December 21st, 2011
I had the priviledge of I had the privilege to sing and share at two Christmas banquets this year, what a wonderful time it was! To speak into the hearts of single women who are struggling at this time of year and to encourage them with the hope that we can have through Jesus. Also what a blessing it was to sing at the Erskine Evangelical Free Churches banquet, even though I was not feeling well the people were touched in a special way. They responded by saying that they “saw” Jesus as I was singing, that nothing had been missed in the presence of a right spirit and the beautiful Christmas powerpoint. As a result I was so blessed and encouraged by that evening as well!
May your Christmas be filled with God’s presence and love as you celebrate all the amazing gifts that He has given to us. He is the most valuable gift you could ever receive. He is the love we search for, the understanding we all desperately need, and the forgiveness we are lost without.
Wishing you a blessed and Merry Christmas!!
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November 11th, 2011
This last month I flew to Alberta to do a concert that blessed and encouraged the people of Erskine E. Free. I look forward to going back for Christmas! A few hours after arriving home I drove to Seattle WA. to then fly to Nashville, TN. to do some songwriting and a photo shoot. It was a great week and very productive! It was great to get back home but only to be there for a short stint and then went to Summerland to have a great weekend with my son, daughter-in-law and grandsons. I am so looking forward to being closer to home, getting organized and preparing for what’s ahead! God is good!! What exciting things is he doing in your life?
Where is he taking you on your journey?
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October 21st, 2011
Had a wonderful time in Killarney and Steinbach Oct. 14th-16tt. Met some great people! The concerts went well ….many let me know that they were thoroughly blessed and encouraged! Now it`s off to Erskine, Alberta….will do a concert Sunday morning at the Evangelical Free Church!
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September 28th, 2011
Had a great time in Nashville! Met up with the Staff at Artist in Christian Testimony and had lunch together. Also had a very encouraging meeting with Creative Soul and visited the Darkhorse Studio……what a great place! Jake and I had a wonderful time checking out the sites in Nashville as well, missed a few so looking forward to checking those out at another time!
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July 31st, 2011
It’s amazing how quickly a couple of months can fly by. The spring and summer have been filled with activity. Our son, daughter in-law and grandsons moved to Summerland in June. Fortunately it’s only a few hours away! Jake and I spent a weekend there and it was fabulous! In July we went to Manitoba to visit our folks, family and friends. It’s alway great to see and spend time with them. When we returned home we got company, Dennis and Faye from His Will, His Way Ministries from Puerto Vallarta came for a visit and it was Faye’s first time in Canada. We had a great time showing them around Vancouver! Shortly there after a good friend moved away to Edmonton and now I’m off to Nashville! It will be interesting to see what God has instore! Enjoy your summer!
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May 22nd, 2011
For those who are keeping up with my blogs….Sorry it’s taken me so long to write. We got back from our mission work in Puerto Vallarta at the end of March. There were many mixed emotions as we left. It’s hard when you pour part of your life into others lives and then leave after 2 1/2 months. Yes, it may have been the most challenging experience of the 7 years we have been involved there with missions, but it was also very rewarding and a blessing to be doing the Lord’s work, and to know that we have impacted many people’s lives….kids and adults.
In April I was invited to speak and sing at a “Love In Any Language” Women’s Spring Tea at Sunshine Ridge Baptist Church. It was a wonderful and touching event for the women. Shortly after that Jake and I went to San Diego for a much needed rest.
At this point, we both are looking to God for what He has planned for us in this next season. Getting back I have had a lot of organizing to do, dealing with some health issues that have come up, working on my fall ministry schedule and hoping that God will open up new opportunities to serve!
Keep us and Break-Thru Productions in your prayers and I’ll keep you posted!
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March 26th, 2011
Stonecroft ministries put on their first outreach brunch this last Wednesday morning for the Women in Puerto Vallarta and they called it “Primavera” which means new beginnings or season of spring. What a wonderful event it was to start off the spring season here in Paradise! A couple of ladies from Paradise Community Center and I got together to do the song “Primavera”(mainstream), “All I’ve Been Wating For” (off my Beyond Reason Album) and “One Thing Remain’s” ( a worship chorus). They also had an award winning hairstylist showing his cuts and we had a wonderful brunch and speaker. I hope more events like this can happen here in P.V. and pray that the Lord touched women’s hearts!
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March 25th, 2011
For a number of weeks Jake and I have both been challenged regarding our health. Jake got pneumonia and I have had laryngitis and bronchial issues that have been hard to shake. There’s a virus that we caught that has brought on these symptoms. Unfortunately as a result we weren’t able to be involved in our mission as we would have liked during days of illness. However, Jake has gotten better and I am also slowly recovering as it seems to be a little up and down. However, we are doing whatever we are able to do at the Orphanage, Agape home and with worship and music at Paradise Community Center. It’s such a blessing to be doing the Lord’s work here in Puerto Vallarta!
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February 19th, 2011
This week we have had a lot of excitement with our son, daugher-in-law and all three grandson’s joining us in Puerto Vallarta! It’s great to have them here and they also think it’s great to see what Jake and I are involved with. We had the opportunity to take all of them to the Casa Hogar Orphanage, where we teach English on Monday’s and Tuesday’s. Thursday’s we sometimes go have fun on play day and they were able to experience that with us. His Will His Way Ministry organizes the process and we help them. We also went to the dump to see the ministry of New Beginnings. They are building a new Chapel building which is very exciting. Jake has helped build some homes in that area in previous years and hopes to help again this year. You can’t leave either the Orphanage or Dump and not be impacted. I also saw a heart wrenching scene the other day when I saw a very poor man bent down on some cardboard he had collected and was crying loudly in front of where we are staying. He looked like he was disabled or had a mental problem. My heart went out to him. I felt so helpless and tears filled my eyes to see how this man was struggling. Friday was a special day as we enjoyed celebrating our youngest grandson’s birthday! We celebrated Mexican style at the beach with a pinada…the kids had a lot of fun and we had a lot of laughs! Today I went to teach English and lead the kids in some singing at the Agape Home. There were about 30 kids and 30 Adults it was a great day! We do try to make it fun and also teach the gospel. It’s interesting…..not only are the Mexican kids learning English but I in-turn am also learning Spanish! One of the challenges this week is that we are not getting hot water in the building we are renting but we are fortunate that we have a shower head that heats the water while taking a shower. The other challenge is that the elevator is not working either so that makes it difficult to do the laundry since the laundry room is on the 5th floor and we are on the PB1 floor. However the blessing is that we are getting much better Internet access to do the work we need to do from here. We appreciate your prayers and will keep you posted!
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February 5th, 2011
Arrived safely in Puerto Vallarta on January 15th. Jake and I have already been here for three weeks! It’s hard to believe that amount of time has past already. The last couple of weeks have been interesting and frustrating as we have been dealing with a number of different technical problems..like electricity, hot water, shower, internet service, leaks etc. This is the first time we have rented and are finding out how patient we need to be. As has been our experience before, it takes longer here to deal with some of these issues. A number of the things have been worked out this week and it looks like we only need the internet to be hooked up properly for the time that we will be here. More importantly we have been back to the Casa Hogar Orphanage. Last week we visited the kids and they were happy to see us as we were to see them! We shared hugs and then we had a good time playing with them. This last week we taught English and have committed to going back every week. Saturdays we have also helped His Will His Way Ministries with the neighborhood outreach that takes place at the AGAPE home (for abused women). We have a great time teaching English, the scriptures and I help lead the singing and play guitar.. This Thursday was my first practice with the worship team and we will be leading the worship on Sundays at Paradise Community Center. Last Sunday I was asked to sing a few songs during the Anniversary Celebration Potluck after church. It was great to see old friends and to meet many more new people. On Wednesday I attended the Women’s Bible Study and as we got into a small prayer group I was able to pray and encourage these women. It’s wonderful to see a few Mexican women and families who are coming to the church as well.
We have also had the opportunity to take time out of our busy schedule to spend time with friends who have flown into Puerto Vallarta. It is always great to have fun times and be encouraged.
Stay tuned for other snippets of our mission here in P.V.!
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