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Friday, January 13, 2006

The New Year

The Siblings (Crysal (sis-in-law), Matt (bro) and me)Christmas morning. Mind you we were all a bit groggy from a late night showing of Home Alone!
The Turkey and I (sounds like a movie huh?!) This was my baby...and man did it taste Goo-ood!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I know it's a bit late, but I have to say it just the same. Wow, 2006 already...a year full of changes; a new country, ministry, friends and life. Of course, everyone already existing in my life now will remain as such...you WILL NOT be forgotten. Oh, how my heart will miss all of you, but I know that New Zealand has that bewitching appeal and so I hope to see many of you when you come visit! I hope that this finds all of you on great adventures this next year of our lives. Please feel free to fill me in on all the little details! As the year goes on, this blog will be filled with many happy moments, hilarious cultural stories, tear-filled notes and soul searching insights. Let's bring it on.
Work...well it is still going well. I have received a promotion from being a server to a bartender. Yup, me...I've had visions in my head of Tom Cruise in Cocktail and me singing "Addicted to Love" at the top of my lungs in a busy bar. Not quite like that, but it IS busy. There is so much to know and having never bartended before, it is a whole new spectrum of the restaurant industry. So far I have really enjoyed it. There have been great conversations between the guests and me and also deeper conversations with some of the servers. I am excited to see what God will do with me in this new position. My prayer is to help unify the rest of the bar staff as there was not a great deal of unity and "brotherhood" among them to begin with. So once again, God places me in an unknown world to be His light and truth and I am stoked to be there.
I have had a wonderful opportunity to meet with some friends (Jeff and Jane Pelz) that are also interested in going to New Zealand. I actually met them while in Scotland as they have been in Oxford, England for the past 7 years doing International Student Ministry there. They came up to Edinburgh for the meeting that I also attended about going to New Zealand with Nigel Pollock (the new National Director of TSCF) as they had met him some time before. The time with Jeff and Jane was so refreshing and encouraging and is helping me to keep my focus on all the things that need to be done. They are a wonderful couple and also have 2 kids that are a joy and have loads of energy! The Pelz' also bring great experience in raising support and have offered to help me along in the process…YAY! As I look forward and set my sight on NZ and what is next, I ask for you to keep me in your thoughts and prayers. Hope to hear from you all. Great to catch up once again. Blessings!

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