Contents:

1) Ministry update
2) Our commissioning
3) Our blog
4) Where we are at

Dear Friends and Family,

1) 2 e-mails in one day! First we wanted to share our ministry’s e-connect newsletter with you. Published monthly it’s a great way to keep up to date on the awesome things God is doing throughout Europe through eDOT. If you aren’t already signed up you can at
http://edot.birkey.com/listsignup.asp?list_id=15 . Also the ministries webpage has been updated considerably. Have a visit at http://www.gemedot.com/index.asp

2) This last Sunday we were commissioned by Lake Forest Church! In a 5 minute video we were able to share our ministry with both services and then we were blessed with committing to some vows and then having the elders and our families lay hands on us and pray for us. We feel the blessing of “being sent”. For those that were there we are so glad that you were able to be a part of that and we know there were many more who were there in spirit.

3) For those of you who want to keep up with us more often and/or read some funny/thought provoking/interesting blogs (like an online diary) make sure you visit www.Roesgarden.com. Several times a week Courtney has something to say

4) Where we are at: We are currently 76% supported with $1,850 in ongoing monthly pledges left to raise. This means about 37 families joing our team at $50/month. We are talking with 2 new churches as well as a few others putting us under consideration for their 2007 budget. We are still praying toward an early fall departure. For those who have been listening this is about our 4th estimate at a departure time. God has kept our feet itchy but here. We have learned really great lessons about trusting Him for our timing, as well as many other valuable lessons during this waiting period.

Watching and waiting,

Courtney, Krista and Alex Roes