Friends,
Please be in prayer for our families affected by the bushfires in SE Australia, especially within the Melbourne/Wantirna area. Hundreds are dead and thousands more have lost homes, businesses, churches, etc. Check the link below for the newest press release from NazCare: an arm of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in Australia.
www.nazarene.org/au/nazcare/
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Returning July 2009
Lord willing, Team Australia will be returning 'Down Under' in July 2009 ! Stay tuned for more details.
Happy New Year Everyone!
Happy New Year Everyone!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Comings and Goings
Just because we are home does not mean that our 'mission' is over. Actually it has just begun! Now we continue to pray for those in Australia and put into practice all that we learned during our time abroad. We have experienced incredible grace and hospitality from our Aussie brothers and sisters and were served in more ways than we can ever repay. Now it's our turn to spread the love!
Three things to always keep in mind during the comings and goings in life: 1) There is a God. 2) You're not Him. 3) Regardless of where you go people everywhere have the same basic needs: to love and be loved, and to be saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanks for your patience as we acclimate back into the fast-paced, 'bigger is better' life in the US. It can be difficult coming home after being immersed in another culture and finding that things we expected to have changed have not, and things we didn't expect to change. . . have.
Here' s few more pics to enjoy for the summer!
Three things to always keep in mind during the comings and goings in life: 1) There is a God. 2) You're not Him. 3) Regardless of where you go people everywhere have the same basic needs: to love and be loved, and to be saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanks for your patience as we acclimate back into the fast-paced, 'bigger is better' life in the US. It can be difficult coming home after being immersed in another culture and finding that things we expected to have changed have not, and things we didn't expect to change. . . have.
Here' s few more pics to enjoy for the summer!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Finally Home!
We're home!
After many re-bookings, re-routings, and more time in a plane/airport than any of would like to repeat in the near future, we are home in Kansas City! Our long journey home began over two days ago and took us from Sydney. . . to Auckland New Zealand. . . to LA. . . to Phoenix. . . and finally to KC!
Though our delay in international flights caused us to miss all connecting flights into KC, we were still all able to stay together for the remainder of our trip home and finally arrived home right before midnight last night. Praise the Lord!
Due to crossing the international date line again when flying over the Pacific, we have repeated June 30th twice. How often do you get a chance to live one day all over again-eh?!
THANK YOU for your prayers throughout our time in Australia. I will continue to update this blog over the next few days with more photos for you to enjoy. (We have a solid internet connection now!)
Though we are thousands of miles from our Aussie 'home', they will always remain in our thoughts and in our prayers. Who knows, you may be hearing from some of us again in the not-too-distant future as we trek back to Australia.
Tofa Soifua (Good-bye),
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Pacific Farewells- WOW!
Last night we were guests of honor as our many Pacific islander friends presented special cultural songs, dances and chants! The hall was filled with Samoans, Tongans, Cook Islanders, New Zealanders and many other island peoples dressed in their coloful traditional garb. What a sight! We came home from the evening heavy laden with handmade gifts from the islands and extremely thankful hearts. This will be a night we will all remember for a very long time!
During our time here we have been so immersed in the Polynesian/Pacific Island way of life that it hardly seems we've been in what many would think of as traditional 'Aussie' culture. How can we even begin to say thank you for the incredible kindness that has been shown to us throughout this trip!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Children's Carnival a Huge Success!
Great news to report!
Yesterday we hosted a children's carnival here in Airds and children from all over the neighborhood attended. The morning was filled with games, face painting, sidewalk art, fingernail art, and our famous American 'biscuits' (no bake cookies!).
We concluded the morning with a Bible lesson on King Josiah and his positive influence on the people of Israel when the holy scriptures were found in the temple. During our prayer time 6 children prayed and asked the Lord for His forgiveness and salvation! Please pray for these kiddos, that God's love and protection would be upon them and that they would become mighty disciples and warriors for Christ!
Yesterday we hosted a children's carnival here in Airds and children from all over the neighborhood attended. The morning was filled with games, face painting, sidewalk art, fingernail art, and our famous American 'biscuits' (no bake cookies!).
We concluded the morning with a Bible lesson on King Josiah and his positive influence on the people of Israel when the holy scriptures were found in the temple. During our prayer time 6 children prayed and asked the Lord for His forgiveness and salvation! Please pray for these kiddos, that God's love and protection would be upon them and that they would become mighty disciples and warriors for Christ!
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