JULY & AUGUST

Holiday fun ... to the Beach in WINTER

It’s that time of the year again and we took some holiday from ministry and spent some time away at the beach. Funny time to go and enjoy the beach we were all dressed in our Winter Woollies playing in the sand!!
Both Treyson and Tryston started taking steps between things on holiday and we had a grand time playing in the garden in the warm sunshine and walking and playing in the sand when the weather was not too chilly. They even had the chance to enjoy their first boat ride.

Finally the teeth are coming. Tryston got his first tooth on the 23rd July – wow they have really taken their time in showing themselves.

Daddy had a birthday and we had a great time celebrating with him while on holiday. The boys loved the wrapping paper and we had a special day together.

Well you will not believe it Treyson is up and walking even trying to kick the ball 29th July. And Tryston joined him on his little legs on August 6th it really does look quite funny having such little people up on their feet!

TRYSTON on his feets!!

TREYSON on his feets!!

We will say at the end of the winter that it was quite a winter!! We spent many a penny at the doctor as our boys really struggled with sickness. Praise the Lord we never ended up in hospital but all the same it has been a hard long haul to keep them well and fit. Many a nappy rash, runny nose, cough and temperature. What a time we have had.

Fun times in the Wilby house the boys are climbing up wanting to be up on the chair, never alone the two of them are always together. Washing time is great fun they love to get in and out and on top of the basket it’s a great play thing!

Ministry Memories
We had our children’s holiday club this month and what a load of fun they all had. The J-Life team were very much involved and we had many children come and learn about Jesus everyday.
The woman’s ministry is going well, Tan spoke at this quarter’s meeting on the Lord being your comfort. The whole meeting was lead with the theme. Is God your comfort or is CHOCOLATE? We ate yummy goodies and enjoyed a wonderful time of “feasting” around God’s word.
Our time has been filled with visitation of many folk in the church, mentorship and discipleship, attending seminars to encourage us as we lead others in the Lords work and encouragement in all areas of church growth. Wow ! it has been a stretch!
Our senor Pastor has been on sabbatical so Mark has been helping out with leadership in many other areas while he has been away. It has been a huge responsibility but a great time of spiritual, mental and emotional growth. It is great to see how the Lord grows one as you take the opportunities that he give you. We are praising the Lord for his special grace in our lives.

VERSE FOR ENCOURAGEMENT

Whatever you do, work at it with

all your heart, as working for the Lord.

- Colossians 3v23

MAY & JUNE

FUN TIMES ... at Home

Family Fun
Treyson and Tryston are 8months old! Any old toy will do – look at us in the BOX!

Happy Mothers Day to all you mom’s out there – Tan is feeling the awesome responsibility of motherhood and praising the Lord for her wonderful bundles of JOY!

Fun around the house. They boys love to help with washing and hoovering!!

More fun is cookie time when all 3 of them make it a bit deal to sit and eat and "tea party" together on the kitchen floor.

We don’t watch much TV but when we do they are really sucked in!

Playing OUTSIDE is our favourite past time – the more balls to throw and kick the better!

We spend most of our time at home – yet Tan did venture out for the first time by herself to the mall with all 3 boys and they had a blast of a time.
Troydie likes to be like dad and braai (cook on the grill) check out how he’s braaing with the tongs and his cars!!

The big thing now because of our boating outings is to “play fishing” So Troydie had his little Mater rider, hooked on his block wagon, emptied out the blocks and put the baby bath onto the wagon and pulled it around the house like his BOAT AND TRAILER!! Too cute how the imagination is now working. The Twins loved the idea so they climb in the boat and play with his fishing rod and fish, its like “rub a dub dub 3 men in a tub – the older the middle the younger all playing together!!”


Ministry Memories
The J-LIFE team has arrived and what a wonderful bunch they are. We are excited to see how the Lord will use them. Please pray for Lance, Chris, Sheila and Jerri-Lee.
Preaching and teaching ministry is going well – praise the Lord for his leadership in our lives as we share with others in this way.
The mom’s group is going great – Tan has another mom helping out with the leading of the study time and then another mom to arrange all their outings. The group has grown there are 7 mom’s who meet every 2nd week for bible study and what a blessed time they are having studying various women in the Bible.

VERSE FOR ENCOURAGEMENT

Your LOVE, O Lord, reaches to the heavens,

Your faithfulness to the skies.

- Psalm 36v5

EASTER BLESSINGS!

SPECIAL EASTER BLESSINGS TO ALL OF YOU - HE IS RISEN!!! HALLELUJAH

Family Fun
We took the twins for a weigh in and it was the first time they weighed the SAME (7.1kg’s). They are both doing so well and have been a huge blessing to our little family.

Treyson got his co-ords together on the 17th of the month to CRAWL!! So yes he is also moving. He spent a long time leopard crawling but fiannally got up and is off!!

Troydie is too cute as he is talking a whole bunch more and really have a grand time playing more with his brothers. Tackling games can be rough but loads of fun.
Treyson and Tryston are growing so quick we think that they want to be like Troyden so now this month crawling is boreing and they have learn’t to pull up on things. Just now they will be walking – then what will we do?

HAPPY EASTER – HE IS RISEN
We had a great time explaining the significance of Easter to Troyden but all he was worried about was that the bunny could get through the gate to bring the chocolate!! He kept on telling us to leave the gate open! Too cute.
We had fun with extended family riding in the wheelbarrow and hunting in Grandma’s garden to look for Easter eggs.

The weather has been great not to hot for the beach so we ventured out several morning for a walk and a swim. Then on some weekends Baba and Nee (Tan’s mom and dad) came down and we went out to sea on the boat. Troydie loved this and he caught his FIRST FISHIE!!! Uncle T spent a weekend with us too and got to enjoy the beach with us.

We had a fun time – family building making Troydie a HOUSE. We cut out a door and windows in a big box and painted it. What a lot of joy this piece of cardboard has added to our little boys lives!!

Ministry Memories
This month Mark spent a few days up in Hiddleburg on training for our J-Life youth team. A group of 4 young people will join us in May to help with the leading and discipleship of our youth. Praise the Lord for this blessing to help us with ministry. Please be in prayer for all of them as they prepare to join us to be examples to our church members.

VERSE FOR ENCOURAGEMENT

My grace is sufficient for you, for

My power is made perfect in weakness

- 2 Corinthians 12v9

MARCH Madness!!

Well Friends and Family we have finally found the time to update you all on our little lives in South Africa. So sorry for the long delay you might have thought we had forgotten about all of you! Well enjoy the long read we have a short newsy little bit on the Family Fun and an update on our Ministry Memeories for each month of this year.

Family Fun
We had a full month of big milestones. Tryston found his TOES!

Look at how we have grown WOW such little “men” in our smart shirts!

Brothers all alike – mom is having fun dressing all THREE the same. Very confusing so many think we have TRIPLETS!!

Both Treyson and Tryston are sitting and playing really nicely and the bottoms seem to not be too round!

We tried out the walking rings a couple of minutes everyday and that has been a hit. Troydie likes to play bumper cars with his brothers so it is quite wild as he pushes them around and into each other. They think it is wonderful and giggle with glee!!

Tryston is up on his knees ready to go and then promptly at the end of the month put his co-ords together and started crawling YEY for Tryston he is on the go.

We introduced the twins to some solid food and boy did they love the cookies, enjoy the porridge and not to sure of the veggies!!

We had a wonderful outing to the Botanical Gardens where Troydie fed the ducks well really they wanted to help themselves out of his hand. Treyson and Tryston were so interested in the birds they just looked at all of this in amazement!

We had a wonderful day of celebration on the 15th of March when we prayed and thanked the Lord publicly for our twin boys. Pastor Stuart shared with us as a family in the dedication service of our boys to the Lord. We are praying much that they come to a saving knowledge of our Savoir and Lord.

We had a weekend off from ministry at Durban North and went up to Joeys to visit Uncle T. It was great fun. We played in the garden, visited a fun coffee shop where Troydie got to ride a horsie! (he just loved it – he wanted to go again and again), the twins even got to ride on a play play horsie and gave big smiles, got to shop, ride a train and enjoy time as a family. (Side note Tan celebrated her 30th birthday this month well done you made it!! The big ‘THREE O’ !!!

Ministry Memories
Mark is still so enjoying his opportunities to preach and being stretch all the time. Tan ran a cark making afternoon to help encourage and teach ladies to make birthday cards. This ministry is one where every lady in the church will receive a hand made card for their birthday via “snail mail”. Many of the ladies have been so blessed through making and receiving special cards in this way.
The Young Adults bible study group is going so well Mark is so encouraged to have so many faithfully attend.
We praise the Lord for all our ministry opportunities.

VERSE FOR ENCOURAGEMENT

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed - Proverbs 16v3