my july update goes a little something like this...

although it is lots better with pictures, i am going to post this anyway...(if you do want my real updates in your inbox, you can send me your email address and i will make it happen.)

News from me to you...

the birth attendant school 2010
yippee!!! this is the new crew of 16 students began on July 4th. It's all happening! from the nations of france, u.s. (one u.s. via peru), canada (one canada via barbados), australia, samoa/taiwan (she is a special mix), the netherlands, new zealand and singapore. and not pictured is rachel...one of our staff!

and they are hilarious...a pre-requisite, of course.

what's been happening since i have been in perth...

it has been nearly two months since the last birth attendant school ended and since then i have been adjusting, refocusing, soaking and enjoying! this has been a time for me to see what really happens when you are working behind the scenes and not on the front lines of a school, rather the backbone.

as a base we are trusting for 1.7 million more dollars before we can begin construction on our new property. what an exciting time this has been to be reabsorbed into the base! ...

...once the new school was prepared for and had arrived, i was able to transition and see what happens to keep the base running. i have been able to work on planning our outreach, babysit, learn about applying for outreach visas, be a part of fighting for new staff to come aboard, re-organizing the keys for 53 properties the base has, and a lot of pr*yer, inte*cession and wors*ip in the mix of it all.

there are several times a week that i get to interact with the students who are learning to become G*d-fearing midwives, but this year i am not "staffing" the lecture phase. this means i will not go on outreach until after christmas. get ready everyone, i will be home from mid-november until just before christmas this year! woohoooooo!

thanks for all the pr*yer and being a part of this new season.

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