Class,

It has been some time since the birth of Alivia Gaines back on August 12th. Here is an update from the fam!

Melisa and I are doing well. She is doing a great job taking care of Alivia and doing all the mom things that go along with that. I’m staying busy with the internship at church and starting to prepare for classes in the Fall. The internship is looking good. I’ve been able to familiarize myself with many of the ministries at Bellevue, spending the majority of my time assisting in counseling sessions, visiting hospitals and shut-ins, observing a variety of administrative meetings, and reading some good books on the local church. We’re not sure if our first real batch of interns will be able to start in the Spring or if we’ll have to wait a semester or two–the weak economy has affected our church somewhat, just as it has the rest of the world.

Looking forward to seeing our Ninth and O family!

In Christ,

Grant and Melisa