Missionary Kid Orientation Night

Tonight we had our first MKO Night for three of our families that will be leaving in the new year.  The families moved around to the different stations that were set up.  It was a time to have some family fun while doing activities centered on moving overseas.  Be praying for these three families and especially for their dear children and all the changes that are ahead of them.

Sensational at Sixty

One of the hardest things for us with being missionaries has been living so far away from our families.  However, when we were living in the tribe it was a joy to work with family.  Although we now are still living far away from most of our family we have had the blessing of once again working with family.  I love being able to enjoy doing life together.  Today is Brenda's 60th birthday.  She has been such an amazing sister and friend and has taught me so much.  How thankful I am to have such a Godly role model.  How we need more women of faith living out their lives for us younger to follow!  Happy Birthday Brenda! 

Vern's Cooking Corner

I made this video for a niece but I thought maybe someone else would be interested in this as well.  One activity we love to do as a family is cook together.  From all of our years living in a very remote area we cook almost everything from scratch. One meal we LOVE to make and eat is a pita meal.  Home made pitas are SO YUMMY.  Through the years I have used probably about five different recipes.  I found this recipe about four months ago and it is by far the best recipe I have ever tried.  A major thing I like about this recipe is that you do it over the stove.  All of the other recipes I have tried you have to bake the pita in a 500 degree oven and then you flip them half way.  Since you can only bake a few at a time it is very time consuming and you also get VERY hot opening and closing your 500 degree oven every minute and a half.  You also don't get a pita that poofs up each time.  If you like slicing your pita and filling it, getting a poof is very important.  I knead the dough and roll them out and Vern's job is frying them. He has tried a new technique in frying them and he is almost 100% in getting them to poof up.  So this video is for anyone who makes pitas from scratch, anyone who wants to start making them from scratch, or anyone who is extremely bored.

Vern's Pita Poof

GRACE

Today I had the privilege to attend a Living Proof Simulcast with Beth Moore & Travis Cottrell.  I attended one last year  and it truly impacted my life.  This year it was just as powerful. Beth spoke on GRACE.  WOW!  Thank-you Lord for the POWER of your Word, may it continue to impact my life that I just drown in YOUR GRACE

 

Romans 6:14 

For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

 

Romans 5:20

Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

 

Romans 5:1-2 

 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. ² Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

 

Romans 5:15

 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.

 

Gideon Elijah

Two years ago God blessed our family with our first little grandson.  Gideon is such a happy little boy.  He loves cars, trains, guitars, and drums.  What a joy it is to live so close and to be able to invest in his precious little life.  Happy 2nd Birthday Gideon!

Whatever it Takes!

Yesterday our semester began.  We have 18 new students and 10 third semester students.  How we praise the Lord for each life that is here.  We have earnestly been praying that God would bring forth laborers.  So each life is an answer to that prayer.  We have been enjoying getting to know all the new students.  As we have them over for a meal and connect with them we are just in awe of all the ways God has worked to bring our students here.  People have sold houses, left jobs, and are wholeheartedly giving the lives to serve the Lord on the mission field.  We have heard so many cool "Yea God" stories.  

We started off the semester challenging with the theme: "Whatever it Takes".  The challenge to do whatever it takes to see people reached with the gospel.  A number of them have come from unsaved homes and so their families are not supportive of them heading into missions. Please be praying for our students and their children as they adjust to life over here.   How we praise the Lord for being able to have a part in preparing these dear folks for the mission field.

Aurora's Journey Begins!

Today was Aurora's first day of kindergarten.  How can it be that we have a grandchild in school already?  Aurora it is a joy to see your excitement for learning.  I hope you always enjoy learning new things just like your daddy does.  I look forward to when you can sit down and read books to me.  Happy Learning!