Here's a copy of our recent Christmas letter that many of you received:
Greetings Family and Friends,
This seems to be a Christmas letter year for the Tankersleys! It’s been a year full of blessings and we would like to share some of them with you! Our biggest and most challenging blessing came in March when we answered the call to serve as full-time missionaries. After much prayer and evaluations, we have been accepted by OMS International (www.omsinternational.org) to serve on the field in Quito, Ecuador. Doug will be serving as a District Liaison ministering to local pastors and Cindy will be teaching at the Alliance Academy (www.alliance.k12.ec), which is an international K-12 missionary school. Our journey will continue as we begin our Friend Raising after the holidays. You will be hearing from us again, in the very near future.!!
We did some traveling in 2004. Our first trip was to Panama City Beach during our Spring Break to visit Doug’s mom and dad. Doug was also able to complete his certification for scuba diving. In June, our travels continued as we went to Indiana Beach to celebrate the boy’s birthdays. This has been a great alternative to the typical parties!! We weren’t home long, and David was off to Camp Good News in Washington, IL. At the same time, Doug and Cindy were off to Guatemala to visit our missionary friends (John & Rita Pappa) and the village where Doug had been the previous year. In August we headed back to Camp Highlands in Sayner, Wisconsin for our 5th and likely final year of family camp.
The boys are doing great and continue to be our most precious blessings. David turned 12 years old in May and entered 7th grade. He continues to love the sport of soccer and is now on the basketball team. He works hard at school and received all A’s and one B+ on his report card. He’s hoping to learn some new soccer moves from the Ecuadorians. Jonathan turned 9 years old in June and entered 3rd grade. He played soccer but his passion is for fishing and the outdoors. He’s looking forward to all the new bugs and reptiles in Ecuador. Both boys will attend the Alliance Academy in Quito.
In April, Doug moved to the MSRF – a printing division of State Farm. He now supervises 16 folks. He found out a few weeks ago, that his division and job will be dissolving in 14 months as they begin to outsource their printing needs to external vendors. The Lord’s timing is always perfect. Cindy began her 5th year of teaching first grade at GCMS and also hit the big 40 this year. We celebrated with an overnight visit to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL where we first met. Pagliai's Pizza and Lake Charleston was a perfect way to celebrate.
We pray that this letter finds you feeling blessed this holiday season and always. Only the Lord knows how long we will remain here in the states, but we’d love an opportunity to see you before we head to Quito. Please let us hear from you!
Blessings to you & Merry Christmas!
This seems to be a Christmas letter year for the Tankersleys! It’s been a year full of blessings and we would like to share some of them with you! Our biggest and most challenging blessing came in March when we answered the call to serve as full-time missionaries. After much prayer and evaluations, we have been accepted by OMS International (www.omsinternational.org) to serve on the field in Quito, Ecuador. Doug will be serving as a District Liaison ministering to local pastors and Cindy will be teaching at the Alliance Academy (www.alliance.k12.ec), which is an international K-12 missionary school. Our journey will continue as we begin our Friend Raising after the holidays. You will be hearing from us again, in the very near future.!!
We did some traveling in 2004. Our first trip was to Panama City Beach during our Spring Break to visit Doug’s mom and dad. Doug was also able to complete his certification for scuba diving. In June, our travels continued as we went to Indiana Beach to celebrate the boy’s birthdays. This has been a great alternative to the typical parties!! We weren’t home long, and David was off to Camp Good News in Washington, IL. At the same time, Doug and Cindy were off to Guatemala to visit our missionary friends (John & Rita Pappa) and the village where Doug had been the previous year. In August we headed back to Camp Highlands in Sayner, Wisconsin for our 5th and likely final year of family camp.
The boys are doing great and continue to be our most precious blessings. David turned 12 years old in May and entered 7th grade. He continues to love the sport of soccer and is now on the basketball team. He works hard at school and received all A’s and one B+ on his report card. He’s hoping to learn some new soccer moves from the Ecuadorians. Jonathan turned 9 years old in June and entered 3rd grade. He played soccer but his passion is for fishing and the outdoors. He’s looking forward to all the new bugs and reptiles in Ecuador. Both boys will attend the Alliance Academy in Quito.
In April, Doug moved to the MSRF – a printing division of State Farm. He now supervises 16 folks. He found out a few weeks ago, that his division and job will be dissolving in 14 months as they begin to outsource their printing needs to external vendors. The Lord’s timing is always perfect. Cindy began her 5th year of teaching first grade at GCMS and also hit the big 40 this year. We celebrated with an overnight visit to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL where we first met. Pagliai's Pizza and Lake Charleston was a perfect way to celebrate.
We pray that this letter finds you feeling blessed this holiday season and always. Only the Lord knows how long we will remain here in the states, but we’d love an opportunity to see you before we head to Quito. Please let us hear from you!
Blessings to you & Merry Christmas!
