Ardi, our son from different parents, and who Greggii calls "My best brother in the whole world," lived with our family for nearly a year.

Sailing Faith: The Long

Way Home

Faith in the shipyard in Langkawi, Malaysia. A 45 day contract that takes ten months to complete.

The Gregg A Granger

Family Adventure

Telaga Harbour Marina is the terminus of the rally.  One day here all of us except Lorrie rent scooters to explore the island.  We take off, Emily and Amanda on one and Greggii and I on the other, and are having a good day of it until we get to the busy streets of Kuah, where Emily takes over driving instead of Amanda and directly manages to tip over.  Both girls get skinned up a little, Emily on her elbow and hip, and Amanda on her elbow and knee.  Lorrie, never letting an opportunity like this pass, gives us all a dramatic, “I told you so.”  We tend to give her a lot of practice in the I told you so department...

...We’re trapped, but realize too late that Wavemaster is only the bait.  The trap is our own creation, as we spend too much of this time feeling like victims, feeling robbed of God’s plan for our lives to build our family and continue accumulating the bank of experiences we call life.  We try to escape on the rungs of anger, frustration, and self-pity, only to find the quality of each of our lives deteriorating.  On the days we choose to be victims, it’s a shameful waste of God’s providence.  Ardi is with us, and becomes part of our family.  We continue to grow together, to mesh, in the midst, or even because of the frustrations.  And, we’re blessed with opportunities for lasting friendships.

The class picture from the Chinese school Gregg II attended in Langkawi, Malaysia

Joe's family joined us on Faith for three days as we sailed the Langkawi area. Joe helped me keep things in perspective while work was being done, or not, on Faith

The day of completion in Langkawi, Malaysia

The workmen from Faith in Langkawi, Malaysia