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Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know (Taylors) that I talked to E. Richard today over at SPCF. He recieved the check from North Terrace yesterday and he said he will forward it on to you in NZ. He mentioned that another check had come in for $100. It sounds like SPCF wants to make sure you make it here for the assessment, but their funds are limited. He said it would be feasible for them to donate around $500, but he would do whatever he could to make sure you have enough. Let us know if we're needing to go door to door or do car washes or something :). We're in this just as much as you guys are and we want to help.

Also, let us know when you all receive the package we sent earlier this week with the DVDs and folder so we know it arrived. Thanks!

Some Good News

Hey team. We had a good weekend in Zanesville. The meeting went well. The missions team was encouraging about the presentation and materials. The only thing we would've changed is that we would've tried to keep it shorter. I think we went for an hour and a half and we still didn't get to everything we had planned!!

We don't know anything yet as far as a response from the team because they wanted to look over our materials on their own and get back to us after their next meeting on Oct. 15th. However, it looks like they will be supporting us. We are thanking God already for whatever they decide to give.

Also, during the presentation, we informed them of the airline tickets we needed for Hamish and Molly to return for the assessment. They replied only a half-hour after we left the room and told us they are going to donate $1000.00 for this!! Woo hoo!! So, Hamish and Molly, the check is being sent to SPCF this week. I will contact E. Richard and let him know. You guys can work out the details with him. Mr. Crabtree's email address is SPCF222@aol.com. Praise God for giving us a generous and missions-minded church like North Terrace.

We are sending both of you (flammers and taylors) 3 copies of the team DVD and a folder with all of our materials we used in the meeting for your own use. We put them in the mail today, so they should get to ILL in a couple of days and to NZ within a couple of weeks. If you would like extra copies of the DVD to send to potential supporters, just let us know. I'm going to start making copies so we can have extras on hand to send out. It will cost us approximately $2.00 per copy for the DVD and case. If we buy in bulk, the price will probably go down from that, so I'll let you know.

Have a good week! Thanks for your prayers!

The Fund-Raising Begins

Hey guys. I hope everyone is doing well. Whitney and I are staying super-busy these days as I'm sure the rest of you are. Part of our busyness is the big "Discover Life Groups" push our church is in the middle of. It includes a lot of work for me (promo videos) and for Whitney (everything else...almost literally).

Another thing that has kept us busy is preparing for our meeting with the North Terrace Church of Christ missions team this Sunday. We're excited that all of our hand-outs, cards, charts and videos are coming together. Flammers, thanks for the documents you gave us. We put them to good use. And we do intend to return the favor to the rest of you so we can all benefit from each other's work. The team video is nearing completion. I think it is going to be a very useful tool for raising support.

Please say a prayer that our first and probably most important support-raising meeting will be a home-run. The meeting starts at 5pm. Thanks!

September 7th

Happy Anniversary to Nate and Whitney!

Another Update on Bryce Wiley

I called Bryce again today to check on the status of our meeting with him this week. He is going to need some more time to think about this. His wife is no where near the point where she is willing to meet with someone to talk about moving her family to New Zealand. Bryce himself is much more open to the idea, but as we all know, our spouse must be on board when making steps towards a decision like this. I told him that it took Whitney and I long time before we both felt a strong call to New Zealand and that we understand. We may or may not hear back from Bryce. I certainly don't expect that he will be able to attend the assessment with us since it is coming up so soon. He said he is not ready to say "no," but he can't do or say anything more at this point. I told him that we would wait to hear from him when or if the timing became right for them to meet with Whitney and me. I pray that God will lead them both to the right decision in His time.
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I hope everyone is doing well in your corners of the world. TODAY IS OUR 4th ANNIVERSARY! I love you, Whitney!

Tonight begins a missions class I will be taking every Thursday through December 7th at a church in Indy. It is called Worldwide Perspectives. It is designed to open student's eyes to the biblical, historical, strategic, and cultural dimensions of God's plan for the nations. Maybe after this class I'll be able to have meaningful conversations with intercultural geniuses on our team like Joe, Whitney, and Hamish. Sorry, Amy. I guess I'm leaving you behind in this area. Maybe Joe can home-school you on missions one night a week so you can try and keep up! Ha!

P.S. don't worry. Whitney and I decided that we would celebrate tomorrow night since she has a missions meeting tonight at the church as well.

Good People

So we finally have internet and I feel connected to the world again. NZ is starting to feel more and more like home.

Hamish went with a friend this weekend because the friend's grandmother is dying and this may be his last chance to see her. It was a last minute thing and plans worked out so that Hamish could go. I still had work so I needed to stay otherwise I would have gone with them. Being alone in a foreign country can be a scary thing, but I have been so blessed. I had two friends stop in Friday night that spent the evening with me and kept me company. They took my mind off of being alone. Saturday night Hamish's parents invited me 'round for tea and a movie. Again I have been so blessed not only with people who encourage and pray for me in the States but friends and family in NZ as well. I don't like being away from Hamish, and I miss him like crazy (and he's only been gone a day and a half!) but, I am well taken care of. A girl couldn't ask for anything more. The realization suddenly hit today that this is my home now and I can put down roots. It has been friendships and relationships that have really shown God to me over the past few months.