It's been a very busy 2 months since our last update. I'll try to give you tidbits of what we've been doing.
Team Quest has been busy working with church groups. We have done activities with groups of pastors, adolescents, and youth groups. We have enjoyed getting back into ministry. In this picture, Scott and I are working with a group of pastors, showing them how cooperative activities can be used for teaching.
This is Hannah's room. For the first two months she has been living by herself, but as of last week, Becky Patterson (friend of ours from Medeba) is living with her for 6 months. She is really loving her "roomie". She desperately wants a kitten or a hamster for Christmas! You don't want to know what Daddy thinks of that!!!
Here's my homeschooling class. We have included Jaden (my nephew) in our homeschooling class. It frees his mom up to spend more time with her two pre-schoolers and Jaden brings an interesting twist to the classroom. We are studying Russia with the Konos curriculum and are really enjoying it. The kids are looking forward to the Christmas break. This week they are working very hard on building a lego model of the Kremlin and the Red Square.
Just before leaving Canada, we were able to do a vision assessment on Caleb as he has struggled with reading and writing over the years. We discovered many interesting things about his eyes. First of all, that he needed glasses and second of all, that his eyes flutter from side to side just enough to mess up the words on a page. So, we got him these glasses, which he needs to use only for reading, and we are doing about 30 mins of eye exercises with him per day. We are trusting and praying that this will alleviate some of his frustration with reading.
Thanks for keeping up with our family. We are very encouraged as we work towards launching Quest. God has really gone before us and prepared the way. When we follow His plan of action, things are a lot simpler. We are so grateful for his continued comfirmation as we walk ahead boldly in faith.
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www.questbr.blogspot.com for pictures of the piece of land that we are working towards purchasing for Quest. Today Scott, Dwayne, Nathan and Becky went out to spend the entire day there, walking through and trying to get an overall view of the land. It is 85 hectares, so they don't expect to see it all today. I'll try to post some pics for you.
As far as family, we are needing to be very intentional at finding time together and alone. We have Carol, Nathan and Becky living with us for the present. God knew what he was doing when he supplied us with an old farmhouse that has 6 bedrooms!!! On Tuesdays, Dwayne and Shannon have them over for lunch, to give us a chance at a family meal. The other thing that we all look forward to, is our weekly Family Night, which is planned each week by a different member of our family. Last night Muki was in charge and we bowled in our hallway. It was so much fun. We always end our family nights with a special snack and an episode of Hogan's Heroes.
Our Christmas tree is up and it still does not feel like Christmas!!! We are going to have our house full for the holidays and then on the 28th we are heading to Rio Grande do Sul for a wedding of two of our staffers from Acamp-Serra. We are excited to see everyone again!
Thanks for all your love and support. We would love to hear from you too.
Scott and Patsy
