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 Well, friends.  

20 years after reading my Young Life leader's blog (thank you, Jay) on a school computer we're working on a way to update folks on our Reclamation Welch building restoration updates, Impact Stories from the community, and other reflections that we'll be grateful to have logged. 

Currently I'm sitting at a Starbucks in Beckley waiting for Ellie (our oldest, now 11) to finish a test at "Math Field Day" so that we can take a daddy-daughter date to IHOP.  This is a tradition now and I'm very grateful for one on one time with her.  I'll spend the rest of the afternoon organizing details of projects for work teams that will serve over the next few months.   These teams are important for many reasons, but most impactful to me has been the demonstration of unity, the new friendships in my life and the long-term partnerships that have formed over years.


Grateful to serve,

Paul. 

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