Saturday, January 28, 2006

Jason & Nicole
I'm inspired to write again - just ONE day after my last post! Thanks Noel for your comments, and for our friends excitement to find us in the blog-o-sphere.

Since its just been one day, I don't have any earth shattering news to blog about. We did have a great night last night though with our team. Great food, fellowship and fun. We played a game called Whoonu, by Cranium. You ought to play it some time with friends or family - you'll enjoy it, I'm sure.

We also made some major progress in working on our vision and mission statement. It is daunting but exciting.

I'm glad it is Saturday. It is a work day for me...but the last one of the week. I am looking forward to some R&R over the next 2 days.

By the way in my previous post, I meant to say 'I am NOW waiting for an invitation to the next Oath ceremony'. I need to figure out how to edit....

Friday, January 27, 2006

Reality Check

Jason & Nicole
This morning I was reading our friends, Rusty and Laura Campbell's blog. Lo and behold they have a link to our website! Talk about a reality check - now it is time to get serious with this 'blog thing'. It is undeniably a great way to stay in touch with family and friends. I will need to work on learning how to post pictures.

Yesterday was Australia Day! Happy Australia Day to our fellow Aussies, and to lovers of Oz. We plan to celebrate more tonight with our team mates.

Speaking of our team - the Butts family have decided to pursue ministry prospects in the Unites States, rather than foreign missions. We are sorry to lose them, but we do trust God's provision for them, and our team.

Our next step in the team formation process is a series of psychological tests. These are costly and time consuming but we see their benefit and are committed to preparing in 'whole' for this mission. We covet your prayers.

Other news is that a couple of weeks ago, I had my interview and US Government and History tests to become a naturalized US Citizen. It all went well and I am not waiting on an invitation to the next Oath Ceremony in Memphis.

Stay Tuned!