We’ve not written in our blog in ages. We’ve been quite busy over the past several months. As most of you know by now, we have made the decision to resign from MAF UK and Andy has applied for residency here in the US. This has meant a lot of paperwork, biometrics for Andy, some traveling back and forth to Columbus for various purposes, and just overall a busy time in our lives.
In January, we had the chance to visit with my brother, sister-in-law, and my new (well, he’s not so new now – about 8 months old now) nephew. We were able to have all of the Jarrett family together and even got the chance to have some family photos taken!
We’ve been a bit disappointed as we’ve not seen much snow at all this winter. It has been unseasonably mild, and there’s been only two snow days (where the schools close because of the snow). Normally our schools use more than their allotted 5 days and have to either make them up at Easter break or at the end of the school year, so we’re quite glad to not have used more than the 5 – we’ll now get out for the summer at the end of May!
Andy’s been busy getting stuff done around the house. In our decision to stay in the US, we have also made the decision that we need to sell this house and find a place that is “our’s”. Whether that be here in Coshocton, or wherever God may take us next. So, in the past couple of months, he’s rewired nearly the entire house, has sealed up the leaking front step, put new lights up in the kitchen, and done a few other projects as well.
He’s also been busy around the church. He’s been meeting with the pastors weekly and has been tackling a big project that includes buying and installing new projectors for the church. That’s involved him climbing a REALLY tall A-frame ladder (which makes me super nervous – so I don’t watch) and trying to repair the old projector to use in another place in the church.
Today, he stepped way out of his comfort zone. He played the part of “Woody” the woodcutter in the children’s Easter musical. He even rapped during the performance, it was pretty great. The kids and adults really enjoyed his musical stylings. 
Below is a picture of him with the kids. They did a great job telling the story of 3 trees with big dreams, but God used them in greater ways than they could ever have dreamed.
So, life has been busy, and if you’ve not heard directly from us we’re really sorry. Just a reminder, you can find us on Skype or if you’d like a UK phone number to reach us, just send us an email (news@extremejelly.com) and we’ll send it to you.
Thank you for your continued prayers for us during this time of change. We’ve appreciated the emails, phone calls, and letters of encouragement we’ve received and love hearing from you. We’ll keep you updated as we’re able about how God is going to next use us in this journey.
Blessings,
Esther
Trust me, there’s been much more…but I just am not sure what right now.
It was so good to get to be involved in the day. We had absolutely BEAUTIFUL weather, though some grey clouds did threaten the outdoor ceremony. The rain held off until almost everyone arrived at the reception venue and then it poured the rain. After the rain had slowed a bit, the sun came back out – causing an absolutely amazing double rainbow (check out some of the photos) over the city. Overall, a great day.
