Our Summer Son!

Every year the Summit has what they call "The Institute" for college kids. It's a program where students raise support to come and spend the summer learning and serving at the Summit. They take daily classes, serve with different church and local ministries, and also go on 2 missions trip. They stay in local host homes while they're here. It's an awesome program of learning and ministering for everyone involved!

This year, after much prayer, Jeremy and I felt led to host an "Institute student" for the summer. We requested a boy (I knew Stephen and Caleb would love this!) and prayed about who the Lord would send our way. We were super blessed when Matt arrived back in June!

Matt's originally from Charlotte and will be a Junior at Carolina this coming school year. Needless to say, we loved him from the start!=) Stephen and Caleb are drawn to him and beg for his attention anytime he's around. The team has been so busy this summer, but we've enjoyed all the time we've gotten to spend with Matt. I'm not sure how Stephen will feel when he moves out this coming weekend. He's become like a big brother to both the boys and like another son to me and Jeremy.

Tonight we all went downtown for pizza and a short walk by the waterfalls. We have loved our time with Matt and know the Lord has great plans for him in the future. We also anticipate who the Lord may send to our home next summer!=)

Stephen took this picture for us...not bad for a 4 year old!


Can you see how much they love him?