Update!

Well, this is the week that a lot of thought and planning is going to come together. We are opening a youth hang out centre in our community on Friday night. We have ping pong, air hockey, food, music and we are looking to get a gaming system to have games on our projection screen. We are excited about this new venture in our ministry and hope that it will bring about many seeds being planted for the Kingdom.

Our "HomeBuilders" synergy group starts back up this Thursday night and we look forward to jumping back into things with the group. We have taken two weeks off because we have been on school holiday here. We go 10 weeks on, 2 weeks off for school schedules here in AUS. Our six week study is going to be on getting a grip on our life and being able to live a normal paced life in a fast paced world.

We just finished our sermon series called "Survivor: getting through life's difficult times". As a pastor, I enjoyed preaching this series and loved to see the Spirit move and people make commitments to get rid of fear, guilt and disappointment. We will be doing a two week series on "Holiness: truly being set apart" over the next few weeks and are looking forward to the 40 days of Purpose in September. Thanks to Baldwinsville Wesleyan Church for the materials for the 40 days of Purpose.

Another point of praise and prayer is that the South Australian district is interested in helping our church purchase some property. Since the community hall that we meet in is sufficient for all of our public needs, they are looking into purchasing a parsonage/ church office that will allow our church to have a permanent presence in the community. We are excited about this possibility but are seeking the Lord's leading in the matter. Please pray with us as we seek guidance.

On a personal note, we are finally over the colds. Our noses have stopped running and our throats are not scratchy anymore. Thanks for your prayers. Makayla has not mentioned any pain in her leg for the past two weeks and we are thanking the Lord for healing her hip. She had her dentist appointment on Friday and would not allow the doctors to look at or touch her teeth. They are willing to try with her again but say that it may be easier to have her admitted and do the dental work in surgery. Please pray for the Lord's help in this matter as well as we look at the cost of both options. Dawson is growing up very quickly and continues to amaze us. I am sure that he is the only 18 month old that can hold a footy and punt it off his foot from his hands. (I hear that punters in the NFL can make really good money and not have to do much, unless they play for the Bills, then they have to work a lot). Go Colts! Anyway, we are excited about what is going on here in Perth and can't wait to see what the Lord has in store over the next few months. God bless you and don't hesitate to comment, or e-mail, or call or whatever. By the way, our church web page is http://www.landsdalecommunitywmc.blogspot.com/ so check it out. Sorry about the lack of pictures this week, we have loaned our camera to a friend but will post more later.