In May, I spoke at the Embryo Donation and Adoption Awareness Conference in Arlington, Virginia.  A report of this conference appears as "EA Awareness Conference" on the left.

In early July my family and I traveled to Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho for the international Bible quiz, where my daughter, competing as part of the Northwest Regional team, won the international championship in USA/Canada Church of the Nazarene, with $1750 in scholarship money!  For more information, see the tab "July 2008 Trip Report" at left.    

On July 14 and 15, I attended the Colorado Nazarene District Assembly in Denver, where we said "farewell" to NNU President Richard Hagood and welcomed new President David Alexander.

For this fall, several more engaging adventures are planned.  Lord willing, September will take me to the Chicago area for an embryo registries conference and to visit Olivet Nazarene University; then to Tennessee where I will connect with colleagues in the Knoxville office, and visit Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.  I am working on an opportunity to speak on embryo adoption at a law school in Georgia.

On In October, I plan to visit Point Loma Nazarene University with my daughter Monica.  It looks like we may be able to take in the 100th anniversary celebration of the Church of the Nazarene -- this is held in multiple locations simultaneously (see www.nazarene.org) at San Diego First Church. 

Then, in November, NNU Homecoming in Nampa is happening, followed by the national conference of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine in San Francisco.  I have had two poster presentations accepted for this meeting.