Merry Christmas Season everyone!
Thanks for choosing to look at our family homepage!
I trust you had a blessed Christmas with family and friends! We sure did!
Last December 25 was my first Christmas away from home and
family in 35 years, so it was wonderful to be able to spend this unique joyous time with my family
again. I realize Christmastime isn't particularly special to some people,
but around the Kirschke home it sure is!
Jordan and Ashley came from college in San Marcos to join
Jen, me, Hollis, Caleb, Becky, Melody and her two (my grandchildren Sarah &
Caleb), My brother William, his wife Kelly and daughter Tristine also came
over for Christmas Eve dinner. Luke (in S. Africa) and Matt (in Las Vegas)
were not able to be with us, but Faith did join us the day after Christmas for
Caleb's birthday on Dec. 26. So ... with that much family, I am now
officially broke (haha).
For those seeing our website for the first time, you can click on the
"Smilebox" below to see photos & mini-videos I took while in Israel last
Christmas. After all, Christmas is Christmas, right?
The ministry I direct, StraightWay Training Center, has
experienced an influx of new people ... and this "new blood" the Lord is
bringing will make our ministry stronger and more effective in the days to come.
Three entrapeneurs from Alaska and the Northwest are moving her to help us
develop our therapeutic community housing/building project under the direction
of John Luther and an after-care work programs for our graduates. A Teen
Challenge director, his wife and a staff intern are interested in our vision of
"setting the lonely in families" (Psa. 68:6) and making plans to move here from
the Northwest along with a Bible college buddy of mine who will become the new
spiritual life director for our students. So, as the economy rebounds, so
is our ministry from the recession of the last couple years!
Regarding my archaeological interests: In the past my archaeological trips have been with the team
from Trinity Southwest University to excavate (dig) at what is believed to be
the ancient city of Sodom southeast of Amman in the "plain of the Jordan" (just
10 mi. NE of the Dead Sea). They have been amazing times, and on off
days we have traveled to cities of the Decapolis, where Jesus sent his disciples
preaching, including Gadera, where he cast the demon's in the demon-possessed
man into a herd of swine. We stood at the cliff where the pigs ran off to
their
death, and saw the cave and tombs where the Gadarene man lived! It really makes
the Bible account come alive to see these things in person! (I'll post a video here or on the blog later.) For
more information on the Sodom site, go to
www.tallelhamman.com, and you can also see the YouTube video
HERE.
You can see my own video of my time in the
Middle East with some of the places I visited on our "day trips" by going to
www.vimeo.com/davidkirschke.
So, thanks again for visiting! Check back
soon! I'll add more content and Holiday photos hopefully in the next week
or so.
David & Jennifer Kirschke & Family

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