Well Skybacher Ministries is official. We got our tax id number in the mail today which means the government has acknowledged us as a corporation. We should recieve our actual articles of incorporation by the end of the week. Last week Kristie and I celebrated 8 years...

Tonight we had our second unofficial event for Skybacher Ministries. It went really well. We were back at the projects in Ambridge and we took with us 4 volunteers and enough equipment for 8 different carnival games. The kids loved playing Rockin Knock Down, Crazy...

Well sometimes my life don't make sense at all, when the mountains seem so big and my faith just seems so small, so hold me Jesus cause' I'm shakin like a leaf, You have been my King of Glory, won't you be my Prince of Peace.- Rich Mullins Those words seem to ring...

Yike's has it been hot! I feel like I'm sitting here melting. Yesterday for the fourth we went to a picnic and down to Pittsburgh for the fireworks. That is always entertaining. Yesterday at the picnic a few people referred to me as the Skybacher ministry guy! That's...

Last night we had our first event for which the ministry helped out. Everything went pretty well. There were about 25 kids and Kristie and I played a lot of games with them and then sat them down and talked about linking up to God, and linking up to a good friend. It...

Just a few short weeks ago, I loved being on the computer. I was working on all kinds of projects, and designing things for the ministry. Now an 8:00 bed time and my pillow are what I look most forward to. The kids have still been sick. Renae has been sleeping in bed...

Well I survived my first week in Aliquippa. Things ended with a bang on Friday as a fight broke out, and the kids all were going crazy. I tried to send them home early but everyone just kept hanging around the church. There is so much hurt and darkness it's...

Sorry it's been so long since I've given an update. We spent a couple of days in Hilton Head. A big thanks again to Kristie's parents. The kids had a blast in the ocean, and we stopped at the national zoo in D.C. on the way home. In other news I started my new job for...

Well Kristie turned 30 on Sunday. We had a great day, she was totally surprised to see I invited people over for cake and ice cream. I've never really planned a birthday party for her. It took her 5 different people showing up at the house to realize it wasn't all a...

First of all don't think that there are going to be 3 different entries everyday, but this has been one amazing day. We opened a bank account for the ministry and have already recieved 3 donations (Praise the Lord!) I got hired as a site supervisor for the summer...

I've been keeping busy helping out some roofers and digging a bunch of holes for a deck being built. I dug these holes so deep I could actually see the earths core! Kristie has continued to have lots of Tupperware parties, and the kids are still trying to fight off...

Well the kids both have ear infections. It has been some rough nights sleeping. I've been working a little landscaping here and there (aka weed pullin), but whatever pays the bills. Kristie has had a ton of Tupperware parties this month which is also good for paying...

Today was another good day. We've been making headway on things with starting a ministry. We got in touch with a lawyer, and someone else who has started a non-profit ministry. It all is a bit encouraging, when you still feel like you might be acting completely...

Some hard times in the neighborhood, but why can't every day be just this good. Things have been moving along. We're working on maybe going forward with some plans of starting a ministry. It will happen if God wants it to. It's all very exciting and scary at the same...

Things are going ok, in spite of our circumstances. It has been good to get some time together as a family. Ty got a huge gash in his chin yesterday from running and tripping. Nae is crawling all over the house. Ty thinks this is perfect because if she can stand up on...