Our Stay with the Parfitts

The Parfitt family has gracious opened there home to us twice in the last month. Once for a few days when we were traveling through and then again a couple weeks ago during our missions conference at our home church. They have all visited us in New Zealand are like our second family so it was great to get to spend some time with them! :) So he's some pictures of our time together.

Nikki and Annabelle playing Dutch Blitz.

Emmaline showing the girls pictures from our trip to Honduras. 

(You have to love the girls 'dressup' hats.)

Sunday morning we woke up to snow covered world! :) Yay! :) 

Heading for church and then off to Alabama. 

My Linda

David and Reese

Our missions conference was a huge challenge to all us to get out witnessing more. To "Break Up the Norm" as one of the sermons was titled. So Thursday afternoon we spent out at the University in Geneseo, Thursday night after church we went from store to store in Brockport witnessing (Which resulted in amazing conversations... praise the Lord!), Friday afternoon we spent at the University in Brockport, and Saturday we went out door knocking. It was great to serve the Lord and see many seeds planted. 

Everyone will take a gospel tract from a cute little girl. ;)

Matthew witnessing to a few University students.

Singing at the University

Annabelle and Mercy witnessing to a couple ladies.

 Back at home...

A bunch of us playing a geography game one evening.

Naomi and Mercy

Don't ask home many hours we spend going through atlas' and talking about different countries and places we've been. 

Mrs. Parfitt and I working on button holes. A project we will never forget. :)

Thank you for opening you house to us, Parfitts. We totally enjoyed our time. :) 

Missions Conference Time

Missions Conference time is always an exciting time as we look to hear from God; look forward to how God is going to provide the money for us to give; and see what God is doing through our giving on the mission fields all over the world! Being missionaries on furlough we are at many mission conferences... but they never grow old! The preaching is always good, along with the singing and fellowship... and the food! We love to go into these different churches and see them excited about missions!

A couple weeks ago we were at the missions conference of Bible Baptist Church in Attalla, Alabama. We have known this church since 2004 when we started out and we have been there for our annual missions board conference each year... along with Revival and Camp meetings. So it was great to be there again and see everyone.

Brother Richburg, missionary with Victory Baptist Press in Florida, was the main preacher of the week and the Lord used him in each of our lives in many ways as he preached God's Word.

We did the special music and so sang a few songs each service... that was a first for us but the Lord helped us and we love singing for our Saviour! At the end we formed a small choir of the Pastor's kids, a few other kids in the church and all of us older kids. That was a lot of fun to practice and sing together. If you know us... you know we love to sing!

The last day, Wednesday, us girls did a 'Kiwi' meal for the missionaries and church before service that night. It was a full day process to make that much food. Started with a big shopping trip and then a full afternoon of cooking. The Pastor's daughters and one other girl from church helped us and we had heaps of fun. We made Mince, Mince and Cheese, Steak and Cheese, and Steak and Mushroom pies and one casserole size Cottage pie. And, of course, chips and a big salad bar. For dessert we made a couple huge pavlovas and a couple banana cakes... two favorite Kiwi desserts.

We had a great week with the people of God there in Attalla and are thankful to them for there hospitality and friendship over the years.

Click below to see a few pictures we got off the phone from that week...