liliana

This amazing woman is an opera singer in Italy & the local coordinator for the Italian version of Magdalena: Released from Shame... Mike worked with her in Milan last year.


Click here to read her testimony & hear her sing!
http://www.lilianaoliveri.com/en/testimonianza.php

sierra trading post

sierra trading post has long been one of my favorite places to get deals on outdoor (& other) shoes, clothes, gear, etc... after my last order, i noticed a clickable bible verse (john 10:10) on my order page, so i clicked on it, & it went here:

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/lp/Founding_Story.html




"The scripture from John 10:10 holds special meaning for me. Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." I have not been the same since that November night in 1975. God has given me a fuller, richer and more wonderful life than I could have imagined. As in everyone's life, there have been challenges and obstacles, but God has remained faithful to His promise to help me and guide me through them."
by Keith Richardson, Founder
Sierra Trading Post

feed it forward

You have to watch the fine print on these gift certificates (usually a minimum purchase), but still a pretty fun deal!! Dear caryn, Right now, many people wonder how the economy will impact their lives. Will people be able to give holiday gifts to everyone on their list? A down economy has the potential to do more than take gifts away from the deserving. A down economy has the potential to deprive people of one of the greatest gifts of all, the gift of giving. The gift of giving lifts spirits, spreads joy, and strengthens community. Restaurant.com is beginning the holiday season by launching a giving site - www.Restaurant.com/FeedItForward - stocked with $30 million in free restaurant gift certificates. You can pass on 3 Free $10 Restaurant.com gift certificates, every day until Christmas-as part of our initiative called, Feed It Forward™. To give free gift certificates	Feed It ForwardTM" width="208" border="0" height="278">
To simplify your giving experience, use your Restaurant.com email and password when prompted to sign in. So, please join us. Give to friends. Give to neighbors. Give to families in the military. Give to grandparents. Give to co-workers. Give to working moms. Give to those that would not otherwise make your holiday list, but most of all, give. Happy Holidays from all of us at Restaurant.com Cary Chessick President and CEO Restaurant.com

http://www-ws29.restaurant.com/FeedItForward/Default.aspx

famous baze

been meaning to blog this for a while... at Hudson's shower (before he was born), some dear friends got him this sweet onesie... and the company they ordered it from liked it so much, it's featured on their site (as what to get when the pesky expecting couple won't find out the baby's sex)!
http://www.sunnysideupboutique.com/new.asp?cat=Chic+Baby+and+Kids&sCat=Onesies
(you'll have to scroll down a bit :)

beth

beth moore offers a great audio bible study broadcast weekly...
go to this link... it's updated every monday... right now she's doing romans & talking about the stronger & weaker brothers... good stuff!

http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/Living_Proof_with_Beth_Moore/

update

a HUGE thanks to Matt, Deb, & Emma for taking some awesome family pics of us during our visit!

to catch you up, we moved into a townhouse about a mile from work in july, Hudson turned 1 on August 26th, walked about 2 weeks before that & got his first tooth about 2 weeks later...

we're back to work with the JESUS film, but we've been assigned to full-time support-raising due to our low monthly income... we had the chance to reconnect with a supporting church & lots of current supporters in the Ohio area, but we're looking for more! we're trying to make up a lot of lost support & to raise additional to cover increases in health care, cost of living, ministry expenses & various other increases related to having a baby :). we are praying we'll be back on the field by early next year!

mike primarily works from home, but is going into the office once or twice a week -- mostly to work on support -- but also to keep abreast of what's happening in his new position -- he'll be taking over the production of new JESUS film translations & recordings for Europe (including Eastern Europe & Russia), the Americas (north, south & central), and an area called "Oceania", which includes Australia & New Zealand... so we're anxious to get back to work! A big push right now in JESUS film is the translation & recording of a new tool targeting women called "Magdalena"... to learn more about this film, which focuses on Jesus' interaction with women during his time on earth, go to http://www.magdalenamovie.com/.
caryn is also looking into ways she can be involved with the ministry... she's been helping a bit with an event at headquarters & is doing research for a writing project related to Magdalena when she's not chasing Hudson around or going to the free Jazzercise classes at headquarters - the doc says she's got osteopenia in her hips, so she's committed to weight-bearing exercise!
in mike's free time, he's gotten back into his kempo classes, volunteering doing handyman stuff at church, and is currently helping a friend get a roof on his house.

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