So this pic is a little old now, but what the heck - I like it! It was just before

Christmas and we went out scoping some cool light shows.

We have been a little more busy this week, some extra homework and some running around to get some stuff sorted out like insurance and some car repairs (no accidents, just changed insurance, and got the car serviced - always something...).

We also realised that our trip to Mexico City is coming up super fast and that we needed to get some extra work done in order to have it all in before we go away. We have a couple of team meetings left. last year this trip went off. Lou and I have been growing in confidence more and more - the other day (Sunday night), Lou prayed for a lady with arthritis in her hand and immediately all the pain left. We then prayed for her ankles and she experienced the same thing. It was lots of fun - we don't delight so much in the miracle but rather what we see the miracle do in the lives of those touched. This lady, had tears as the love of God was realised in a more powerful way in her life.

A few days earlier I was out with a couple of mates and one of my mates introduced himself to this lady standing in a carpark. About 5 mins earlier I had a sudden chest pain and I knew that God was giving me a word of knowledge for someone.... after introducing himself, my friend turned to me (I was about 5 meters away), and introduced me. I went over and said hello and then asked if she knew anyone that was having some serious chest pain. The ladies response was a classic "no one else aside from me..."

The lady shared that she was scheduled for surgery in a couple of weeks time as her esophagus was destroyed from reflux and that she now had some tumors in her throat as well. She said that she had woken up at 5.30am that morning in excruciating pain and had cried out to God for some help....

As we were talking to her (10.15am), she was still in a great deal of pain. we prayed a really simple prayer, something like "thanks Jesus that you want to heal ".....", we command all pain to go, and ask that you'd give her a new throat and esophagus" - we asked her what she felt, and her face was beaming! She had no pain! We will be catching up with her sometime during the next week or so, and checking on the doctors reports about whether or not she still requires surgery. Yay God!!! We talked to her for some time after this and she is wanting us to visit this sick person, and that one...she is keen to get along to a church service and re-establish her relationship with God.

The small group that I lead has been going great - all the guys are awesome and are really growing heaps (me too...).

Lou has taken a preaching class, we have both sensed that this was something that God has been calling her into. She put her name down as a potential to preach to the class, and well yes, you have probably guessed it, she will be doing so.

We are planning a couple of "get-aways", one for the "spring break" (Easter), we are thinking of catching up with some of Lou's family down in LA or Vegas to help us celebrate Lou's birthday (11th April).

The other trip, after graduation in May up into Canada, via Seattle and Oregon. Whilst up in British Columbia, we will spend some time in Vancouver, and get over to Banff and Lake Louise.

Unfortunately I haven't been fishing for a bit...and we didn't get to go up the mountain this week because we had the car in for a service (in prep for all the MILES we will be doing on the trips mentioned above).

This pic is of Lou, about to carve it up - we have both improved soooo much, but then we have probably done more skiing in the past couple of months than we have in the 5 years we were in Taree.

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Blessings

Shane n Lou