We Made It...God is great!!!

Bobby at Christmas 2011

So, we made it. From Detroit to Amsterdam then on to Cape Town, South Africa. Jet lag never really has set in because we didn't sleep for about 24 hours and then landed at 10:30pm here and crashed until about 11am.

We never would have made it except for your faithful prayers. Thanks for all the love and support.

We will give more details later.

Please continue to pray for a place for us to live. That is our top priority right now.

Grace and Peace,

Bob, Suzanne and Bobby

Great News!!

Wee Bobby with his cousin Kaitlyn 

So, it has been a long road for us here in the States. We arrived back home to Michigan on Sept. 18th to a warm family reception. We were greeted with open arms and sighs of relief when our family saw that all three of us had successfully made it across the globe. We were both excited to see everyone and comforted by their hugs. Of course, there were no shortage of volunteers to take hold of our newest edition.

But, with all things, change is around the corner. We were recently approved for a three year visa to South Africa. This allows us to stay in the country for the next three years and easily extend it as long as we stay out of trouble :). We are going to be working along side Calvary Chapel Cape Town for a few months then venturing off to plant our own church in the Cape Town area. This is what we believe God has for us.

Though we knew that we would be leaving, it is still bitter sweet. We are excited to start our next phase in life and service to the Lord; but exceptionally saddened by the fact that we are leaving. We had such a blessed time with our friends and family. Each one taking care of us and making sure that we were well attended to. We have nothing but thankfulness and gratitude in our hearts towards these people.

We pray God's most abundant blessings upon all those who pray for us, support us and take care of us in general. We would not be able to do what we do without you all.

Grace and Peace,

Bob, Suzanne and Bobby Scott

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Scott's to everyone who is praying for us and supporting us in so many different ways. What a blessing it has been to be home and be treated like family where ever we have traveled. We pray that each and every one of you will be blessed this Christmas season.

Home Safe and Sound

So, from the Scott group...Thanks. For all of your prayers and support as we traveled over 7300 miles in 39 days!! The rental car company had to put in some "adjusted" numbers as their computer system would not take the real numbers.

We had  a lot of "firsts" on our trip, but this was one of the priceless ones. Bobby's first taste of snow. At almost 9 months, in Wyoming at Devil's Tower National Park he ate some fresh snow. He liked it, but not at first. It took him a few minutes to put it into his mouth, but once tasted he was hooked!

We have been home for a few days and relaxing with friends and family. We had a great Thanksgiving and look forward to seeing all of our friends and family here in Michigan. We are so thankful for all the new friends that we made along our journey.

Grace and Peace,

Bob, Suzanne and Bobby

From Hot to Cold in just a few hours

The Scott Group atop the Seattle Space Needle. 

We have been traveling so far that we get to see various climates...sometimes in the same day!!

On Wednesday November 2nd we stared the day off in San Diego by the airport. By that afternoon we were about 3 hours North of there in Oxnard and then we spent the night (in some city) where it was getting ready to snow. Then, on Thursday night, we were in Southern Oregon....where there was snow on the ground!! What a difference a few hours make!!

We are currently in Washington and really, really loving it here. We are blessed to meet so many great and wonderful believers. The church here has been nothing but hospitable towards us. We are blessed.

Things are going really well for us on the trip. Our little son, Bobby, has had the great opportunity to meet so many new people and play with a lot of great kids. We are so thankful for his calm demeanor when we are not around and his willingness to all others to watch him. He truly is a flexible missionary kid!!

We are so very thankful for all of your prayers and support while we are on this trip. We will be getting back to Michigan in time for Thanksgiving (and the Detroit Lions!!). We look forward to spending some time with our friends and family back home.

Grace and Peace,

Bob, Suzanne and Bobby

Day 11....

Things are going great!!

We have had such a wonderful trip so far. We want to thank all the people who have "put up" with us on our journey and all the churches for allowing us to share the vision that God has given us. We look forward to the friends and family that we are coming to see in the near future.

As I am writing this we are in Phoenix, AZ staying with some old dear friends. We have covered over 2000 miles and been through 9 states on this great journey. Thanks for all who have made this possible.

Please continue to pray for Bobby. He is doing wonderful spending up to 8 hours a day in a car. I think sometimes we are more tired of being in the car than he is. Also, please continue to pray for our safety as we are driving and that the Word of the Lord would go out in a powerful way.

Grace and Peace,

Bob, Suzanne and Bobby

Day 1...39 to go!!

So today is the day, the beginning of our much anticipated 4000 + mile trip. We are heading to Arkansas to visit Calvary Chapel Jonesboro and the family of believers there. We are very excited to get the ball rolling, so to speak. We are traveling speaking at churches letting people know about the church planting we are going to do in January in South Africa. There is something special going on in Cape Town and we pray that the Lord would use us in a mighty way to help further His Kingdom.

We ask that you would pray for our safety and that our son would be blessed by the whole experience. We also would like to ask for prayer for our family as a whole. That we would grow closer to each other and in our relationship with the Lord.

We would also like to say thanks to all the people who have hosted us in Michigan and taken such good care of us. We know that you took time out of your life just to tend to us. Many thanks.

I will keep you updated on our experience as we are traveling. Until then...

Grace and Peace,

Bob...Suzanne...Bobby