Updates
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Ben and I were praying together today for closure from this amazing time and home and vision for what lays ahead! Isn’t it easy to look back on the past and wish for it again, as opposed to looking ahead with expectation? Reflecting: The past five months have been filled with some difficult times…
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It has been very exciting for us the past few days. We launched our Titus Project Europe Website! Complete with online application forms and reference forms we are set up and ready to go for our very first Titus Project in Europe! Please check it out: http://Europe.TitusProject.com
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This year at our church we are focusing on simple. Keeping Christmas meaningful, worshipful. Check out the video and website www.adventconspiracy.com But how this works out practically is the challenge. I think it is a matter of perspective. We are still doing gifts with our families, but we are keeping it simple. Stockings, one…
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This is one of the areas I feel I have to constantly work on and strive for. Strive for rest… oxymoron? But it is true I do have to make a concerted effort not to overwork myself. I suppose I come by it naturally, my mom and dad have always been hard workers. Hard work is…
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Global Impact my def: Making a positive difference to people that live in cultures and countries other than my own. One very cool thing about making a global impact is that often the impact reverberates right back into your own life. As you learn about others and help them, they often help you just as…
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This past weekend Ben went on a men’s retreat (see photos). On the way there he killed a bear by hitting it with his truck. While he was there a bunch of guys went target shooting so of course Ben joined in the fun. It was the first time he shot a real gun. So between killing a bear…
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Just doing a little reading and I came across this quote: "For example, America was founded on the idea of liberty, but we have taken that to the extreme. Originally, the word meant ‘the right to do what is right.’ But this postmodern society has changed its meaning so that, for many people today,…
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Many of you know that our first plan was to go and pioneer Titus Project in South Africa! The great news is that our wonderful friends Marysol and Dewet pioneered it before we could get there and they have done a tremendous job! They have an amazing website www.blomerus.org so feel free to check it out! Anyways,…
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Where to begin? I think the first place to start is to thank Jesus! On Thursday, Angela’s mom had a successful surgery, removing hopefully all the dead cancer cells from her body. What a huge blessing. Thank you to those that prayed for her, we truly believe she is doing so well because of your prayers! On another note, Ben has successfully…
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On the road, once again. Ben will be heading to Montana to staff the training time there. He leaves on Sep 16 and returns just in time for his cousin Brent’s wedding on Oct 9. Actually, this will be their first time working with Titus Project at a base other than in Taiwan. We have…
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"Remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; but now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at." (Numbers 11:6) As I read through Numbers 10 and 11 today I could…
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How about Bono. Bono? Yeah, Bono… maybe he’ll be a big star! Yeah, we always have to name the little one in womb. The last one was ‘Beaner’ and this one is ‘Bono’ :) It is very exciting to have a little sibling on the way for Cassie! We are due on April 17th, so…
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Ugly words…food poisoning. I was tempted to describe each and every moment of my ordeal but I figure that most of you have gone through it yourself. And besides, though texture and color are important attributes, we usually only like to see them in beautiful things like art. But it hurts like crazy!…
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Yesterday was a frustrating day all around. Expectations not being met are one of the biggest causes for anger and disappointment. On saturday night we found we had been exposed to chicken pox. Expectation #1: This friday we were going to go on a road trip with my parents to visit my brother and his…
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The men’s group at our church meets every Wednesday evening. We chat for a bit, get up to date on each others’ lives and spend the last hour reading from a consecutive passage in the Bible and talking about it. We just recently started Exodus and some of the guys have never read it before, which…
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"So…um… what are you guys going to be actually doing while you are home?" It’s a common question and a good one! What exactly will we be doing? Because officially we are missionaries that are sent out by Kilcona, and because we really have a heart for this, we will be investing time into raising…
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We sure do miss Taiwan and all of our friends, but it is good to be home. Ben and I really haven’t seen many people yet because we have been spending most of our time with my parents. I’ve been to my mom’s chemotherapy with her. We’ve gone to a support group and met some…
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We made it safe and sound back home to Winnipeg, Canada! It was wonderful to be picked up at the airport by our family! This week we will be resting and spending time with our immediate family. We are really excited to get to church this sunday and then we will start spending time…
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The difference between addition and multiplication. Ben and I love to teach the bible. BUT we are only two people. That is why we love Titus Project. Because then we get to train more people to do what we do and it makes more of a difference. Today we sent out 4 people to…
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Our time has been full with giving our cousins a taste of missions, teaching and mentoring 10 new teachers, planning a teaching schedule for them in Taiwan, and packing up our apartment! Whew! I’m tired just reading that last sentence. To be honest this past month has been really tiring, I’ll even use the word…
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