Ben!

Our wee Ben (not so wee anymore) will be one on Friday! We are having a wee party for him on Saturday. Tonight he stood for the first time on his own! We couldnt believe it! Not sure when it will happen again! Please pray for him as he goes through alot of changes in the next few weeks!

Rich and Anita...

We are so happy to have them here with us in Mexico again! They were here when we came back to Mexico and now they are here when we leave! We are excited to reconnect with them and hear about what God is doing through ECC around the world!

Mum and Dad!!!!!

Are here! It is so great to have them here! It will be a great help as we get packed up and ready to go home! Please pray for us over these next weeks days as we pack and say our goodbyes!

Birthday time!

Ben will be 1!! In 2 weeks, it is hard to believe, this year has passed so quickly. He has already started to get presents! The first to arrive was from the MacKinnons! He loved his wee book and the pig to go along with it! The lovely coat and hat modeled below and a few other things! A big thank you goes out from Ben! Ben has opened alot of doors for us here and we praise God for this little gift in our lives!

Conference night...

On Tuesday Robin Mackinnon arrived! It has been great to have her here. Robin and her family are very special to our family, so it is great to have her here again! She has been very busy and so on Wednesday morning we had the Pastors' wives breakfast. Robin spoke to us on the working out in our lives what is really important, and how in 10 years what do we want our lives to look like, and how we get to there!

Then on Wednesday night the church held a mini conference for women who were unable to attend the retreat this weekend! Mexico is suffering alot due to the problems in the economy at the minute. We had printed out 40 of all of the pages prior to them coming. However praise God we had to get an extra 40 photocopied! Praise God for all the women who came! The theme is that of Forgiveness.

Today we leave for the weekend! It is very exciting to see how God is at work! We Pray that this time will be one of blessing to all!

Pray for Robin and Shirley as they teach and work with the ladies! Pray for health and strength as there is alot of sickness around at this time!

Retreat...

When we were here the last time there was a womens retreat with our church. We didn't go to it at that time as I was also on bed rest! Well it is happening again this year and Robin MacKinnon and Shirley Carlson are flying in for it! I would just ask for you prayers at this time as they prepare for it. Also for the ladies that are going, that God will already be preparing their hearts for what they are going to hear. Robin has invited our Spanish teacher, Tania, who is not a Christian! The lady Guadalupe who helps us in the house is also coming with me! We pray that this will be a special time for all!

MOPS....

On Tuesday Carol (one of the other missionaries) was speaking at MOPS. At the planning meeting they had said for me to do the introduction, but they always joke like that with me as they know I don't like to be up front speaking in spanish. But this time they were serious! Well I gave it a go, and it went ok! Please pray for the leadership team of MOPS, they are a great group of women and we are starting a book together about being a mother after God's own heart! We will discuss the first two chapters on Tuesday. Pray for me as I work through this with them!

Packing...

We would ask for your prayers at this time as we pack up and get ready to leave. To know what to pack and when, and also for it not to weigh anything! It is an exciting time in which we can see God at work but also a hard time as we say goodbye!