August… where did you go?

Why hello September. August sure did fly by. Looking through our pictures just now it’s no surprise I feel like that. It was a busy month for Jared and I… in a good way. Here are a few pictures of what we’ve been up to!

At the beginning of the month Jared and a few guys from our church climbed Mt. Fuji... the highest mountain in Japan! This is Jared and Shohei at the summit... great job guys!

There was a CosPlay parade right down the street from our house!	Jared and his new friend we met at the CosPlay parade
The second week of August we went on a two-day mini vacation to the nearby town of Toyohashi and spent a full day relaxing on the beach... it was our last vacation just the two of us and it was wonderful!	Enjoying the beach at 31 weeks!
We said “goodbye” to our first MSCC intern: Austin. Thanks for all your hard work this summer!	The girls on our team threw Baby Henke and I a baby shower! It was a lot of fun and we feel very blessed. Thanks for coming everyone! (I'll write another post just about the shower later)
We held an event for the Christian Ladies of MSCC where we enjoyed brunch together, had a guest speaker, and encouraged and prayed for one another. Look at all those yummy brunch foods!!	All the ladies that attended the "Ladies Day Out" event! A big thank you to Yumi, our guest speaker, who did an absolutely amazing job. I'm thankful for wonderful sisters in Christ like you!

What an great month is was! Interspersed throughout the month we did a few outreach events, a language exchange, 2 doctor visits, welcomed our new interns, and hosted our dear friends Seth and Megan who stayed at our house until they moved to Osaka on September 1st. (More to come later about the Osaka church plant launching this fall! For now visit the web site at www.mustardseedosaka.com)!

I’m looking forward to the next few months as well! First of all, September means fall: my absolute favorite season! Here’s to great smelling candles, beautiful leaves, homemade pumpkin spice lattes, good books, cooler temperatures and fall decorations!

Also sometime within the next 6 weeks (hopefully) we will be welcoming our new family member! My due date is coming up soon (October 8th). We can’t wait to meet him! The last 3 times I’ve had ultrasounds he’s had his hand in front of his face so we haven’t gotten to see a good clear shot of him yet. But from what I can tell, his nose at least, looks just like his dads’. I love him very much.

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