Family & Friends
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This summer is a special one for our family. We don’t usually come home for the summer after our year of home assignment, but with our kids reaching working age, it felt important to give them a chance to do something they can’t really do overseas: work, earn some money, and start saving for college…
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We often tell our kids we’re on their team. Every choice we make is considering them. These are the gifts we’re working to give them — not wrapped in paper, but built into their lives. Gift 01 The ability to create music Music is a language of its own. We want our kids to know…
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Maddy did her DTS in Lausanne a few years ago, then she went for some additional training with YWAM in a Bible school called the Discipleship Bible School. Since then, she has been serving at YWAM Lausanne in this same program and loving it! We also love it! Having other YWAMers in our family, here…
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That is what Kai told us today when he got home from school. 41 more days. I don’t know if that is specific school days left, but it is really hard to imagine that the end of this school year is coming up so fast, because it is the first time we will graduate one…
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While Ben was BBQing some hamburgers, he decided to do a little video.
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Jay made the varsity team this year. This is a pretty big deal since he is only a sophomore (grade 10) but an even bigger deal is all the playing time he got at Winter Classic. This is a tournament that our school hosts every year and invites schools from Austria, Croatia, Turkey, Albania and…
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We had a great Christmas break including our friends Vovka and Yulia from Ukraine visiting, an Agatha Christie play that Cassie and I went to see, the annual skating on Boxing day, Jay playing in the alumni games at school and fondue on New Years Eve. And yet, in the midst of it all, thinking…
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What a great week teaching with my niece Isabel and it has been so much fun having Cassie here too! Thank you to YWAM King’s Lodge for letting us all come, join your Christmas parties, and teach the amazing Gospel of Matthew. Don’t worry, the boys at home are doing great. Look at that pizza…
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We want to begin with a big THANK YOU! There were many of you who gave to a love offering at our home church just before we left. That offering gave us the ability to: These were significant starting expenses that are not included in our monthly budget and we are grateful to each person…
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We were so blessed to have a visit from Auntie Kathy (Ben’s mom’s sister) and Uncle Charlie this past week! We were able to have them over for dinner, went on a city tour with them, and then they treated us to a delicious meal of Indian food and Gelati for dessert! YUM! It really…
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On March 4, every year, I will remember how thankful I am to have had the best mom. If she was still here, I would have called her, wished her a happy birthday, have sent her a beautiful bouquet because she loved flowers, and have had a nice chat about what she and my dad…
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It has been two years since the war began – here is our family update!
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The work we do in Ukraine and all over Eastern Europe/Western Europe is very rewarding. We love it! But one of the hardest things is being far away from family and friends. This past month we had Ben’s sister Lisa and her whole family come and be with us for a week after they spent…
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We are so thankful for a white Christmas- it has been snowing for over a week and it is getting deeper :) We’ve built snow slides, snowmen, snow forts, and a snow volcano. We really enjoy snow, especially during the Christmas season. Tomorrow we will go to church and make a gingerbread house in the…
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Thank you to everyone who prayed! It really meant a lot. Ben arrived today back from India at lunch time safe and sound. The kids were thrilled to get home from school and be welcomed with a big hug from Dad! It is amazing how much we all missed him. We just snuggled on the…
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What’s life like as a missionary kid? It’s hard. It’s painful. And for many, it’s a blessing that can’t be beat. by Sophia Lee December 10, 2016 The MK privilege Most missionaries can remember a moment when they questioned the sacrifices of their calling. For Grant Funk, it was the day he found his oldest…
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What did you do for Thanksgiving this year? Well, every year we endeavor to help our kids have a sense of identity, and specifically Canadian in certain ways. One of the ways we do that is by celebrating the holidays. This past Monday we invited Abby (another YWAMer who is Canadian) and we had a…
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Isabel- I had such a good time in Ukraine with everyone! I loved doing the quest room, going to Russian church with the whole team, having an EPIC Easter egg hunt in the freezing cold, attending the Kiev ballet and colouring cool pages with Cassie, Jay and Kai. Even though my ranch dressing turned out…
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We made this little flick for one of our friend’s baby shower. I’m sure you can imagine that the kids are neeevvveeerr like this, it was all just terrific acting. :)
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April and May become birthday season around here, are three kids celebrating within 35 days. That means cakes and presents and parties, all things we love – and our kids too! This years birthdays included a day at the park with close friends, a superman party and a day at the zoo, also with friends.
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