our european travelers

two of our friends who are in our house church are currently backpacking around europe

they are hitting up like 14 countries in 3 weeks. amazing! we are stoked for them & send our love! the best part is a few nights they are staying with some friends of kate's that she met in YWAM!

here are some photos from elijah & dalton's trip so far

painting night for family

One of the aspects of our group is outreach- local as well as global. We want to be present in the local community, so we teamed up with Lutheran Family Services in Denver which among other things, supports refugees coming in from all over the world. We ended up being paired with 2 families from the Bhutan/Nepal conflict. We have been sponsoring them since March. We are basically mentors and friends who help with daily tasks, adjustment problems and whatever needs come up. LFS deals with legal matters & helping them get on their feet financially, career wise... We do things like help them at the grocery store, go get them new SS cards, take them on picnics to the park, help them with English by giving lessons, show them the bus routes, bring over clothing and toys and kitchen stuff... etc.

It is a great family. We are not allowed to give out names or details of circumstance, but I wanted to share with you what we are doing so you can see what we are involved in & get the word out there for LFS which always needs volunteers for new families coming in. Every family needs a team or a couple to help them get set up here in America. We take turns in our group with different tasks for the family- and it has been a blessing to meet our families!

One night we had a painting gathering where we each painted a small canvas. We made 12 in all & gave 6 to each fam to hang on their walls. Here are pictures from the event.

summer gatherings

we are a group of people, couples and singles, in the denver area who want to experience close community and share life together ... we seek to help one another & explore each of our unique talents, passions & giftings so we might love one another well... and love those around our community & world... we have had a fun few years together.. and seen each other get married, have babies, travel, experience pain & joy.. etc. etc...

we have had a relaxed summer, enjoying community with good friends, good discussions and always good cookin.
here are photos from different gatherings...

paint night we made art for the refugee family we sponsor,
we've had birthdays, bowling night, hikes, weddings .... etc.