January 2007

Happy new year! We pray that you've had a joyous and meaningful Christmas period (and hopefully a holiday at some stage).

You may (or may not) have realised Cafe Towns has changed it's 'subtitle.'

Cafe Towns has been our ministry support newsletter, and it's served that purpose well. Now we've returned to secular work, but we want to keep Cafe Towns going. So, we're going to change it's focus to a family newsletter. We'll share more of our personal news to keep our friends and family up-to-date (especially for those interstate and overseas!!!).

THANKYOU!!!

We want to say again a big thank you to all of you who have supported us financially and in prayer during the last two years. Many of you have been pillars for us to lean on, because of your strong committment to us in friendship and in faithfulness to our Lord. Thank you so very much. We feel so privileged to have been used by God to serve so many for Christ's sake at the University of Tasmania with FOCUS.

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In particular, we want to say a huge thank you to Sam and Anne-Petra Green and their children, who have been so generous to us in so many ways.







ON-GOING MINISTRY

And of course, our service to the Lord will always continue, because we are Christians!!!

One exciting new ministry area for Joe is his blog, Talking Pentecostalism (go to talkingpentecostalism.blogspot.com). Although most of his readers are Australian, a good proportion of visitors also come from America and other countries in Europe and Asia. Check it out if you've got time...

We are also looking forward to being supporters of Damon Richardson and Mike Jolly as they both begin their MTS apprenticeships with FOCUS very soon. Please keep them in your prayers, that the Lord will provide them with everything they need to do his will.

"May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."
Hebrews 13:20-21

FAMILY NEWS

We've got some good news.

Joe's found a good job for 2007! He started work on January 2nd as a scientist (!) for Norske Skog's Boyer Paper Mill (Near New Norfolk, 13km past Bridgewater). The down side is the travel time, and that it's only a 1 year fixed term contract. The upside is that it's a very good job and he'll get loads of new experience and training.

Cath has started the first of three summer schools (each 1-week long, with 3 days of classes) that will finish off her degree in Primary Education. So it's a busy time, with classes and assignments etc. But if she can get through it, she'll graduate in August!!!

Elijah's doing very well in the midst of it all! He goes to day care for one day, and is with his nanny and granny on the other two days. He's an absolute delight at the moment. He's coming out with new words every day.

We've got a good friend staying with us at the moment, Mel Molano. Elijah's enjoying chasing her cat around, Beto. He's just playing, but Beto think's he's a big bully.

We're thinking of having a home-stay student from Japan come and live with us to trial whether this is the sort of thing we could do. We'll have to do it soon though, cause Cath's belly is growing very quickly!

With love and gratitude,

Cath, Joe, Elijah and ... ???