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• Open your heart for God to touch it. • Let Him bond your heart with His. • Evaluate what you can do but don’t be limited by your resources. • Share the “vision” by giving others an opportunity to experience it through a physical and emotional encounter. Believe The Impossible Every great achievement was once impossible until someone set a goal to make it a reality. Lewis Carroll's famous masterpiece Through the Looking Glass contains a story that exemplifies the need to dream the impossible dream. There is a conversation between Alice and the queen, which goes like this: "I can't believe that!" said Alice. "Can't you?" the queen said in a pitying tone. "Try again, draw a long breath, and shut your eyes." Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said. "One can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half...

One look at my tires shows we have covered thousands of miles this summer. We did more than 70 sessions for kids at churches and camps. Here are some photos of our summer memories. Another new venture for me this summer was started by one of the youth who sent me an sms "You need to be on FACEBOOK" "Well, here goes," I thought. It was really a God idea. The responses have been incredible and are still coming in everyday. For example here are a few: A girl who is a Law school grad "I was thinking today about how much I loved getting hugs from you as a kid. What wonderful memories!" A young man in Australia "G'day Rainbow!" A young youth pastor's wife in California "we're friends on facebook!!!! i'm so excited! how are you auntie sue? have i ever told you that you inspired me to work with kids?" Michael, a pastors kid who is now a youth leader wrote on his Facebook: This is a great ministry, touching thousands of Kids and ...

When I flew into Seattle the first of May I was able to see a rare sight. The daffodils that I planted several years ago always bloom and die before I return from Australia. This year was the exception. I arrived at my condo to find not the usual brown dead remnants of flowers but the bright yellow topped stalks themselves in full bloom!

Next week starts the 2008 USA summer ministry schedule. We will be at Mountain Kids Camp just outside Idaho City, Idaho. This is an old west town complete with a main street boardwalk, quaint stores, a cemetery for the 1800's and no cell phone reception. It's located about 40 minutes from Boise the capital of Idaho. Mountain Kids Camp is a day camp which starts Monday. Carolyn arrives in Boise at 10:30 that night so she misses the first day of camp. Pray she gets some rest on her long flight to the states. Pray for the kids attending to receive a touch of God's love in their hearts.

Family Pancake House Snoqualmie Summit Snoqualmie Pass Sue has wrapped up her missions work in Asia and Australia for this year and has returned to the United States to begin her engagements here. I received a text from Sue today and it reads: I got back to Seattle Wednesday night. My sister, DeAnn, flew over Thursday to help me drive back to Boise to see our parents. We were amazed at the snow pack still on the pass, twelve foot! Welcome home Sue and safe travels.

I checked my mobile phone this morning and was pleased to see I’d received a text message from Sue with her latest update. In her text, Sue writes: Our puppet stage being set for the Melbourne city outreach at Reach Community Church . Larry and Sue do a take off of the game show, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grade . Sue and Larry, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader sounds like a lot of fun. Maybe you’ll do it when you’re in States, please?

The Jones' are a wonderful couple that make it a point of blessing Sue and Carolyn. They will periodically plan secret adventures for Sue and Carolyn to provide rest and relaxation for them after they have been out on one of their mission trips. I received a text from Sue in which she writes: [The] Jones' stopped to feed us fish and chips @ Tooradin {more} on our mystery tour. This is our "Cannon Beach" sand competition at Tooradin Beach, Victoria. In her second text she writes: The B&B they took us to is [in] Janalli {more} . Graeme and Angela gave us cryptic clues months before the trip. As we were traveling we passed the Robin [Hood] Motel (our first clue from Graeme and Angela was Robin Hood and Maid Marion) and our room was decorated oriental style (Our second clue had been Japanese) and the 10 acres of gardens were apparently the reference of the clue Sir Joseph Banks (the botanist)! We pray that the Lord will give Sue and Carolyn a time of refreshment and...