Weekend Update

On Friday my parents will be leaving for two weeks on a missions trip to Kenya, to work with a husband and wife team who take troubled kids off the streets of downtown Nairobi and help reshape their lives. I'm proud of my parents for making the financial and physical sacrifice to go. I hope that it is a lifechanging experience for them in many ways. Namely, that it will energize their faith and make them hunger for serving the Lord for years to come.

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On Saturday night we are having our new neighbors over for dinner. They moved in a couple of months ago, and have children of similar age to ours. Michelle and I have moved five times in our 13 years of marriage. Not once have we had neighbors that invited us for dinner. Only on a few occasions have we even had neighbors that acknowledged our presence beyond a rushed "hello" in the driveway. We haven't been much better ourselves, and we've talked aboiut how we want to improve that. So, here's the first step.

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The Hawks play Illinois this Saturday. This should be a game between one of the best three teams in the Big Ten against one of the worst three conference teams. Look for Iowa's running backs to get a lot of work, and Tate to have a good (but not great) day.

Iowa: 28
Illinois: 10