Making way for Change

2009 is a year of newness and simplifying...
A time of trusting God as we begin a new season with City Church, get rid of stuff & and downsize living arrangement (more communal living!), and seek out new way to pay the bills.

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Super Hero Movie Night!

Youth Pastos by day, Superheroes by night!
The Superhero Couple: Wolverine & Bat Girl "The Social Butterfly."

"Super Rick" ('soul -patch' included.)

Anyone can fit into a kids' XS Spiderman costume.
Our fearless Lady Youth Leaders.

The next Chris Farley- seriously.
Bowling Bat Girl. Super Hero Bowling with the middle schoolers.
COMMUNITY GROUP COSTUME PARTY!!
The "Chick Magnet" (AKA Josh Simone).

To Barbados & back...

Celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary back to our Honeymoon Island. (This time, without the hurricane!)

Surfer's Point with Wendy... (she actually lives here!)

Playing in the sand with Wends' nieces and nephew at The Yacht Club.

Yes, the ocean and sand are really that color.

Weekend in Portland

Stayed at Scott Manor Bed 'n Breakfas; full of various surprises and quirks
(one of which was a trained chocolate chip-eating peacock).

We Hit up the Portland Zoo. You're never too old for the ZOO. Monkeys & bears...

Pastor's Wife, Kickboxer, Surfer, Tutor... (who knew?)

Surfer chick in BARBADOS.


Erin's officially Turbo Kick certified and co-teaches at the Club.


Erin has been privately tutoring 6 students.

The First Friday gals (with a few missing).

Always been PUnk ROCkers at heart.

I Heart Bend.

September 27th, 2008
One Saturday, many churches coming together to love our city...

YRU (Youth Risen Up) High School crew teamed together with Oasis Church members and painted over 200 fire hydrants! Together, the local churches of Bend painted over 1,200 fire hydrants, cleaned up yards & highways, and reached out to families in need.

summer camps & suntans.

The Bluebarians & The Bloody Smurfs won the Tikki Challenge 2008.

The Udderly Savage Sea Cows won the sand sculpture contest by transforming Noel into a vivacious siren of the sea (a mermaid).

The fearless Camp Directors:
(S)Heman & Shera The Barbarian Beast.

Gotta have some pirate tattoos.

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