Proposal Defense Scheduled!

We are thrilled to report that Dan's proposal defense has been scheduled for next Thursday. We have been waiting to receive feedback from all three of his dissertation committee members. We finally heard back from the third one yesterday, and he, like the other two, agrees that Dan is ready to defend his proposal. Please pray that Dan will pass his proposal defense with only minor revisions. This will allow him to make those revisions quickly and then be released to begin research. Courses are over for the semester, but Dan has one more paper to finish for a group project in his Healing class. He will do this early next week, and then on Wednesday and Thursday morning he will make final preparations for his defense meeting on Thursday afternoon.
In the meantime, we had a fun evening last night at a Christmas party with other students, faculty, and staff. We discovered some interesting things through a game that was played. One man from India has never eaten pizza or worn a pair of jeans. Never! Another young woman, a very good friend of ours, has never chewed gum. Never! One daughter of a missionary couple, who is probably 8 or 9 years old, has already spent Christmas in four different countries in her life. And finally, one fellow from Kenya speaks eight languages. Learning these "fun facts" about one another, in addition to good food and Christmas carols, made it a very fun night. Today, a little work at the library, and then we may hang some Christmas lights outside, if it's not too cold. Thanks for your prayers! Dan and Nancy