March Happenings...

Wow have we been busy. The last 2 weeks we were in the states, compliments of the McBrayer’s – for Haley’s beautiful wedding. We were able to share and celebrate in a most special time as Haley McBrayer and Joel Merritt got married. While back, Preston and I were also able to catch up with our big family, see all our parents, siblings, precious nieces and nephews, and spend time with our brother and sister in laws. We also took a quick trip to Charlotte to see my family, spend time with them, and share in some special time with my Grandparents. We were very excited to be able to see a few friends while we were home and to share in some special news: we’re expecting a baby! October 4th is the date our new addition will hopefully arrive, and we are very excited.
We are now back in Whangarei after many long flights of travel. I think we have finally figured out what day it is, but our poor bodies are still needing more time to adjust. We’re back in full swing at the office working frantically on our SURGE mission trip stuff, On the road - Camp planning, Rock Solid programs, and Expressions planning. The next few weeks ahead will be crazy busy office days, sleepless nights, and time away faithfully serving our Lord.
Our last few months here will fly by faster then we can imagine. We are blessed to be continually challenged and used by God and are looking forward to all that God will do through us in the coming weeks. Please keep our ministry in your prayers. Also, please pray that our funding needs will be met as we are struggling to meet our budget needs each month due to the struggling economy, and supporters who can’t meet their pledges due to having a job loss. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated!

A great & busy Weekend! Now off to the States!

We have had a great but busy weekend.... 

This weekend we were able to hang out with some friends, and catch up for a nice South African dinner; then we all went possum shooting. (little pests are bad for NZ). It was fun, not to many furry creatures out due to all the rain days before.

We enjoyed some time at the beach for some good surfing, and continued packing all weekend. We needed these little fun events to break up our packing because packing is no fun. We also went out for a date on Friday night, which was marvelous. Preston took me to the circus. It was a small deal, but it was really cool. Much different from the Warner Bros and Ringling Brothers. This circus was the "Weber Borthers." It was an event mainly on acrobatics, illusions, and magic; no performing animals. It was situated in little "Cirque du soleil"  kind of tent at a park. It was a lot of fun, they did some dangerous stuff that was amazing - and it made for a great evening out.

Late last night we finally finished packing - we are bringing home a lot of our stuff with is to put in storage; so it wasn't just our "trip bag" and clothes for the wedding. We did Closet clean-outs! We have 4 very heavy bags, and 2 carry-on bags. Hopefully we won't get charged for the weight thing... but time will tell. We are flying out this afternoon and should arrive in Atlanta at Midnight on Monday. I love time Travel. (it's already Monday here).

We are excited to see the family, and very excited for the Celebration of Haley & Joel's wedding! I am sure we will have a blessed time!

We will try and blog some while we are over there, Until then... it's off for the airplanes. ( 1 of 5)

We've been slack

Wow! We have been really slack in updating our blog lately; but a lot has been going on. All our clubs and small groups are back into full swing; we’ve got students in new schools, new students at club, and are in the process of organizing SURGE – which is a work camp for 180 youth. The camp is actually in Whangarei this year, so we are running it, hosting it, interviewing people to find work projects, finding tools/materials, funding, accommodation etc…. Needless to say, the blog got put on the back burner for a while there; sorry!

Currently we are very excited and awaiting Monday to come. We are flying back to the states for a family wedding. (Preston's sister, Haley). We are thrilled we will get to see some family, our nieces and nephews,  and spend time back in America. It will be a short trip as we are only over there a week, but I am sure it will be a blessing - we have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming week! Please keep our flights in your prayers - we have 5 connections to make and will be traveling for about 27 hours. (Whangarei - Auckland - Tahiti - Los Angeles - Denver - Atlanta). We'll update again real soon! Blessings to you all!!