Catching up!

~Wow, it has been a long time since we have written anything! Sorry to those of you who may have come to see new news and found nothing. ~

Since the last entry, much has happened for the Stobbe family.

- We have had two new additions to our family. Tim's sister April and her husband Jeremy welcomed their daughter Naomi Corrine Taylor to the family last August. Tina's sister Heather and her husband Mike welcomed their son Ewan George Joseph Mitchell in October. We are so blessed!

- Megan started her first year at preschool and Isaac went to 2nd.

- We received our green cards and are now free to travel to Canada and the US as we want! We are super excited!
- We welcomed our puppy Tucker to the family this past April. So far he has been an excellent dog for us and look forward to many happy times with him.

This past spring, Isaac and Tina were involved in a musical at the local theater in Gig Harbor called "A Pirates Life For Me". It was tough work but in the end proved to be an excellent experience. I(Tina) am so proud of Isaac. He danced and sang his way to a very successful first theatrical experience as the boy who wanted to be a parrot.... And all he wanted was a cracker.

We are pleased to say that we have begun the building project for the new church! Our ground breaking ceremony was held yesterday. As we stood in the spot where we will hold our services, I was overwhelmed with joy! After we sang a couple of songs, the children were invited to come up for the turning of the dirt. It was explained to us adults that as much as this new building will be for us to use, it is also for our children as they will be the ones to come after us. It was such an encouragement to remember that we need to teach our children that the building to come is to be used as a tool to reach out to those who need Jesus! May the words of the one song we sang be ever true in the future at Waypoint Church.

"Let your glory fall in this room, let it flow forth from here to the nations. Let your fragrance rest in this place, as we gather to seek your face."