We have found an optimal way to send out greeting cards! It's great because:

• each individual card costs less than $1
• we don't have to purchase cards at the store -- we send them directly from our computer!
• They're real cards, not just e-cards.
• They can be personalized in many ways, including our own pictures
• We can send them to friends in the United States from Australia for the cost of a $.44 US stamp!

We joined a company called "Send Out Cards." We saw this as a real advantage and boost to our ministry and personal lives. You can check it out and get a free trial to send out a card on us, by going to this link: https://www.sendoutcards.com/80622

If you want to get this good deal on greeting cards, there are different options -- you do have to pay an entrance fee, but for the value of the cards and if you use it for many years, I think it is worth it. If you do want to start using Send Out Cards, please contact us and we can help get you started.

Cameron doing what he likes best: eating! :)

Alice and Bethany with Mommy's birthday cake

We went to Diamond Point Park to meet up with some of our friends -- just happened to be on Cheri's birthday. Some of them even came all of the way from Duluth and Brainerd to see us! It was a good reunion and fun for the kids too. 6 years ago none of us had any children, and now there are a total of 11 so far!
In the evening, Jared and Cheri went on a date -- biking, canoeing, out to eat and a movie at home...what fun!

Jared went 4-wheeling with Danny Paddock Aug 15th, and the girls went with his son, Daniel! What a blast they had :)

Jared went 4-wheeling, and on the same day the kids did too! What fun they had :)

What we're up to now!

We've been in Bemidji for over three weeks now, and we'll be here until the beginning of September. We've had opportunities to speak at several different churches, but no new churches have taken us on here. It has been encouraging to see people and share with them about Wycliffe, and our family. It's also nice to have a place we can return to to rest and relax. Earlier this summer, it felt like we were constantly in a new bed, if not every night, it was about every three nights(except for our 2 1/2 week stay in CO). We've traveled over 7000 miles this summer since leaving TX! We've been in TX, CO, WY, MT, MN, IA, MO, IL, then back to MN. We'll be moving to CO in September, where we'll reside until leaving for Australia in December '09 -January '10.
It's neat to think we've already built nearly half of our parntership team. I'm excited to see who God chooses to include in this ministry in Australia. We want to get there as soon as possible, and the folks in Australia are waiting for us and want us there as soon as possible. I know God will bring more people to be part of our financial partnership team for us to be able to leave in time. Patience. I know there are so many more people that need to hear, and God will draw the people He wants to join us in this ministry.