Here's some highlights from our trip….
Spending time at my parents cabin on the lake. Cody and Makai loved throwing rocks in the lake and appreciated the fact that there were no guards there telling them its not allowed! It was nice and cold at the cabin, perfect for warming up by the fire in the evening to roast marshmallows. The boys also loved riding the ATVs and boating.
Cousin time! The boys LOVED playing with their cousins and especially loved all the fun things they could do at my sister’s house.
Going to the Mennonite Church Canada Assembly in Winnipeg. It was so great to connect with a lot of friends and also cousins.
Visiting with Opa.... my dear 99-year-old grandfather.
Spending time at my parents cabin on the lake. Cody and Makai loved throwing rocks in the lake and appreciated the fact that there were no guards there telling them its not allowed! It was nice and cold at the cabin, perfect for warming up by the fire in the evening to roast marshmallows. The boys also loved riding the ATVs and boating.
Cousin time! The boys LOVED playing with their cousins and especially loved all the fun things they could do at my sister’s house.
Going to the Mennonite Church Canada Assembly in Winnipeg. It was so great to connect with a lot of friends and also cousins.
Visiting with Opa.... my dear 99-year-old grandfather.
Speaking at three different churches and visiting with wonderful congregations that love and support us.
Staying at our house for a week! We housesat while our renters/good friends were on holiday. It was such a highlight to enjoy our forested backyard, the new playground down the street, and the quiet walks. These are the things we miss most when stuck in a crazy busy cement city of 12 million people!
Cody learning to ride a bike. He's now zipping around the paths in our complex with all the big kids.... and loving it!
Spending time with friends. We are so thankful for such great friends at home and also for our Missionary Support Team.... we'd be lost without them!
We are so thankful for this visit home. It helps us feel connected to so many people we love and it gives us rest to be away from living cross-cultural in a cement jungle. Its amazing how much you can appreciate parks, mountains, fresh air and quiet streets when it no longer surrounds you.
We've been busy with PeaceChurch this last month and have enjoyed meeting with them again and making plans. We will be starting to really develop an Anabaptist Network this year, as our good friend and PeaceChurch member, Jon Soriano, has agreed to head this up. We're excited for how this will take shape and the impact it will have on our wider church body in the Philippines!
Now its only 2 weeks away from our little girl's due date and we are ready to welcome her into this world! This phase is a little nerve-wracking, knowing that any minute now I could go into labour! My next post will be full of pictures of her, I'm sure :) It's also two weeks until Cody's 4th birthday..... September 4th could be a very well-celebrated day for our family!!
Now its only 2 weeks away from our little girl's due date and we are ready to welcome her into this world! This phase is a little nerve-wracking, knowing that any minute now I could go into labour! My next post will be full of pictures of her, I'm sure :) It's also two weeks until Cody's 4th birthday..... September 4th could be a very well-celebrated day for our family!!
It was awesome to have you here and look after your/our house for us! We are super excited to meet your little girl and can hardly wait for her arrival!
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