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Sometimes I am overwhelmed by all that goes on here in Vienna. During the moments of cultural awkwardness,  the challenges of ministry, the frustrations of fatherhood, or the depth of God's faithfulness; I sometimes feel that I am missing something. That's how I feel tonight...but for a good reason. We just returned from a mid-week getaway to Woergl (a small town near Innsbruck) where I (along with three friends) participated in a shoot for an episode of "Extreme Water Parks" produced by the Travel Channel! This all started last week ago. Well, actually it started about a year ago when our friends Jeremy and Kristi Wilson were filmed for an HGTV show featuring Americans living abroad. Recently they were contacted for help identifying people to be a part of this water parks show.  At 5:18 pm last Friday, about a week after I responded to a facebook post with an assumption that nothing would happen, I received an email from the production company asking if our fami

One of the great things about being on the mission field has been the opportunity to see Justin's spiritual growth as he has been challenged and nurtured by his experiences here. Recently, Justin asked us about baptism. He told us that he realized that he needed to follow Jesus, and wanted to take a step in his faith by getting baptized. There were a couple of others from our church who wanted to get baptized, so today we headed to a small lake in a nearby town for the baptism. Fortunately, the Lord blessed us with wonderful weather. I had the great honor of helping baptize Justin, and our friend, Michael Maples...a wonderfully humbling experience to be a part of. Rebecca with Kristi-Anna and Jessica hanging out before the service Rebecca with her "Latina mama", Sonia Pacheco The crew on schedule to be baptized a short time of worship heading into the water... baptizing Maples Baptizing Justin  our wonderful Vienna family