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We started Easter with a sunrise service – yup – even the kiddos climbed out of bed at 5am to be downtown to celebrate with our church when the sun came up. Why do such a thing? Because the very best thing in our life, the presence of God, was made real by the innocent…
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Often this website is a way for us to communicate all of the things that we are doing, to share the excitement with family and friends far away. BUT sometimes it is good to share what is happening with our kids since many of our readers love them too Jay and Cassie are really growing…
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Two months flies by and it is with a sad heart that we say bye bye Becky. It’s been such a pleasure to have you here with us! Becky lives at the front of the property and we live at the back so the other day, Becky was coming back to join us for dinner.…
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This is the grand unveiling. It probably goes without saying but we are so very blessed to have this gift. Thank you, all of you, who have given so that we have a home here on the YWAM property that we can live in and minister from. Here in the picture you can see the…
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The foundation concrete is all poured and drying. There is plumbing running through it that will soon hook up to the septic field. Imagine two floors above this of windows and walls and you have the soon to be ready home for the Doerksen’s. We are really looking forward to this after already a month…
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One of our friends recommended this series for teaching kids about sex. There are two sets of 5 books, one for boys and one for girls. The series begins with “Why Boys and Girls are Different” for ages 4-6 and then goes on from there. Click for the first book for boys and for girls.
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Recently an article was published in CM Alliance.ca which is the magazine of our church denomination CM&A. It was very interesting to us since we are going on home assignment for the first time. Here is an excerpt: Here is a peek into our minds to provide you with a window of understanding, insight to…
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Isn’t it amazing how every year comes and goes! Life moves so fast. Sunday night we are having a planning meeting with our team for 2014, so please pray for us. We are going to decide when to have Titus Project, SBS and some other important events. As we plan and decide those things we…
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Well, actually there is no snow yet and its just getting cold but since we’re putting up the Christmas tree on Friday, we decided that we gotta make some ornaments! Yes, the kids dumped in the ingredients and stirred up the dough and had a blast with…
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I just dropped my Mom and Dad off at the airport. Saying goodbye is never easy, but especially when it has been such an amazing month! Having my parents here has been such a blessing in so many ways: from good company, lots of exciting events exploring Kyiv and Lviv (even visiting the village that…
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Hey Dad! I just wanted to write you a little note and say I love you and I’m so thankful for you! Since you’ve been gone I’ve been trying to include Jay and Cas in more things I do, not just getting the jobs done but trying to let them be a part of it.…
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This last Saturday we had a church picnic and baptism. What a beautiful day it was and by that I don’t mean the weather. Oh, the weather was great too but what makes a baptism special is not the weather. It’s being a part of something incredible. What is baptism? Maybe this is oversimplifying it…
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Taking care of the properties used for serving people is clearly important. Whether its a building used for meetings, a van for transport or a beach for camps, the time spent in cleaning, maintenance and repairs is part and parcel of the opportunity to use them. Here in Kyiv, we have a property with some…
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That is the sigh that came out of my mouth when I thought about the past few months :) We started a new ministry team, got busy teaching in local churches around Kiev, and now we are on a teaching/recruiting tour of the SBS’s in Europe. Two weeks ago Angela went to Sweden to teach…
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We try to make this blog a blend of our work that many of you support and follow, and also include events and exciting details of our personal lives as well. I’ve noticed that the last little while we have been focusing a lot on our work and it has been awhile since we have…
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Budapest, Christmas Morning The sun is shining in the windows and the cinnamon buns are cooking in the oven. It is Christmas! Cassie and Jay wake up happy. It is going to be a good day. After eating some yummy cinnamon buns (that turned out okay even with no brown sugar), we gave our gifts…
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Christmas is coming and Grandparents are wondering! Jay- Toys:Anything that lights up or makes sounds. Airplanes and trains are among his favorites! Videos: Bob the builder or any other cartoons that have to do with machines are good! Clothes He is in size 2T – Pyjamas with long sleeves, sweaters, bibs Cassie- Toys: She loves the Disney Princesses (especially Belle,…
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Happy anniversary. 9 Years. It was a really long day, not the best anniversary yet, that’s for sure. But we’re surrounded by people who care, they found out yesterday and brought a little cake today for the whole school to share. Ever feel like you’re surrounded by really great people? We do. We always have…
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So lots of our friends often ask us how it is travelling with kids. So I thought we’d do a little bit of a journal of sleeping since leaving Canada: The Flights Depart Calgary at 15:30 9 Hours to Amsterdam – kids sleep about 4 of those (thank you gravol!), Ang 2.5, Ben – zippo!…
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