First, we felt so blessed to be away at WIRED, a camp our church runs for the junior high kids of West London and Bolton. It was a blast--highlights included a colour run for the kids, jumping in the river, canoeing, night games, a hay ride, square dancing, and one of my favourite parts--an exotic animal show! But by far, the coolest thing for us was when we got to share with the junior highs about our future in the missions field. So many of them encouraged us, and I know they will be following our journey and praying for us when we're overseas! It's crazy to think that when we get back, some of them will be in high school ... and some of the senior high counsellors will be in university, college, or married!
When we got back from WIRED, we had a small family vacation to Toronto with my (Kelly's) side of the family. It was super fun and a great chance to hang out with the family on a dinner cruise of Toronto Islands and a visit to the aquarium.
Fun and games aside, it has also been a great month of blessing for our work! First, we have met a lovely couple from our church who is willing and excited to teach us some portuguese! This will be a huge help to us in preparation for Angola, since we may not get as much time as some couples in language school. And any practice helps ... especially conversational portuguese!
Marcel also got a pleasant surprise in the mail when we returned home from WIRED--he officially has his M1 maintenance license! This is a massive answer to prayer, as Marcel needs this license to work for MAF on their smaller aircraft (different from the large aircraft he worked on here in London). We are praising God for Marcel's license ... one of the biggest hurdles we had along this path to Angola.
Finally, we had the opportunity to present at Stoney Creek Baptist Church on Sunday. We were so nervous, as the congregation had to approve us as "non-member supported missionaries" in a vote. But it all went well, and we met many lovely people at the church with a real heart for missions!
Thanks to all of you who are praying through August with us! We are so thankful! Let's keep it going!
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| The family in Toronto! Note: it's hard to see in this pic, but we dressed 80s because the theme was an 80s Dinner/Dance cruise. Apparently, we were the only ones! |
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| Toronto is meant to be viewed from the water! |
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| I believe I followed this pic with "We can move to Angola, because I conquered my fear of this bird!" |
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| Marcel makes friends wherever he goes! |
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