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| This is the view just up the street and around the corner from our house. |
*enter June*
I'm back! Blogging seems to have become something that I do in my "spare" time and for whatever reasons the new year hasn't provided much blogging opportunity. I'm determined to finish out our year here in New Zealand with a complete blog!
It's now June 18th in NZ, Father's Day back home - HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADS!, and it's freezing. The Tararua Mountains have a this fresh layer of snow on them from the weekend storm and that means IT'S COLD! Living on the coast definitely has it's perks during the warm seasons but it's a bit cooler than you'd expect during the winter. It's still a blessing to hear the surf at high tide and to know that it's majestic view is around the corner, but in exchange for those things I think this house may need some insulation upgrades!
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| I was in charge of Lunch and made soup for 200 people! |
The weekend of May 11th, Torre, Mike and I traveled to the Kingdom of Tonga as a Missions Vision trip and to spend the weekend with our friends Pastor Mateala and Lavender who pastor EQUIPPERS Church Tonga. We were able to see first hand their heart for their community. Almost three years ago they started Acts Community School and it has continued to flourish into an amazing source of education, love and hope to the community.
September 24 through October 1, 2012, a team from our church in Otaki, the HUB church, will be traveling to Tonga for our first ever Medical Mission to Tonga!!! We will spend the week working with Acts Community School and the families of the students providing medical care, prayer and any other kind of support we can during our time there. Please keep our team in your prayers as we prepare for this Mission and continue to pray for Tonga and the Equippers Church and school. |
| Acts Community School, Tonga |
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| Mike doing the Friday School Assembly |
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| Equippers Church Tonga |
Surprising "Winter" surprises! The flowers below started growing in our front yard just a couple of weeks ago! We also have a small bunch of Daffies growing in the back yard AND I saw a pair of black swans today with a baby. Geesh! My mind is telling me it's Summer, my freezing body is telling me it's Winter, and my eyes are telling me it's Spring! So confused!!!
Fun with friends! Mike, Torre and the kids
playing with a beetle in the living room. :)
We went camping a couple of weekends ago at the Waikawa Stream Reserve, Manakau. It's a great local spot close enough to home for a shower!
"Location: 4km up Manakau North Road - This Department of Conservation managed ‘basic’ campsite features 15 tent sites and is surrounded by diverse vegetation – watch for fantails, tui, bellbird, whitehead, riflemen and kakariki. There are short walks, day trips and tramps available in Tararua Forest Park. There’s also an historic stone shelter building surrounded by plenty of shade trees. There are no fees for camping here."
"A slice of the sunny Kapiti Coast, Queen Elizabeth Park is ideal for swimming, fishing, walking, horseriding, picnics and group events. Bounded by Paekakariki, Raumati South and State Highway One, Queen Elizabeth Park imparts a rare feeling of remoteness within the dunes, remnant forest and regenerating wetlands. Explore the wetlands and bush remnant or take a historic tram ride to Whareroa Beach."
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| Memorial Point facing the Mountain Range |
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| Kapiti Island from Memorial Point platform S'MORES TIME! |
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| Our new camping stove! Hot Chocolate & S'mores. :D |
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| S'mores NZ style! White and pink marshmallows with Choco Krispies! They are thin, crispy coconut cookies with a layer of chocolate already on them! |
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| Perfect. Sunset on the Tasman Sea from Memorial Point. |
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