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Dan, Tami, and Zeke Shackelford have recently had prayer cards made to remind people to pray for them while we are overseas.

I am writing some of you who have already committed to pray for us and have expressed a desire to keep up with us as we go around the world. I wanted to write today to let you know about the cards so that we can mail you one if you would like us to. If you would, email me with your mailing address and we will be more than happy to send you one (tamianddan@gmail.com)

For those who haven't heard, we are leaving our church in Wynne, AR this Thursday. We're going to take a few weeks to spend some time with family before going to Richmond, VA from August 6-October 3. Within two weeks of October 3, we will most likely be on the field in Central Asia, where we will be working with refugees.

I also wanted to let you know that we're going to be visiting three churches in the next month or so and I thought I would let you know where we will be in case any of you are around and are interested in seeing us. We would love to see you. July 22, we will be at Ridgeway Baptist Church in Memphis, TN in the AM and PM service. July 29, we will be at Springhill Baptist Church in Paris, TN in the morning service and at Wards Grove Baptist Church in Jackson, TN in the evening service.

Thanks again for all your prayers as we embark on this next journey in our lives. God bless.

Grace and Peace,
Dan

Jeff Ed Has Wedd!

If you want to wish him well or send him 'married man' advice: jeffedinchina@hotmail.com

Yes, That Really Is Steve Moore's Real Hair

A couple of the brothers hosted a little get together to celebrate my upcoming marriage to Lindsey, when I was in town for my sister's graduation last weekend. It was terribly good to see the brothers and catch up with each of them. Special thanks to Chuck, LawDawg Whitt, and Neal Wager for hosting, coordinating, and cooking -- a great visit and special memory, thank you.

Josh

Clark Clan Climbs - Adam & Heather

It's official - in January Heather and I will have our firstborn!! We're so excited about it, and hope that all of you share in our joy.

We had our first ultrasound last friday, and everything looked good according to the doctor (looked like a peanut if you ask me, but I think that is correct at this point in time.)

I am busy trying to catch up on my "What to expect when expecting," info. As has been said: "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies."

SO- we covet your prayers for a healthy & normal pregnancy. We hope you all share in our joy, and thank you for your support.

ZAX,
Bro. ClarkLZ 443
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FieldCmndr@comcast.net

Prayer Request - Brian, Rachel, & William Mooney

Rachel, William and I were involved in a fairly serious car accident [on Friday]. Just north of Jonesboro, a large delivery truck slammed into the side of my car and drove our vehicle into a gas tanker eighteen wheeler.

The delivery truck was apparently trying to cross the highway from a side road and the driver said she just didn't see us. She was ticketed for failure to yield, quite naturally. But the police said that the gas tanker, if you can imagine, is what saved us (I guess since it didn't explode), and our being in a large vehicle. If it hadn't been for the gas tanker we would have probably slid off the road and rolled over into a flooded field. And if we had been in a car he said the eighteen wheeler would have run over us. So it could have been much worse.

An ambulance took us to the emergency room in Jonesboro. Rachel had a head injury from where her head hit the window, which we hope will not be serious, and William had two of his teeth knocked out and some cuts, which caused a great deal of bleeding and just terrified us as you might imagine. Standing there waiting on the ambulance as he bled on me and cried was one of the worst moments of my life, but we were fortunate to walk out of that car. We all got x-rays but William's was the worst because they made me hold him while he was screamed and bled all over me.

So far we have all been released from the emergency room in Jonesboro and my parents took us home to Memphis, but they said the worst was to come. We will probably be here several days to rest and make sure William is okay since we're around good hospitals here.

Don't feel sorry for us a bit though. We all feel very fortunate right now. If you saw the car you would know why. But a quick prayer for Rachel and William would be greatly appreciated by me.

We miss you all,
Brian
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Counting On Getting Married

We're doing well-- busy with life inside the Beltway (jobs, wedding preparations, travel, church, friends, family commitments). Plans are coming along and we are looking forward to celebrating with family and friends soon, at our wedding in Virginia.
Here's an update, by the numbers.....

1 bride
1 groom
1 ringbearer
7 bridesmaids
7 groomsmen
10 days on a honeymoon
39 days until we are married
100 (or so) coming to rehearsal dinner
200 (or so) coming to the wedding

07.14.07 .....The Big Day

G.I. Jeff Reports In -- Man On A Mission: Marriage!

Job at Youth Villages. It has been a great experience and practice to build a set of professional skills. I have worked with some really emotionally disturbed and neglected youth. I currently run a program that serves over 35 youth and consequently have to manager 4 master level counselors, several bachelor level supervisors and then almost 20 more bachelor level staff.

Fiancée. She is actually from Spokane Washington. She moved down here a few years ago and she actually started work for Youth Villages when I met her and started dating. She now teaches 4 years old at private school. She would like to get into international service as well. If you ask her what her mission is, she says" to hold dying babies in africa". She has a thing for dying babies. So we seem pretty well matched in career services.

Wedding. We have dated for about year and half. We are getting married on June 9th this year in Memphis. We are going to try to honeymoon up in Seattle and Canada so we can swing by her family and do a reception of some sort out there.

Take care -
Jeff Edwards
JeffEdInChina@hotmail.com

(Jeff’s explanation of why he kept his email address: If you are wondering about the email address, I am not in China anymore. I taught English in China for a while back in 04. Too much trouble to change the address to Jeffednotinchinaanymore, that just seemed pointless.)

This Saturday.....Ty Ties The Knot....

Brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha,

On Saturday, June 9th, I will be getting married to Ami Culberson in Pickwick, Tennessee. You are all invited to attend. It would be great to see as many guys as possible, but I know it is a busy time of year for everyone. Here are the details:

When: Saturday, June 9th

Where: First Baptist Church - Counce, TN

Time: 6 o'clock p.m.

Reception: Gilmore's Restaurant at Shiloh Ridge Athletic Club - Corinth, MS

Directions from Jackson: Take 45 south all the way to Selmer (about 40 miles from the civic center). At the main 4-way in Selmer, turn right (this is still Hwy 45). Go about 6 miles until you see Risner's Restaurant. Turn left onto Hwy 57. Go about 16 miles into Counce/Pickwick. When you see the Dollar General store on your left, take the next right, which is Preacher Drive. Take the right fork in the road, and you will be at the church. It takes a little over an hour to get there from Jackson, and it's an easy drive.

Directions from Memphis: Take Bill Morris Parkway out to 72 East. Take the Collierville exit (I think it's still the last exit before the road runs out). Take a right onto 72 east, and follow it about 65 miles all the way into Corinth, MS. Turn left onth 45 North. Go just a few miles and take the 2nd exit, Henson Road. Bear right onto Hwy 350. Follow Hwy 350 until you see a sign that says "Dorothy Garrett Girl Scout Camp." Take a left there onto Kendrick Road. Go about 4 miles on Kendrick Road and turn right onto Hwy 57. Follow 57 into Counce. When you see the Dollar General store on your left, take the next right, which is Preacher Drive. Take the right fork in the road, and you will be at the church.

Directions From Nashville: Take I-40 to Jackson, then follow the directions from Jackson.

If anyone wants more detailed directions or more information, just call me at (731) 926-6733 or email me at tyjones50@hotmail.com or tyandami@gmail.com. You can also mapquest it. The address of the church is:

93 Old Highway 57Counce, TN 38326

If anyone knows that they can come, email me at tyandami@gmail.com. It will help us get the right number for the catering.

Again, you are all invited, and it would be great to see as many of you as possible. I already know of LXA's coming from Jackson, Memphis and Nashville, so there are probably some carpooling options out there. Email me and I will try to get you in touch with some of those people. Hope to see you there.

-Ty Jones
LZ 503

Hello to all! It's been quite a while since we have updated you all on our life here in Mountain Home. Brian has been working hard on developing his law practice. Rachel has been very busy keeping up with the now 14 month old William. William acts like he runs the house, telling us what he wants to do by screaching in high pitch sounds. He loves going outside, pulling all the tupperware out of cabinets, and running around all over the place at full speed. We have had our share of traveling this past month to Tennessee to see family, so it's nice to be back in good ole Mountain Home. We would love to hear from you if you have the time. God Bless!

The Mooneys

iremoonsic@aol.com