One more thing....

Backyard on Saturday Morning - 8 kids 3 Continents
This picture is another snapshot of our current reality. The kids pictured in our backyard are all neighbors, our kids, two little girls from England and three Zambian children who are the kids of the gardner of the English family. On the one hand, kids playing in our backyard feels just like home. On the other hand, the kids pictured are from 3 continents, different races and represent a vast continum on the socio-economic ladder. Really a beautiful picture, yes? The amazing thing is that for the two hours they played, none of the above listed "divisions" existed -- they were just 8 kids playing games together. Our kids teach us.
Also, all our personal e-mails are finally up and working - jeff@dykstrafamily.net, molly@dykstrafamily.net, and the kids are all their first initial at dykstrafamily.net. My work e-mail is still jdykstra@worldvision.org.