Past, Present and Future

PAST: We had visitors! For nearly 4 weeks we had Aaron's parents come to stay with us. We laughed, played cards, relaxed, ate really well, went on little road trips and just enjoyed each others company. A week into their trip, Aaron and his Dad hopped a plane to East Timor for 5 days where Brian (Aaron's Dad) got a glimpse of Aaron's ministry, met the Homes Of Hope team and had some hands on time in the village setting up for the build.

Their time with us flew by but we got some much needed rest and relaxation. It's always so great to have family come and always so tough to have to say good bye.

PRESENT: We have some new, very sudden news regarding Aaron and his role at the base. Yesterday our friend who leads the Frontline Discipleship Training School (DTS) had to step down as the school leader to address some important family concerns. Yesterday morning Aaron was asked to pray about taking over the leadership of the school for the rest of the lecture phase, 6 more weeks. After a quick chat with me, some prayer and slight oh-my-goodness emotions, we both felt that this was right for Aaron to do. He took over the school today.

It's a whole new experience for Aaron. He has staffed a DTS in the past but leading the school has a whole different level of responsibility. He has one staff  and 19 students. We know this means a lot of change of our family schedule. We have to be flexible. He has to be readily available to the students and provide them with the best leadership he can. Both of us are excited for this next 6 week season. We will be stretched for sure. Aaron will learn a lot and though it will be tough at times, we feel blessed to be able to step in and help our friends during their time of need.

FUTURE: Just last week a new Discipleship Training School was birthed. Any guesses as to what

it's called? You got it, it's the Homes Of Hope DTS! Aaron was approached about the idea of it just a few weeks ago. He prayed, felt it was a great idea and got started thinking about who was going to lead it. Benny, who is currently part of the Homes Of  Hope ministry, will be leading the school starting in April 2016! Aaron will be fairly involved, mainly behind the scenes (we think) at this point. The photo to the right is of our base director and founder, Shirly Brownhill, praying for Benny after the Homes Of Hope DTS was announced to the YWAM Perth staff.

I know that's a lot of info to take in in one newsletter but a lot has happened in a very short time. We would really appreciate your prayers for the following:

PRAYER POINTS;
- Change brings challenge. Pray for unity within our family amongst the busyness.
-for Aaron to have a sound mind, free from fear or uncertainty as he leads the DTS
- for Aaron to have the ability to multi task as he leads both a DTS school and his Homes Of Hope ministry.
-and as for me, grace to be a good mum and wife as we go through a busy time!
-last but not least, we would love to see some more people sow into our work here and support us financially. We would be blessed by a few hundred dollars more a month to cover random costs that pop up.

Thanks for reading. Thanks for praying. We will keep walking this road and are so thankful to the life God has called us to. Much love,

Aaron, Robin, Kamryn, Mikayla, Levi and Lauren!