Pictures and Power Outages.

Apologies for the lack of posting of late. The last week of life has been a bit crazy. For those of you who haven't heard last Wednesday night Saint Louis was hit by some mighty powerful storms. We lost power around midnight and as of this evening there is still no electricity at the humble Campbell home. We are apparently among 6oo,ooo St. Louisans that have had some loss of power as a result of the storm. (you can read more about it at www.stltoday.com)

To make a bad situation worse, Thursday was the hottest day of the summer with the thermometer reading temperatures over 113 degrees! Alex and I spent a lot of the day seeking refuge in air conditioned buildings such as the mall, Target, and even my car! Thanks to the generosity of my dear friend Margot (Maggie) we had a cool place to sleep on Thursday night.

Friday was a sad day for this young couple. We braved the heat of the apartment in order to get Alex packed off and after savoring a few hours together we said some tearful goodbyes at the security checkpoint at the airport. While my parents and I sought the cool shelter of the mall and a few bridal shops (the dress shopping has begun!) Alex was attempting to make his way back home. He ran into a few problems in Chicago and ended up spending the night in a Holiday Inn and catching an early flight Saturday morning. (I'll let him tell the full story) Friday night we enjoyed the hospitality of the VandeKamp family and camped out in their basement.

Saturday rolled around and still no power. I spent most of the morning packing my bags for a mission trip with high school students to Newark, New Jersey. I caught a plane out of Saint Louis Saturday evening and left my parents to brave life without power.

So, as you can see its been a busy week for us. I'm currently in Newark with 7 high school students. We are working with a Brazilian church doing two different VBS programs. We'll be here until Saturday then we'll head into NYC for a few days of fun before heading back towards the S-T-L.

I've attached a few of the engagement photos that Maggie took in Forest Park on Thursday. Nothing like have pictures taken on the hottest day of the year! I think we look pretty good considering it was 113 degrees outside!