Update

It should be the first day back at school back at home. I'm sorry I have not written in ages. I hope everyone is getting on ok. I know it's a rough week for my family when everyone has to leave each other and go back to the respective schools and jobs, etc. I try not to make it real, in my head it's still summer and your all just enjoying each others company waiting for me to get home. I don't want to really accept the fact that life goes on and my baby is going to daycare. I think that's the hardest part for me this week. But life does go on, God is good and I am where I'm supposed to be.

Sorry I have not updated you often enough as I had planned. Things have gotten so hectic as lecture phase is very quickly coming to an end. We have something like 3 weeks left until we leave for outreach. Our speakers just continually get better and we just keep getting closer to each other and learning more and more about who we are in Him and what He's called us to do. It was really good for me last night to write down 5 things that I'm passionate about and that identify me...you know narrow them down to 5 was hard and I defiantly found my way around some of them but this is me basically in a nut shell:
1. The Nations. (Specifically the US, New Zealand, The Middle East and Africa).
2. Calling Isabelle into her destiny, facilitating her passions and creativity and enabling her to walk in her God given identity. Less specific would be calling children and women in their destiny....etc. etc. Marked by deep growing mutually edifying relationships that reflect the intimacy and character of Christ relationships. To help to put in place and grow girls into passionate Christ followers and history makers who fully understand and walk in there identity He has created in them.
3.Speaking and Writing. Using and being used in that area. Photo and art.
4. Running a community center/cafe/shelter/home/school/something? Someday. Community! Upper room, raising children there.
5. Being outside. Meeting, being, singing there. Mountains, oceans, forests.

We had to make these lists before we learned about human trafficking to show how much freedom we have to pursue these dreams and passions.

This weekend we took a trip to the west coast and stayed in a hostel. We went got to see the beautiful ocean, like we were totally on the tropical side of the island so it feels and looks like your on the set of LOST. We went through the rainforest. It was the most beautiful couple days of my life. (Visually)

Tonight team Turkey is going into Christchurch for our outreach meeting to have dinner and meet with Stacy and Aaron because they've both been to Turkey. (They both live at the Sk8 house).

I'm doing so well. Tired but good. I miss you and I think of you often. I pray everything is going well and you are blessed as your start school and work again.