September 12, 2007
We came back in the middle of July on a Wednesday and got to
attend a convention in a beautiful resort starting on Thursday. The first
night, we got to eat in the nicest restaurant I’ve ever eaten in. The
problem was that we were so jet lagged, I would have drowned if they had served
soup. So, I’m sure I made another GREAT impression.
After a few days in Dallas, we drove to Chicago to celebrate
Nancy’s father’s 85th birthday. On the way, we got to
stop in Kansas and see the coolest human on the planet and her baby. Elijah was
born with acute hemophilia, and there were several times when they wondered if
he would make it. It was such a treat to see him; he is a wonderful child.
We enjoyed the time in Chicago, but the clock was ticking.
The twins and Matthew started school, and then it was soon time for JT to leave
for college. The week before he left
just flew by, and so many things that we wanted to do we didn’t because
we ran out of time.
It was just he and I who drove out to Wake Forest, and he
went to a pre-orientation for campus ministries. It was a great opportunity for
him; to start college and know who the Christians on a campus are is a great
thing, and he made many friends. They had a parent’s day on Friday, so I
hung out in NC until that day. After the speeches and events, we went out to
dinner. After dinner, they had requested the parents to leave. As I drove back
to the campus, I started weeping in a way I don’t think I’ve ever
cried before. I just had so many regrets of things I wished we had done and
things I wished I had done better, but I think I wept for time more than
anything.
My sister heard me cry and said `It’s good to have
something that can make you cry like that.’ My good friend Tom told me
that when his son went off to college, he realized that something had changed
that would never come back, and it was hard.
It was a long trip home, but despite the sadness I’ve
had a real excitement about JT and the next step. He is loving college, and we
are proud of the young man he has become.
When I was in CA in June, I was filmed for a documentary. I
haven’t seen it yet, but it is coming out soon. I got an email about it:
Our new documentary, "THE ANSWER To Absolutely
Everything," will be released worldwide on DVD October 15,
following two weeks of private pre-release screenings in numerous cities.
Be sure to read a very heartwarming story and other production news
on my latest blog update, at: http://www.gettheanswer.org.
Also, take a moment (if you haven't already) to visit and
join THE EXPANDING CIRCLE -- our new online community. Visit: http://expandingcircle.net.
In
addition, if you go to Youtube.com and type in Steve Peifer, you can see the
work of Scott Thompson and a documentary he produced about our projects. He did
a great job.
It
has been interesting being back in the states, but we are so aware that the
clock is ticking. Time is precious; I hope we get to see you or talk to you.
Your
pal
Steve and Nancy Peifer
Rift Valley Academy PO Box 80 Kijabe, Kenya 00220
Mission: AIM PO Box 178 Pearl River, NY 10965
Stateside Mailing Address from July 18th -December:
PO Box 210743 Bedford, TX 76095
Stateside Address from July 18th through
December:
1244 Royal Crescent Drive Bedford, TX 76021
Stateside Phone from July 18th through
December:
817-283-9263
Email
Websites
Webcam
http://www.kijabe.org/longocam
Organizations
http://www.solutionbeaconfoundation.org