Indonesia Night

We have truly had a blessed and uplifting time spending the holidays with both of our sets of families.  In November we went to North Dakota to visit a couple of churches, and to have a Thanksgiving Christmas with my (Renae's) family in Rugby.  With 10 kids and 8 adults all in one house we definitely got cozy, and we soaked up the sweet time we had all together.  Pictures to come in another post....

During our time in Rugby, the women's fellowship at the church that I grew up in decided to host an "Indonesia Night" while I was there so that I could share about our journey right now and what it looks like in the future.  They worked hard to make it authentic, and I was overwhelmed with the effort put into it and the encouragement from the sweet ladies who are committed to supporting and praying for our family.

Here are some pictures of the evening...

Such sweet, genuine ladies who love the Lord

 Many of these women were mentors to me during my junior high 

and high school years.

 So thankful for the prayers of these warriors.

 Lovely lady of God who has been a best friend since high school!

 A scrumptious meal of Indonesian food.  These women went the extra mile!

 The women surprised me by bringing children's books as gifts for us to take with

us to Indonesia, knowing they won't be available there!  I am so excited,

since reading is so important to me for our kids to learn to love it.

My Mom really orchestrated a lot of the evening, and I am SO incredibly

blessed by her love and friendship in my life.  What a wonderful spiritual legacy Tyler and I have

in our families.  I had such a fun evening and will remember it for many years to come!

Thank you ladies of CEFC!