January Surprise!

Friends,
It has been a while since I've posted anything on our blog, and now it is time for a flurry of postings because a lot is happening around here.

    I’m encouraged that right now in Budapest Campus Crusade for Christ leaders from many Eastern European countries are finishing training in crisis management.  I received notices that Radu Voicu, Alban Pasho, and Igor Tcacenco  and 20 others are now using our online resources and are prepared to plan for and respond to crises.

    I’m encouraged that this year thousands of students attended conferences over Christmas break to learn how to impact their campuses for Christ.  In Atlanta our Southeast Conference joined with the Passion Conference where over 43,000 students gave over $2 million to help end human trafficking.

However...

    ...the excitement that is coming to my mind most often this month is that our daughter Cara is engaged!  Her long term boyfriend, Perry Johnson, asked her to marry him earlier this month, and they plan to marry this summer.  We are all happy for them!

Perry dropped to one knee and popped the question!

    Thank you for being a part of our lives and Cara’s life all these years.  We are very grateful for your friendship and partnership.

Behind the Scenes:

     Perry bravely asked to meet with us the week before he proposed to ask us for her hand in marriage.  When I whispered to Dayna that he had called, Aubrey happened to overhear it, and excitedly said, “I heard everything you said!”

    After warning Aubrey to keep quiet, he took advantage of her knowledge and asked her to secretly take pictures of the proposal!  Aubrey hid behind walls and bushes on the UCF Campus and recorded the whole thing!

 See more engagement pictures here!