball. She finishes with school this December and will move back to Whitefish. Then we'll be a little closer. I have just a little over 6 months until I'm a married man, crazy stuff.

Thank you all for you prayer support. Thank you for the wonderful year. The more I think about it, the more I realize just how amazing it was. I would go and do it again it a heartbeat. I will try and do a better job of keeping in touch.

God Bless,
Weaver