Greetings one and all.

 

It seems hard to believe all that's happened in the Hutton household since DLHS graduation.

 

To keep this short, here's the condensed version.

 

As most of you know, I made the major trip across campus to DLC. I met the lovely Linda Isaacs, a chemistry major from Western North Carolina. She was persuaded she should stop her studies, as she had a year before graduation. She did, we married, and moved to Columbus, OH.

 

There, our first son, Ken, was born and blessed our home so much.

 

Later, while living in Raleigh, NC, our second son was born, Steve, who, like Ken has blessed our lives so very much.

 

Moving back to Columbus, OH, we, being the good ZPG (zero population growth) guys decided we wanted a girl. We found a home for unwed mothers in Lubbock, TX, that provided us with Jenny, our third and final.

 

Jenny was six months old and contracted meningitis. She nearly died, and we prayed to God He'd divinely intervene. He did, she lived, but the sickness left her severely retarded and with autistic tendencies.

 

Immediately, we began to search for services for Jenny, and finding little, we used what we could and Linda went back to school, majoring in Early Childhood Special Education. At the time, she had to go to two schools to put this program together, to Univ. of NC @ Greensboro and Greensboro, NC. Later, she'd go on to get her Masters in the same, from Lynchburg College (VA).

 

As you can see, we've had lots of moving around due to jobs, businesses, etc. We're very much at home now in the Fredericksburg, VA, area. And for those of you history buffs, we're literally adjacent to the Wilderness Battlefield and just three miles from Chancellorsville.

 

I’m now a Major Gift Officer covering the North and Mid-Atlantic for Wycliffe Bible Translators. Wycliffe has been around since 1942, translating the Bible into “heart” languages where it doesn’t presently appear.  Linda directs the Parent Infant Program for Prince William County, VA. (That's the Manassas area.)

 

The most interesting and rewarding position I've had was with a ministry that assists Christians in other lands who are being persecuted for their faith. We've visited Christians in China, Vietnam, Philippines, Colombia, Peru, Egypt, Jordan, Romania, the Palestinian West Bank, and a Caribbean island nation. It's awesome to meet brothers and sisters who've spent 20 or more years in prison because they would not renounce their faith in Jesus! I consider my trials so trivial in comparison.
 

Both of our sons are now in the Atlanta area.

 

Ken is now in Nashville where he has a neurofeedback practice. This procedure helps children who suffer with ADHD, migraine sufferers, etc.  He had earlier worked for several years in Nashville at a sound studio as an engineer, then as a massage therapist in Marietta. Need a massage? Let me know! Oh, and Ken went to James Madison University, majoring in Music Production. JMU is in Harrisonburg, VA.

 

Steve is the director of a youth soccer association south of Atlanta and is also involved with the Olympic development finding youth who could someday play in the Olympics for the US. And he attended Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, major in Sports Management.

 

Jenny, in her mid-30s now, remains with us at home until a position at a group home opens for her.

 

Should you care to send us a note, our address is petehutton@adelphia.net and yes, we'd love to hear from you. And if you're ever in the DC or Richmond, VA areas, we're 50 miles from each city. The welcome mat is always out.