July 16, 2009
A photo show of some activities from the week.....
Mikayla talking with a penpal on the phone...an MK guy!
Ben lost a tooth this week.
Kirsten had to have a tooth pulled this week.
Youth group silly photo!
Ben, Kurt and Kirsten playing volleyball with the youth group.
Kurt sharing with the youth group about life in the Philippines.
Our friends, Brian and Betsy, invited us over for dinner last night.
Brian and Lydia enjoy cooking and had a great meal for us.
We really enjoy spending time with this family.
Brian grilling the meat!
Playing with friends.
Lydia, Eva, Kirsten.
Kirsten and Eva.
Marcus and Ben.
Today we travel to Wisconsin for a family reunion. We will come back Sunday night. Please pray for safe travels. Thanks!
July 14, 2009
This was the group from our sending church who met us at the airport on May 24th late in the evening. What joy to see friends waiting for us!
It seems like just a short time ago we arrived. Now our summer furlough is fast coming to an end.
Friends like these and our family here make it hard to say 'so-long' again. But we will be going back with renewed vision for our ministry, emotional and physical renewal, stronger family ties and relationships, and some of the increased financial support we need for a family of 7.
We leave Michigan on July 26th after one more morning worship time with our sending church. We will leave from Texas on July 30, returning to Davao on August 1.
Please pray for safe travels and a good transition back to Davao.
We look forward to seeing James and Jerard again! We will furlough again when the boys are finally officially adopted and ours! Then you all can meet them too!
July 12, 2009
We traveled to Indiana this weekend to share at one of our supporting churches. It was wonderful to spend time with the pastor and his wife in their lovely home, be able to share in the Sunday School about our work in the Philippines, listen to my husband preach a great message, enjoy potluck fellowship with church goers after the service, and then enjoy time visiting with some families at one of the member's home with pool.
enjoying riding in the van Grandpa has loaned us for the
summer.
the van even comes with a DVD player!
setting up the powerpoint display before Sunday school starts
July 10, 2009
Mikayla is home from camp and had a great time!
She said she had a blast which is good since the title of the week of camp we sent her to was "Blast Camp."!!!:)
She's a bit tired though!
Tomorrow we head to Indiana for 2 days, then Mikayla heads up north with friends for 3 days, then we travel to Wisconsin for 3 or 4 days...then...(want me to go on? We've had a busy, fun summer to say the least...)
July 9, 2009
While Kurt and I were away for three days, Ben and Kirsten were at Uncle Kent and Aunt Anne's house with their cousins, Hannah and Michael, for 'Cousin Camp'. Mikayla is at Camp Michawana until Friday.
The kids had a great time doing crafts, playing together, riding bikes, going to a water park and on a pontoon ride, etc.
We brought them home tonight and they are both very tired, but happy and blessed.
They say, "Thanks, Uncle Kent and Aunt Anne! We love you!!!"
Kirsten, Hannah, Ben, and Michael at the start of 'Cousin Camp'
Silly pose!!!
