This week was quite relaxed. We got back Tuesday evening from the bach, and went in to work bright and early Wednesday morning. Ken is excited that the theatre will be playing Wall-e next Tuesday evening (super saver evening) so the family Bible study will be happening next week and began to prepare for that study. I met with Sharolyn from Summerhill about the holiday school programme Turbo Time she put on this past week - she wanted to incorporate some of it in Sunday worship at St. Luke's.
Thursday Ken went to the children's ministry meeting and was excited to hear everyone that attended Faith Inkubators last month share with the others all they had learned. Everyone decided to give Faith Ink a trial shot so next year they will begin to implement the "program" - I hesitate to call it that because the premise of Faith Ink is to get away from programs, and instead encourage families to be involved in their child's faith development. But they do have a set of materials you can purchase and use for your Sunday mornings at church as well as materials that families can take home to work on together throughout the week that reinforce the theme from Sunday.
Friday morning Ken and I met with Rachel (one of the youth) for a smoothie/hang out time- she won it in confirmation for memorizing the Apostle's Creed. That was fun and while we were hanging out at the plaza, John Key (running for NZ Prime Minster this Nov on the National party ticket) was walking around and shook our hands! We were video taped and photographed and had a chance to talk with him about NZ and American politics! Who knows but we may have spoke to the next NZ Prime Minister! We'll let you know after the elections next month. Speaking of elections, I voted! My ballot arrived last week but it cost me $5 to vote! (the cost of the stamp to mail it back!)
Friday evening we went to dinner at President Erickson’s with Pastor Rob and Irene Strelan (our interim pastor). It was a really good time - no earthquakes though (last time we ate there we experienced quite the shake!)
Saturday my sister called me up out of the blue, which was really nice! It was good to catch up and hear about life at her house (Tiana got on the phone a bit and spelled out her name for me!) Then we met up with Rachel and Tony from Feilding to get some yummy cheesecakes in Woodville. And they were yummy! Then we had Trinity music practice and ended the evening with my home-made pizza.
Yummm!!!!
Turbines
Sunday was super busy - I was doing powerpoint for the 9am service, Ken and I were leading music at the 1030 service and Ken was on children's message, and then again we led music and Ken did the children's message at the 5pm Trinity service! In the afternoon I was able to call home and have a great talk - guess what???!!! A lady in the neighborhood offered Ken and I stand-by tickets to South Africa!!!! What a blessing! We will be working out the details over the next few weeks on that, but really, we can't get over this gift!
Monday has been another beautiful sunny day (there's been about three in a row now!) and I've got my shorts on for the first time this spring! Yeay! Ken did an hour long run, called home, and worked a bit on his class - it starts back up this Wednesday (there was two week school holiday). In the afternoon we took a walk to the grocery store for some food and got a pretty little gerber plant for our backyard. Pepper enjoyed the afternoon outside as well, as you can see in her pictures below! Oh and Rachel and Tony gave Pepper a new collar and leash that didn't fit their dog. Doesn't she look cute?
Hanging out clothes to dry in the sunshine
Ken potting my new plant
Watering my new plant
Pepper "getting it"
Listening to the birds
Ephesians 3:20-21 "Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever, amen!"
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