Wichita Update

Hello Family!

Here's what's new down in Wichita - work is going well for me, very busy but enjoyable. This time next week I will be celebrating my 3rd year at the Foundation! I just returned from a short trip to Atlanta, where I attended a Public Health conference (July 8-10) and I am so happy to be back home with my wonderful wife! Looking towards the future I have been exploring new opportunities to continue my own professional and personal development. 

After quite a bit of research I am looking to hopefully start classes this fall at Friends University pursing a Masters in Business Administration. Upon revisiting Ashley's benefit package we discovered that their tuition remission policy is very generous for spouses and will cover the entire cost of a graduate degree. Whats more, the program is designed with the adult learner in mind - 8 weeks of one class at a time, once a week in the evening, year round. In the next few weeks I will meet with the dean of school of business and hopefully be all set! Hopefully it will all work out!  

Ashley, having conquered pneumonia, whooping cough, nausea/fever/back pain, and wisdom teeth removal, is naturally exhausted! But we're not quite out of the woods yet; to prevent further oral issues, Ashley had to get braces today. 

  
A rogue tooth is lodged in her upper gums with the potential to cause continued oral pain and gum disease, so we decided it was in our best interest to go ahead and take some preventative actions. The braces will make additional in the mouth and work to pull the tooth into place. It has been a rough year for Ashley, so thank you all so much for your prayers and words of encouragement! And while things aren't the nicest at the moment, we are very thankful that for the blessings God has given us to be able to address all of these challenges. Hope you are all well!  

Love you all tons!

Jonathan & Ashley