Good Bye 2014
What a year! We saw many wonderful things happen in 2014. Here's. Short recap for those of you who aren't in close contact with us!
In February we welcomed our fourth child, third daughter, Lauren Elizabeth into the world! She was born on the 21st of February weighing in at 7lbs 4oz. She's awesome! Such a lovely little lady who brings a lot of joy and laughter into our lives!
In March Aaron went on hi very first Homes Of Hope scouting trip to East Timor. He was joined by a friend and together they went into the village of Bahareduk to check out this little village, meet the village chief and chat about the needs there. It was a short but great trip .( Aaron and Mikayla also celebrated birthdays in this month.)
April, May and June were spent as per usual... Robin in the home school co-op with the kids and working afternoons in the office with ARMS and Aaron getting ideas and strategies together for Home Of Hope.
Mid July through to mid October we were in Canada! This was meant to be a 7 week trip. It turned into a 3 month trip because of a little whoopsie we made on our Australian Visa application. Lesson learned! We really made the most of our time back at home and I have to say that we had the best weather! We spend a few weeks playing slow-pitch whole getting over jet lag, that was a real treat as Aaron and I both really miss playing ball. We got to introduce Lauren to her family in Canada. We got to met the new pastor of our home church, connect with friends, spend lovely evenings at the beach, were fed amazing meals everywhere we went, were treated to some fun filled days off island, got to attend three weddings! It was a busy but memorable time that's for sure.
Once we returned to Perth in mid October, Aaron jumped right in, helping build our new staff/student accommodation, most commonly referred to as "Somerville". It houses about 50 people all together and is very much needed as we are kicking off our largest January quarter we've had in a while.
November was cool, Aaron and a small team went on their first official Homes Of Hope outreach! It was him and two others...a small but mighty team! They went in Bahareduk and had the honor of staying in the chief's house. They spent 2 1/2 weeks there in East Timor, helping build a YWAM house in the village so that in the future when teams go (insert YOUR name here___________) they'll have a place to stay! It was hard work but very rewarding. They got to spend time with the children and teens of the village, sharing the gospel and playing with them.
December was a mix of lots of things, mainly prepping for Christmas! We shared Christmas day with about 410 people so thought we were far from family we were far from lonely! We spent boxing day at the beach where we enjoyed bacon and eggs for brekkie and swam in the ocean the rest of the morning. It was a wonderful way to end a very busy year! Oh yeah, and we were blessed with a new-to-us car! Our supporters were very loving and generous and supplied enough finance for us to get a reliable car.
So, there you have it. We had many ups and downs in 2014. Some months were very difficult, we were challenged and stretched greatly while other months were a lot of fun and we saw great release in finance when we needed it the most.
From our hearts, we thank all of you who love us, pray for us, support us and cheer us on. We have the honor of serving God here with YWAM Perth. It's the most rewarding and yet the most difficult thing we have ever done. We love walking out what God has spoken over us and yet our hearts hurt to be so far from our loved ones back in Canada. You guys are always on our hearts, in our prayers and loved so deeply by us! Thanks to our monthly supporters who lovingly give financially to us each month. Thanks to those of you who pray for us, your prayers are so important. Thanks to the rest of you who are our cheering squad, who send us encouraging notes from time to time. You are all so valued by us. May you all be blessed in 2015!
What a year! We saw many wonderful things happen in 2014. Here's. Short recap for those of you who aren't in close contact with us!
In February we welcomed our fourth child, third daughter, Lauren Elizabeth into the world! She was born on the 21st of February weighing in at 7lbs 4oz. She's awesome! Such a lovely little lady who brings a lot of joy and laughter into our lives!
In March Aaron went on hi very first Homes Of Hope scouting trip to East Timor. He was joined by a friend and together they went into the village of Bahareduk to check out this little village, meet the village chief and chat about the needs there. It was a short but great trip .( Aaron and Mikayla also celebrated birthdays in this month.)
April, May and June were spent as per usual... Robin in the home school co-op with the kids and working afternoons in the office with ARMS and Aaron getting ideas and strategies together for Home Of Hope.
Mid July through to mid October we were in Canada! This was meant to be a 7 week trip. It turned into a 3 month trip because of a little whoopsie we made on our Australian Visa application. Lesson learned! We really made the most of our time back at home and I have to say that we had the best weather! We spend a few weeks playing slow-pitch whole getting over jet lag, that was a real treat as Aaron and I both really miss playing ball. We got to introduce Lauren to her family in Canada. We got to met the new pastor of our home church, connect with friends, spend lovely evenings at the beach, were fed amazing meals everywhere we went, were treated to some fun filled days off island, got to attend three weddings! It was a busy but memorable time that's for sure.
Once we returned to Perth in mid October, Aaron jumped right in, helping build our new staff/student accommodation, most commonly referred to as "Somerville". It houses about 50 people all together and is very much needed as we are kicking off our largest January quarter we've had in a while.
November was cool, Aaron and a small team went on their first official Homes Of Hope outreach! It was him and two others...a small but mighty team! They went in Bahareduk and had the honor of staying in the chief's house. They spent 2 1/2 weeks there in East Timor, helping build a YWAM house in the village so that in the future when teams go (insert YOUR name here___________) they'll have a place to stay! It was hard work but very rewarding. They got to spend time with the children and teens of the village, sharing the gospel and playing with them.
December was a mix of lots of things, mainly prepping for Christmas! We shared Christmas day with about 410 people so thought we were far from family we were far from lonely! We spent boxing day at the beach where we enjoyed bacon and eggs for brekkie and swam in the ocean the rest of the morning. It was a wonderful way to end a very busy year! Oh yeah, and we were blessed with a new-to-us car! Our supporters were very loving and generous and supplied enough finance for us to get a reliable car.
So, there you have it. We had many ups and downs in 2014. Some months were very difficult, we were challenged and stretched greatly while other months were a lot of fun and we saw great release in finance when we needed it the most.
From our hearts, we thank all of you who love us, pray for us, support us and cheer us on. We have the honor of serving God here with YWAM Perth. It's the most rewarding and yet the most difficult thing we have ever done. We love walking out what God has spoken over us and yet our hearts hurt to be so far from our loved ones back in Canada. You guys are always on our hearts, in our prayers and loved so deeply by us! Thanks to our monthly supporters who lovingly give financially to us each month. Thanks to those of you who pray for us, your prayers are so important. Thanks to the rest of you who are our cheering squad, who send us encouraging notes from time to time. You are all so valued by us. May you all be blessed in 2015!
