I would like to write a brief list of things that We the Wilson Family are thankful for this year. I have asked the kids to tell me things that they are thankful for as well so if they seem a little childish it is because they are. We can learn so much from them can't we?
(these are not on here in any special order just on here as they are being said!)
1. Grammy and Grampy
2. Gas prices have gone down.
3. Grandma being with Jesus.
4. A home to provide shelter and warmth.
5. Nana and Papa
6. New friends that we have made.
7. Family that is close by.
8. Elephants (Claire)
9. A great church to attend.
10. Supporters
11. Salvation
12. Employment
13. Health
14. A vehicle that is dependable.
15. God's faithful provisions.
16. Mom and Dad
17. Doctors wisdom for my mothers care.
18. A patient husband.
19. A loving wife
20. Warm coats
21. Gods creation all around us.
And this is just the beginning!!
Take time to stop and think about what you are thankful for this year. Make a phone call to someone you love and let them know. Take time to spend with your family and let them know how special they are to you.
and remember like we teach our children to be thankful and rejoice in everything.
Even when you don't feel like being thankful remember that God is faithful!
I Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Thankful...
Settling in...
I realized earlier this week that we hadn't even been home from CIT for a month yet and it seems like we have been home so much longer. Saturday will be a month and we have been go, go, go since we unpacked the car! We are trying to find the routine of life you know the "normal" side of things...We are still working on that! We were so scheduled at CIT right down to when we ate our meals and they were all the same time everyday! There were no other distractions while we were there. No appointments no sports practice no piano lessons or children's choir. Funny how when you look at the list it doesn't seem like much but add all the kids and all the different places they need to be all at once it can be a little unnerving.
However, we are starting to get into a routine, still working out the bumps. Learning that when we have a speaking engagement that is during the school day we need to do school in the afternoon or "double up" the next day. Phil is back to working full time, having him with us all day and night was a treat for all of us. This is taking a little to get used to as well. Not having Dad right there all the time. Amazing how quickly we got used to having him around all day!
We are speaking at 2 different small groups this coming week week that are from New England Bible Church. We are both going to speak at the couples group Monday night and I (Jen) am speaking to the young mothers group on Tuesday night. We are really looking forward to these meetings. We have already met some wonderful people from this church and can't wait to meet more!
Thank you for your continued prayer for us as we settle back into our lives here in NH, and as we are on this journey.
A prayer requests that we have right now is:
My mother has just found out that her cancer has returned. She has had it twice already. It is renal cancer, the first time was in 1985, they removed her kidney. The second was renal cancer that appeared on her lung, that was in 1997 they removed lower part of one lung. Now it is renal cancer on her pancreas. They are planning on going in and removing it surgically again only taking the part of the pancreas that is affected. Please pray for comfort with medical decisions that need to be made, rest before surgery and comfort while we are waiting to find out anything more that we may find out after surgery. Our prayer is that it will be totally gone as it has been the past two times. She has never needed chemo or radiation because of the type of cancer that she has, we are praying that it will be the same this time. I will keep you posted as we progress through this as well.
Mighty to Save
Mighty to Save was the theme for the missions conference at our home church. Fellowship Bible Church. We had the privilege to attend this year. We are always on the other side of the conference at our home church. I know all the months of hard work and planning that go into them! We were blessed by what was shared and who we were able to visit with.
Of course our camera isn't working properly! so, we were not able to get pictures. Below is the picture of all the missionaries and children that were at the conference along with the speaker that was here from Florida.
In this picture are: Steve and Becky Diem (minus their boys) Costa Rica language school. Bob, Robin, Adam, Melody and Bethany Hastings AMG Guatemala. Jack and Jennifer Mitchell Grace Dental Mission. Bob and Linda Schindler Mission One. Bob Whitney key note speaker and our family.
You can read about the Diem's and Hastings, their links are on our sidebar.
We are gearing up for a busy November. Please keep us in prayer so that we will be rested and able to present the ministry clearly to people when we are sharing with them.
more new friends
We had a wonderful time at Calvary Bible Church this week during the missions conference. We were challenged to be praying for our missionaries and our countries. What a great time we had while we were there reconnecting with old friends and making new ones! That is always a blessing in itself...
Here is the picture that was taken when we were all said and done Wednesday night. 
