We have officially moved out of our older house!
Well, God is good! On thursday last week a mother mentioned to Melissa that the house we were moving into was empty. So, Melissa called the previous renters and found out that they had moved out a day early! This meant we were able to get the keys to the houe on Friday instead of on Monday... (due to the office not being open on the weekends!) So, what was going to be a very tiring move all by ourselvs on Monday turned out to be great! We had three families come help us move on Saturday and all the big stuff from the house was moved by Saturday night at 7:00pm. All we had left was one load on Monday and clean out the old house. But, 7:00pm on Monday we were all moved out, had the house cleaned up and received out bond back. It was great! People in our church can't believe how GOOD, GOD is! He is SO GOOD. This week Chris and I every morning we wake up and feel like we are in a dream. We are in a house that has an extra bedroom, study, and a living room, more than our old house. This extra room makes ALL the difference in the world. The kids now have a place to play while I have people over and am mentoring. We are not sitting in the middle of kids playing anymore! We can now have a Bible study and have room to provide child care at the same time at our house! we had the youth over last night for a movie night at our house, and they had a blast! It has been wonderfull! WE are sooo excited. Also, this new house is not in the shade. So, it is warmer in winter, and it has sunlight all day so you do not have to turn the lights on until the sun goes down. Before we had to have lights on all day in order to see in any of our rooms. So, it has been great. Pray that we unpack into our new house very quickly.

Mentoring!

I am having a wonderful time mentoring a new christian! Her name is Lisa. We have started meeting once a week and are doing a Bible study together on her assurance of being a christian. This week we were learning how the power of God helps us overcome temptation/sin. She is such a joy to partner with. She has a wonderful spirit and a tremendous smile! She is a beautiful person! Here is a picture of Lisa. Please pray for her to grow into a mature woman of God who will love and serve her maker with all her heart!

Makayla Update

About 4:00pm Makayla started to fall apart. She didn't want anyone to touch her, and she hadn't slept since the operation because she was afraid to close her eyes. Chris and I finally convinced her at 8:30 she could close her eyes. So, she is right now in Nana land. Pray that she sleeps like a rock tonight. She is having chills, shakes, and leg cramping. Which are all symptoms of the anaesthesia. so, hopefully she will wake in the morning and be a bit better.They say it takes 18 hours for the stuff to wear off. So, we will see.
Thank you so much for your payers.
Melissa

Also, pray for Dawson. He has an ear infection and a throat infection. We pray that he gets better, but also that he does not get Makayla sick, while her immune system is down.

This fish kept makayla busy the 20 minutes before her surgery. He was really big and Makayla like to watch him swim in and out of the castle etc.
Daddy and Makayla watching the fish. Yes, Makayla got to wear her Dora jammies into surgery. She also got to take her Dora blanket. And, the Anaethetist and the Dentist we're super great at communicating with us and with her. She will actually do practically anything for Dr. Johnson and Dr. Johnston. I know if that isn't confusing... I don't know what is!

Makaylas white spots. Numbing lotion under plastic so she does not

"feel" the IV. It still hurts but, I believe it does help.

Makayla right after she was waking up. She cuddled her baby and slept for a moment. It was really noisy in this room. So, this was about a 1 minute nap. And, then it was just busy and crazy in there until we went home.
Makayla coloring moments before we left.

Surgery completed!

We arrived at the hospital at 7:00am. We went in and Makayla was doing well, a bit nervous. She got a little upset when they put the white dots on her hands. Only because they did this the last time she got an IV. (and she remembered). So, that was a bit upsetting. Then we went in and at 7:20 they gave her chocolate topping which made her a bit woozy (sp?). And, boy was she out of it. She kept insisting on coloring in her coloring book. Except for she really wasn't coloring she was just sitting there staring at the book and her hand wasn't moving. So, Chris asked her if she wanted to color. or just be held. And, she looked straight at Chris and said.... " I AM COLORING SEE!". :) Quite funny. About 8:00. They came in took me and her to surgery where i got to stay until she was asleep. They did put the IV in before she was out. And, actually she was laughing when they put the IV in. So, she was a really good girl. They fixed 13 spots on 7 teeth. They drilled and re filled most of her teeth so, that they would be tough and solid. They completed everything WITHOUT having to crown any of her teeth! (AMEN!) Makayla already had a complex about the holes that were in her teeth. So, crowning was a bit of a worry for Chris and I. Because we were afraid it would upset her. However, the dentist is VERY positive that they have fixed everything and that this is it until her teeth fall out! :) So, we will continue to take care of these and now will stay away from Lollies, juice, toast, etc. All the things that are bad for her, and try to make sure we have no more visits. I did alright during the 90 minutes. It did seem to take forever... It was hard when they came out and said they were done and we had to wait to go see her. It was about 12 minutes,,, but it seemed like HOURS! She was just coming to and we had heard her cry a few times. But, she looked great and was the first child they said they ever had who WANTED to where her oxygen mask after the procedure. Which they say wakes you up very quickly and is very good to breathe in after the surgery. SO, after 2 hours we were on our way home! She is a champ. They say it takes 18 hours for the anaesthesia to really wear off. So, it is laying on the couch and movies and soft foods for the next 48 hours. She has already watched cars, and has a whole list of movies like toy story 1 and toy story 2 and so on. SO, it should go well from here. Thank you to everyone who has prayed! And, to everyone who supported us to have this done! We are TRULY grateful. The doctor said it will be interesting to see if Makayla put on 1-2 kilos after this. She has really been a little bird eater. And, although she likes everything just never eats much at a sitting. So, they said it would be interesting to see if she gets and appetite after this procedure. She has already had 2 bowls of soup! So, we are on our way. Again, thank you to everyone. God bless. Melissa

Makayla's Surgery
Please pray for Makayla on September 4th at 6:45AM (September 3rd 6:45PM USA time) . She will go under general anaesthetic for 90 minutes and then will have recovery time. Her dental surgery will be at a day surgery hospital called south bank in South Perth. Please pray for Dawson as well as he will be gone from mommy and daddy for atleast 7 hours. This will be the longest he has been gone from us since we have moved here. Please pray that Makayla would do okay with the anaesthetic and recover quickly. Please pray for mum and dad as well as we are a bit nervous. And, 90 minutes is going to seem like a very long time!

I went last Monday and visited a boy from our church in the hospital who was having gromits (tubes) put in. So, I have a bit of more understanding for the process at the hospital. But, he was only under for 10 minutes. and, even that seemed like forever. There was a four year old the same age as Makayla who went under and she was really scared. So, pray for peace for Makayla and that she would not be terrified.
She has memorized the memory verse. " I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" to help her when she is scared. Hopefully she will not be scared and that she will do everything they ask her to. Thank you so much for all your prayers.

Youth Alive Concert!

We took our teens to their first ever Youth Alive Concert. We had an excellent time! It was wonderfull. The music was great. We heard Switchfoot and Pillar. Also, there was a speaker and the youth alive worship band. The teens had NEVER been to anything like this before. It was unbelievable for them. At the end of the evening the speaker gave an altar call. And, Jade one of our teenagers went up front and made a decision to become a christian. It was really cool. Because, Jade has been on our prayer list. And, I believe that she decided to make a decision because of all you're prayers! Thank you support team for all you do to make our ministry complete here!