Hi all!

D&S it was good to get all those pics from you guys! Jado, I like your haircut. Your family pictures at the sitio turned out nice. Jasper is such a princess! Give Jessie a big "grandpa" pinch for me Dwayne! Well, how did the offering go on Sunday? Let us know. We are praying for you guys, in all aspects. Please know we think of you often. Shannon, it was nice to talk on the phone with you. Dwayne, I was sorry I missed you. I'll call again soon.

M&T I hope the dust has all settled at your house, after all your guests left. Thank-you for the CD of pictures. I got them yesterday. When is school starting for you? We start Sept. 6, but I went back on Monday, just a little each day. Today I was at a Math seminar all day.

Yesterday we had S&P and mom and dad over for a bbq to celebrate dad's birthday early and bid farewell to S&P and the kids. Then Grace and Joseph came by as well. It was a lot of fun! I guess by now S&P should be at Ron & Elsie's in Thunder Bay. (Wed. evening). Caleb, I put your braided gift on my shelf in the kitchen. Thank-you! I will think of you everytime I see it there.

Hard to believe it's back to school already. I will work hard these next five days. Al is away at meetings in SK Aug. 28-30. Then I have a staff meeting Aug. 31. That evening we will leave to Clear Lake to stay with Danny and Irene at their cabin, till Sat morning. Then we'll head home to be at Sylvia Fehr's wedding at 2:00 p.m. Then school begins a few days later.

We are having an exciting "hosting" week. Monday we had three neighbors over for coffee and dessert - the two girls next door (Patty and Trish), and Doreen, the older lady on the other side of us. Then yesterday family. Then tomorrow, neighbors Paul and Lisa and their two girls are coming for a BBQ and Yanik & Melanie, our neighbors across the street (the lady who had cancer last year.) We are so excited that they are coming! Pray for us as we are hoping to start a Bible study with our neighbors. Al already talked to Paul; and he and Lisa are interested. We would be a core at least. We'll see what happens.

Our church has also asked us to help in marriage ministry. We would be helpers in a 6 week course that teaches Biblical principles for marriage. It's a video series and we would just help facilitate discussion. We have a meeting next week about this. We'll see what it's all about.

I love you all!

Brenda

PS This picture was taken in Rome.