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September 2025

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  Dear Friends, Spring is on its way! As we see our friends in America kicking off the school year and pulling out Autumn sweaters, we are grateful for winter coming to an end. Here are some highlights and updates from us: Bible Study . We are experiencing rich community through eating food and feasting on God’s Word together. Michael, Pauline, and I share leadership which is exciting and energizing. We sing big, act out Bible stories, and pray together. Please pray as several members of our Bible study are experiencing very difficult health and life situations. Also, please pray as we consider moving from meeting in our home to a community house a few blocks away. There are pros and cons to continuing to meet in our home vs. moving to a more public, bigger space. Please pray for wisdom and God’s timing if and when we choose to change locations. Jubilee, Pauline, and Ria Faith learn about the wise and foolish builders (later acted out for the whole group by Pooh and Pig) Many of th...
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Apr - Jul 2024

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Friends, Our work and life continues here in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are so grateful for the ways God has provided flourishing work and ministry spaces for us here. Some work and ministry highlights: Easter Camp . Michael got to speak to a gathering of thousands of teens from all over the North Island, sharing the BIG STORY of the Bible, that "God is with us in the dark, giving light to us, shining light through us, flooding the world with God's glorious goodness." And then he smashed a bunch of glassware on stage and shared that, like Kintsugi  pottery, God delights in resurrection, restoration, in reclamation, in redemption. He takes the brokenness of the world and the brokenness of our own hearts and restores and makes beautiful what was broken. This is good news for us! for the world! for these teengagers! It was amazing to see the Holy Spirit use Michael to draw many young people deeper into God's love during Easter Camp.  Michael on stage at Easter Camp Lots ...
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