"The Eagle has landed"

We have landed in Minnesota, after 2 1/2 weeks we're on American soil! :-)

It's been a long day of traveling. We were picked up at our hotel at 7:00 am(midnight ML time) by our new "special friend" Marcello. We left Rome at 10:30 am, Amsterdam at 5:00 pm, and arrived in Minneapolis at 7:00 pm. Now we just need to drive home, and jump in to bed. :-)

While I "have the blog", I want to take this moment to say "Thank you!" to God for all that He's done and continues to do to draw people to Him; both here and around the world, and for using us to help advance His kingdom.

I also want to say "Thank you!" to a number of you who have helped to make this trip possible. 

~ to our church leadership that understands the importance of "missions" in our church.

~ to our church family that has supported us through both prayer and finances.

~ to our family members back home that have had to sacrifice so much to "fill in all the gaps" while we're away.

     We love you all, and are deeply grateful.

Sincerely,

Mike Nelson

On behalf of our whole team,

Daniel Nelson

Matt Crowell

Josh Stoesz

Bruce Swanson

Brittany Swanson

Bailey Swanson