This post is to update you on the “happenings” of our precious oldest son – Timothy – from oldest to newest news! Please keep him in your prayers as he follows the Lord’s calling in his life. Thank you! -David and Jill Rodrigues
Big brother / little sister cuddle time.
My heart is HEAVY because this probably is Timothy’s last singing trip with us. He has been such a HUGE asset to our ministry! He does our entire sound system; helps set up and tear down our equipment at every church we are at; and adds IMMENSELY to our music! He will be SORELY missed, but we are excited to let him go and watch him “SOAR” for Jesus! 
He graduates soon and then will start a full time job and college in August! Yikes! Where did time go?
Have I mentioned lately how HONORED I am by our oldest son Timothy?! He had to go to a local college here in WV to take his SAT test in order to get accepted at the college he is planning to attend in Washington State. He did GREAT on the test and easily got accepted at the college in Washington State! 
Homeschooling works! 
Bud, we are SO pleased with your HARD STUDY and diligence!
These 4 boys of ours HONOR us by their respect towards us, their diligence, and their walk with God. We LOVE you, boys! Daddy and Ma
I CANNOT believe my 2nd born child Timothy, is graduating from Rodrigues Homeschool already! Time Flies.
I LOVE that Timothy had my parents- Timothy Patricia Noyes– and Josh Alls travel over 6 hours to his graduation! Thank you and we appreciate the sacrifices you made to support Timothy’s special day!
I wonder where Timothy got his blue eyes from? Oh, maybe it was from his GRANDPA- Timothy Patricia Noyes (his name sake)! LOL. 
It was a PACKED crowd today at the graduation! We rang cowbells when they called Timothy’s name. LOL.
I SURE do LOVE this guy! Timothy, Mama is SO honored by you! (Excuse the wet spit-up mark on my dress from sweet Janessa. BTW, Nurie bought this dress for me for Mother’s Day ). My children are SUCH a blessing to me! Xoxo
Timothy with his brothers.
On to college!
As SOON as Timothy got back from his graduation trip, he got caught up on his lawns and then packed and headed off to Wilderness Christian Camp at – https://www.facebook.com/WildernessChristianCamp/?ref=br_rs.
This is an amazing summer camp that makes a HUGE difference in the lives of young people. He will be working there for a few weeks as a volunteer and also to earn a scholarship for his college.
He has been gone 2 nights now and the girls and I have wept! The empty “feel” in our home is almost more than we can bear. I know that sounds weird since we still have 12 children here. LOL. It proves how CLOSE we are!
Timothy cried on the phone today with us over concern towards his sisters. SOOO sweet. It makes me miss him even more!
Please pray for Timothy’s safety at camp. He will be working very hard…but hard work NEVER scared Timothy away!
(These are pics from the Camp.)
We have some SAD NEWS about Timothy!
Many of you may remember that when we sent out his graduation announcements, we mentioned that he would be doing his FIRST year of Bible College ONLINE. We were THRILLED that God was giving us another year with all 13 of our children here.
However, it was about 3 weeks ago, the college called and told us there were some math courses that were NOT allowed to be done online. We were frustrated that these details had not been carefully explained to us….especially because we had asked lots of questions.
So, we claimed the verse that all things work together for good to them that love the Lord, and trusted that this was God’s perfect timing for Timothy to fly the nest for good.
It is a 5 year program Timothy will be doing. We are SO pleased with his determination to accomplish this feat and follow God’s calling in his life. However, we have already shed MANY tears as he will be SORELY missed as he will be SO far away!
Upon many people’s recommendations that we know, we found a GREAT church for Timothy to attend in Washington State. The Pastor is like minded and thrilled to have Timothy a part of their church family for the next 5 years. The Pastor greatly encouraged our hearts (over the phone) also!
We are thankful for God’s faithfulness and goodness to us, even when we sometimes don’t understand His purpose. To trust Him wholly, is a joyful and peaceful place to be!
So, we will be (as a family) taking a trip out West the middle of July to drop Timothy off; meet his college mates and new church family; make sure Timothy is comfortably settled; and SAVOR each last COMPLETE family moments!
We are nervous yet excited about this extended trip. Please be in prayer. We have a FULLY booked schedule in various, new churches as we travel. We look forward to serving Jesus one last time- ALL together.
Serving Jesus With Joy, The Rodrigues Family
P.S. Nurie and Kaylee are doing very well since the accident! It was a HARD time to get through, but we have SO much to be grateful for!!
God has allowed us to recover ALL losses since the accident and the girls stitches and staples have now since been removed. They are WELL on their way to recovery and YES – Nurie has already driven since the accident (after David gave her a driving lesson in the NEW car)! LOL.
Our precious daughters alive and well! Thank you JESUS!
Until Next Time, The Rodrigues Family