Creative Travels

 


            We sent our son off to college and he came back with a beautiful wife who loves Scotland and with a love of Biblical Hebrew. Now those two loves have led to the pursuit of a PhD in Aberdeen, Scotland.

            Hiking through the moors, exploring castles, walking on the beach near the North Sea.

            Chris, Katie and Lewis leave for Scotland in less than two weeks. The plan is to stay there for the school year and return each summer until the PhD program in Biblical Hebrew is completed. God has led in some amazing ways already, providing an apartment close to campus and putting Katie in touch with a home-school group which Lewis can enjoy.

            In order to keep people updated on the big adventure, Katie has started a blog on Substack. You can follow along by going to https://open.substack.com/pub/tokatieallen

            One of Chris and Katie’s favorite quotes is from Tolkein, “Not all who wander are lost.” You are invited to join in their wanderings and also to pray for them as they embark on this exciting journey.

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