Fruitbearers

Yesterday, my 17 yo daughter, Alyssa, and I went to Mission ConneXion Northwest 2011 at Sunset Presbyterian Church in Portland.  We spent a whole day there attending workshops and visiting different mission exhibits.  We had a blessed time! I attended the following workshops: - Sharing the Good News in Word and Deed (presented by Andrew and Kevin Palau) - Growing World Christians, Start Them Young (presented by Dorothea Lander) - Reaching Unreached Peoples--the Beginning or End? (presented by Joe Murray and Larry Taylor) - What Can You Do to Reach Unreached Peoples? (presented by Joe Murray and Larry Taylor).  Alyssa attended the following workshops: - Back to the Future: Following Paul in Tentmaking (presented by Kevin Williamson) - Preparation for Mission (presented by Gerald Griffin) - Utilizing Missionaries to Set Others Free (presented by George Verwer) - Missions--Can It Change Your Life? (presented by Ryan Fast).  There were so many wonderful mission organizations.

It's time for a weekly PhotoHunt hosted at http://tnchick.com/ . This week's theme is Shadow . Can you guess what my son was doing?............  He was about to shoot a mini-basketball into a mini-hoop that was hung on top of our French door. You can also see the shadow of books and the shadow of the lace valance.

We are so grateful for the Lord's blessings, love, grace, mercy, and faithfulness throughout the years.  I like to take a look back each year at what He had done for us, in us, and through us.  We're especially thankful for the Lord's healing on our 12 year old son.  There's a big difference in him between 2009 and 2010. 1. Our daughter, Alyssa (16 then), gave 2 wonderful speeches at our local speech/apologetics club. 2. I was the Grand Prize Winner for Focus on the Family's Celebrating Life Contest in February. I've won a trip for two to Colorado and lunch with Jim Daly, the President of Focus on the Family, but Focus on the Family has not given me the prize yet (Update as of Feb., 2011: FOTF is arranging an all expense paid trip for our whole family of 5 to visit Colorado in July! Praise God!). I also won a Rosetta Stone Giveaway (from Rosetta Stone via a blog).  We picked Mandarin Chinese. 3. I was one of the contributors (by the name, "Livingf