Narnia

Jackie:

Well it's been a couple of weeks since we've been back from Washington. The fall colors have become more muted and snow is accumulating in the mountains. It feels like winter has really crept in and I think we can handle a bit of it before we find ourselves transplanted on the equator for a couple of months in Guatemala.

Brenden has found such joy from getting to work in the auto shop on the base these past couple of weeks and he is thinking there might be something there for him in the future. In our music track we are working on a few songs that were selected to be recorded in the studio. I am singing the female vocals on an original song written by another student in our school who is very talented on the piano and songwriting.

We've had two great speakers these past couple of weeks- Dan Baumann and Amy Sollars- both work at the YWAM base in Kona, Hawaii. Dan spoke about "life with Jesus" and told us many stories and experiences he's had traveling. Amy spoke about the Holy Spirit and shared some great stories as well. She grew up in the backwoods of Alaska living with no electricity or running water, and she and her siblings shot bears and wolves as young children. She reminded us through her teaching that Jesus left to send another, the Holy Spirit, to "aid you, assist you, help you, guide you, lead you, give you revelation of scripture, release his gifts through you, give you boldness, teach you, strengthen you, refresh you, empower you, anoint you, protect you, fellowship with you, help you pray, give you rest, give you wisdom, reveal Jesus in your life, be your friend, and comfort you." Pretty good news, I'd say.

Last weekend YWAM hosted a Masquerade Ball and students dressed up in various ways all covering their faces with masks. A friend of mine, Bethany, and I decided our entire costume was actually better than any mask so we took off our mask after 10 seconds. The photo above says it all.

This upcoming weekend we are Oklahoma bound to celebrate in the marriage of our dear friends Suzanne and John! In 3 1/2 weeks we are headed to Guatemala and look forward to seeing what the next couple of months have in store for us!

Oh, and the reason this post is called "Narnia" is because of the snowy photos. Brenden and I drove the faithful Saturn up Blacktail Mountain about 10 miles and these are photos from the top. It was amazing to be on base where its wet and rainy and then drive for a few minutes to find snowy tree tops in a magical forest!!