As you can tell, we don’t keep up with this very much. It seems there’s always something more pressing to do than keep up with the blog, but we do want to keep in communication. Just sometimes find it challenging.
We’ve been in Australia since the end of September 2010. We’ve been helping one church the whole time — Faith Baptist Church in Regents Park (www.faithbaptist.org.au). They moved in to their new church building in the middle of November. We’ve been helping with preaching (James), teaching (Suzanne), music (both), nursery, cleaning, youth, etc. On their website, under “Sermons,” James has a good one entitled “Reconciled to God” (Suzanne is highly recommending this one). The other sermons on the site are good, too.
I thought you might enjoy seeing some pictures we’ve taken recently. If you have a minute and feel like dropping us a note, please do.
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Here’s a typical school day at our dining room table in the trailer. Caleb (grade 2) and Ruth (K4) are both enjoying school; so is Mommie! 
Here’s a typical day after school. They both enjoy that, too.
Tabitha is now nearly 2 years old. It’s amazing how time flies! We’ve found out that she’s just as sinful as the other two — put together!
We found a new pet — a blue-tongued lizard we named “Lightning” — about a month ago. Last week, he escaped, but we just today saw the he has relocated to be our next-door neighbor.
Here, Caleb is reading to Lightning. He has a towel on because he was cold. (Caleb doesn’t understand what “cold-blooded” means).
A favorite Australian cookie is a Tim-Tam. They’re wonderful! They’re made of two cookies put together with chocolate in the middle and covered on the outside with chocolate. Tabitha had licked off the chocolate, and wasn’t sure what to do with the cookie.
Both girls enjoy dressing up and carrying bags. The white undergarment was a newly-discovered addition to her wardrobe.
One of the ministries of the church is playgroup. It’s a time for mothers and their children to get together to play and talk. We have enjoyed going to playgroup each month. The theme for the last playgroup was “A Child of the King.” The kids really enjoyed making and wearing their crowns.
We took a couple of friends into the city to see the bridge and Opera House. We had a good time, and took a few pictures while we were there.
Thanks for your prayers and communication. It’s always good to hear from home and to know people are praying for us. We continue to pray for our family and friends, as well.
