September 2012

 September saw the start of spring in a slow way!!  We excited for Summer to be arriving soon the boyz are so super keen to SWIM!












TROY's OUTING
Troydie had a school outing this month - big day visit to the loacl FIRE STATION.  What a special time he had.  They got to climb in and around about the huge FIRE TRUCKS and learn all about saftey in the case of a fire.  Then a highlight for them all was to have a ride up into the air (about 3 stories high) in the FIRE TRUCK'S LADDER BUCKET what a fun time was had by all.

TWINS are 4 TODAY!!
Yes, 4 can you believe it - WOW feels like the other day that they were born what precious little bundles of big JOY they are.  They had a super fun birthday party to celebrate turning 4 - a TREEHOUSE PARTY.  We are praising Jesus for the space in the manse garden and the blessing of a LARGE TREE!! thier pressie for thier birthday was their very own treehouse.  Baba and Daddy has many busy evening to get the whole house built you should have heard all the orders being made, must have a ladder, and a firemans pole and has to have a door with a roof !! :)

We had a lovley party with all our friends to share in the fun of playing in the treehouse, playing catch in the garden, participating in a treasure hung, swinging on the swing and eating cake pops.  We packed little hobo party packs and each one received a telescope to survey the land from up in the treehouse.  Tan tried her hand at baking - their treehouse cake was a hit!!

 

The treehouse now serves as a great place to eat our lunch after school each day.  We have had many play days and the boyz so enjoy the jungle gym, hammock and treehouse - Praise the Lord for this outside play place.

MINISTRY
Ladies ministry event - this month was the Ladies event for this term and they had the theme "BEING A NEW CREATION"  the hall was decorated with loads of green palms and lots of big painted butterflies.  The afternoon consisted of a "market" where ladies from our community and church were able to host a booth to sell or promote thier businesses.  We had a lady doing make overs on 3 of our church ladies - they all looked beautiful.  We had 3 ladies share their personal testimonies and Tan was able to share the gospel in her devotion.  In all God was made big in this event, we had many attend and lots of visitors.  This deffinately was one of our best outreach meetings.  Praise the Lord for confidence to share the Gospel.

Mom's Group - This month the moms Bible Study has been going really well with about 9 attending each time.  On our outing afternoons we as moms and kids have enjoyed a bike ride along the beach ending with milkshakes, a spring hat parade where we had a CAPTAIN, a COWBOY and a SHERRIF and outing to the local park to enjoy the jungle gyms and open spaces together.

As we reached the end of the month we were able to head up to Johannesburg to visit with Trent and Ambz so that Mark could attend the Baptist Assembly.  In all the week of meetings went well all Glory to God.  Trent and his band lead the worship which was a huge blessing to many as he blended all the African cultures into one what an awesome time of worship was had by all of us.  Tan was able to attend the Pastor's wives lunch and be encouraged in her position of service as Pastor's wife.

We end September with a much needed rest - Praising the Lord for our 3month Sebatical.  Please be in prayer for us as we rest, recreate and regroup as a family.  We will be out of town for one lengthy holiday down to the Eastern Cape.  One or two short trips over weekends to enjoy the mountains and the beach.  One of our main reasons for this break is to kick start Mark's Masters Degree.  With having to carry the full church ministry load over the last 6months his degree was put on hold.  Please pray with us that he can make a big dent into the bulk of the programme and that he will have the energy and discipline to contine when we return to regular routine in 2013.

Thanks again for your much needed prayers and support

With much love

The Wilby's