Hi and Happy New Year!

Things here are going great.  Our ministry is going well and we have some great plans for 2007.  We're changing meeting places starting next Sunday and we're very excited about the opportunities that will present to us.  Ladies Ministry is also going well and we'll start a book reading once the books come in.  I think I have decided to name it "girlfriends" as it's unthreatening and just all around fun. 

We had a new lady saved just before Christmas.  I think I may have told you about her.  She's been coming for a couple of months and finally it all just clicked with her!  We're excited for her and I think her husband is also going to start coming to church too.  He has had to work on Sundays but said he would change his schedule so that he could come to church on Sundays.  Who does that?  Obviously the Spirit has been working on this family for some time.  It's so much fun to watch!

Our family is doing well.  Nathan and I have made a  New Year's Resolution to go out together more and to be more spontaneous as a family, so we started on that this week.  Nolan has never had a formal 'babysitter', and neither did I growing up, but we would like for him to have one so we can go out as a couple more.  More and more I hear people in the ministry talk about that, and I believe it to be true.  A wise missionary wife told me once to make some time for marriage and family and let your kids know that they come before your ministry.  I have never forgotten that, and am grateful that she let me in on that secret. 

We had a great Christmas with my family being here.  Nolan had a lot of fun with his aunts and grandparents.  Nathan's parents are supposed to come out here sometime soon as well, as is his mom (his parents are his dad and stepmom, just to clarify).  We're looking forward to that, as they haven't seen our home yet here in Toronto.

I hope you're having a Happy New Year so far!  God Bless!

Melissa