Jerry's Arm and Other Things...

Good Morning, to you all! Sorry, I didn't update this the other day, it has been crazy busy around here. Jerry did not have surgery on Monday since the surgeon felt his arm seemed to be healing straight. However, he had Jerry go in yesterday for an X-ray and it looks like it may be starting to angle. The Surgeon wants Jerry back in for another X-ray in two weeks to see what is happening. Please, pray that his arm will correct itself and heal straight.

Keith got away for youth camp late in the morning yesterday. I'm trusting he arrived safely, since cell reception is non-existent where they are and no one has called looking for him. Keep the youth in prayer as they will be under some great preaching. Some of our girls have decided to sing solos in this year's competition for the first time. Keep them in prayer as they're a "little" nervous. I'm proud of them for stepping out of their comfort zone. Also, pray for Keith's sanity! It's been a few years since he was involved in the camp ministry and having three small children has worn down his nerves some since then. :o}

One more update: We still have not heard back about the property bid we made as a church last month. The bank was to have a surveyor out around the tenth of the month, but things still have not been settled. God's timing is perfect and we are still praying that He will allow us to have the property. It's a little out of town, but the property would be useful for so many ministries in the future. (including providing a retreat for those in full-time ministry) So, if you need a vacation, pray, PRAY, PRAY!!! Just kidding, although that is one of our (Keith and mine) heart desires to someday have a piece of property with a few cabins to provide a retreat for tired pastors, missionaries, and evangelists. And what better place than Kenora? Anyhow, for the present time, our greatest need is a permanent meeting place. We have to re-locate again this Sunday, because the community center is booked again. Also, they are no longer allowing us to store our equipment in the building. We have been given a trailer and Bro. Will is fixing it up for us to use, but for those of you who either do or have had to pack and unpack every service, you know how hard it is on the church. Please, please pray that God will provide something soon. We do not have a contract with the community center and so, we have no guarantee of an affordable place to meet.

Also, could you all keep us in prayer. I don't think I've blogged about this, but we have been having trouble with Canada Revenue concerning our residential status while we were on deputation. I will try and explain in more detail later, but in a nut shell: they are challenging the fact that we come from an independent church and not a national religious organization. This could mean trouble for all Independent Baptist missionaries in Canada. We have submitted the last documents and forms requested and now we wait. This could mean that we will have to pay back about $30,000 to the government and we were only gone two years. It would be worse for larger families and those who where out of country longer (longer deputation and foreign missionaries.)

Well, I'd better go and check on the kids and make sure Jerry isn't climbing or doing some other fool thing that'll result in another broken arm (which by the way, his arm is broken clean through after all.)

Have a great day, and don't forget to let God have some of your time!

Leia Mais…

It's finally happened....

Yesterday, all three of our children lost their privilege of playing outside when they sneaked under the fence and went to the neighbor's. Well, as we were all getting ready for church, Jerry sneaked off again, this time to his swing set in the back yard.

Now, I've been telling him for a long time that one of these days he's gonna get hurt when he chooses to disobey the rules. Of course, Jerry thinks he's invincible because God has protected him this far. As five-and-a-half-year-old boys do, he chose to learn the hard way.

I was down-stairs doing my make-up when I heard Keith calling me in one of those "someone-got-hurt-bad" voices. Of course, I was applying my blush at the time and ended up with a long heavily applied streak in a strange direction. I went upstairs to see what the fuss was about (after rubbing off the excess blush, of course.) Jerry was holding his arm and crying in a sincere manner. I guess, he was swinging high in the air when a bolt came loose and sent him crashing. (Don't worry, Daddy tightened all the bolts today before anyone else was allowed to play.)

After he calmed down and we saw he could still move his arm; we decided to wait until after church and see if he was still favoring it. By the time we got to church, Jerry was getting adamant about the fact that he "really did" hurt his arm. So, I borrowed Nancy's car and took him to emergency room at the local hospital.

After five hours we were finally ushered back to an examining room. Two hours later Jerry was sporting a half-cast wrapped in a tensor bandage. He has fractured his right arm (can't tell you the name of the bone). He has to wear a half cast until next Friday when they will ex-ray his arm again and probably give him a full cast.

We finally got to bed somewhere between 2 and 2:30 this morning. Between a lack of sleep and the fact that he's right-handed and "can't do anything fun", Jerry was miserable all day. I'd like to believe that he's going to learn that obedience IS the very best way, but who am I kidding? He's a five-and-a-half-year-old boy and has already tried climbing on the piano "because he didn't have anything else fun to do." That's my boy!

Leia Mais…

Kid Quotes

Josie -- "Momma, do you know why God created people?" ... "To make the world way more snugglier and warmer."

Daddy -- "Why are there so many people in this world?" Jerry -- "Because its not Mars, Daddy."

Leia Mais…

It's a Girl!!!

We are in the midst of adopting a beautiful Brown-eyed girl. She has a beautiful disposition and is about eighteen months old. Our poor baby was found wondering alone on a near-by Native Reservation. We've named her Gracie, isn't she beautiful?

"Gracie" is the newest addition to the Loveless family. She is mostly German Shepherd although much smaller. We've always told the kids that when we settle down, we would get a dog. So, "Gracie" is our testimony to God's grace in bringing us to Kenora to serve with Victory Baptist Church. Our family is now complete!

Leia Mais…

Family Baseball Day -- Victory Baptist Church

Here are some photos from our Victory Baptist Church Family Day last weekend. We had a great day! Jerry hit his first ball with the help of Mr. Andrew and made it to second base before getting out. However, after that, he decided the monkey bars were a more exciting challenge. Keith found out that when you haven't pick up a bat in ten years you get a little rusty. He improved as the game progressed :o) Enjoy the pictures.

Leia Mais…

Hello, from Kenora

We're Back! We've missed you all. God has blessed beyond our wildest dreams. So much has happened in the last six weeks that I won't begin to try and tell you about it. We arrived in Kenora after three days of travelling in an over-packed van.

Today marks the end of our first week in Kenora, Ontario. I'm sorry to say, I did not get any pictures of our first service. Unfortunately, I woke up with the flu which was given to me by my loving son. Jerry and I did make it to both services. I guess you could say my physical being was at church, but the rest of me was home in bed.

We are really enjoying our new church. Wednesday, Josie asked, "When do we get to go back to church?" Before we arrived, our new church family were busy providing us with all the furniture and household items we needed after being on the road for two years. The house is beautiful ad it feels so good to be in one place. Our hearts go out to all of you who are still on deputation. All I can say is....

I now enjoy and appreciate housework! 

Now that we are enjoying a "normal" life, we won't be posting as often as we have in the past. We are officially settled into our new house and look forward to getting to know our church family and town. 

GOD IS GOOD!!!

Leia Mais…

Up, Up, and Away!

Well, Keith is in the air! It looks like God has heard our prayers for good weather. Please continue to pray that he will have a good time of fellowship with the people of Victory Baptist Church and that the next four days will go super fast!

If you're reading this, Babe, Josie says,"I miss Daddy already." And Jerry said, "Nothing's fun, 'cause Daddy's not here.When Daddy's here everything is fun."  Kaylee still doesn't seem to realize your gone, sorry, Honey. I love you and miss you.

For the rest of you... Have a great day and thanks for your prayers.

Leia Mais…

God is GREAT!!!

 

God has been doing amazing, wonderful things in our life. Tomorrow, Keith has a flight to Kenora, Ontario. Please keep him in prayer. Pray for good weather for the flights and for a good service on Sunday. Also, pray for me as I'll be a single mom for four days! I've never been away from Keith for the Lord's day before either. Although, I will miss him, I'm glad I get to stay here where it is calling for highs of 20C!

As for the blog, we figured out the problem was with Mozilla (Firefox). When we view the blogs in Internet Explorer, we have no problems. I'm still not sure why its not working in Firefox all of a sudden. Firefox is the best for posting since it allows me to cut and paste while Explorer does not. Oh well! as long as its working.

Have a great day

Leia Mais…

Z is for Zoo...

Today was absolutely beautiful!  It reached into the double digits Celsius. Sorry, American friends, I still haven't got a handle on Fahrenheit. The sky was blue and sunny. A perfect, Spring-is-Coming kinda day!

It was just what we (I) needed! A day with just us. We decided to take the kids to the St. Louis Zoo. A great deal if you're ever in the area. The zoo itself is free and parking is only $11. Maybe this doesn't impress you, but I grew up with the Toronto Zoo which is (or at least has been) very expensive!

Here are some pictures we took. Keith actually had the camera for part of the day, so I managed to get in a shot with Kaylee! Oops... no Keith though.

Looking at some of these animals, one has to admit that God has a sense of humor. If you don't believe me look in the mirror tomorrow morning, before you freshen up! Why some Christians walk around thinking sober means somber is beyond me! Why would the Bible have words like laughter and joy if God meant us to look all serious and somber all the time? So, smile and enjoy God's creation. Just be careful not to crack your face!

Leia Mais…