Christmas Picnic

For those in the northern hemisphere the words "Christmas" and "picnic" don't normally go together. However, at the other end of the world this is quite normal.  On Saturday we had our MAF Christmas picnic and one of the MAF families brought their boat.  As you will see from the photos the kids and the "big" kids had a blast whizzing through the water.  It took everything in me to stay on the "couch" but didn't have much luck on the other one as I was catapulted off on one of the rides.  A fun time was had by all.

Oh boy was it difficult to stay on....doesn't do much for the hairdo :)

Who said this was fun!!

Hold on.......

Zara and Bethany were champions and took every opportunity to ride the waves

Photos courtesy of Glenn Cousley

New Challenge

As many of you know for the last two and half years I have been working in the MAF Cairns Support office in the HR department.  In August of this year our valued HR Manager left to move onto another ministry.  Since then I have been helping to cover some of this role.  We ran a recruitment campaign to find another suitable candidate but to cut a long story short we came up short.  After much consideration and chats with God and my family I applied for the role.  As of 2 December 2019 I will be the new HR Manager for the Asia Pacific Region.  This is a God sized job and am thankful it is a team effort.  I look forward to what God has in store for our department in the weeks and months ahead and what we can achieve together.  I would value your prayers as I embark on this challenge and that God would give me the wisdom and discernment I need.  Thanks to all of you who keep us in your prayers.

As I write this update Simon is in Switzerland for a flying visit.  His Dad turns 80 next week so Simon flew home to surprise him and be part of the celebrations.  The extended family were able to keep it a secret so it was definitely a surprise.  There were multiple family events to celebrate Fritz and his milestone birthday.

"Surprise"

Happy Birthday Cheers

What's a celebration without a glass of wine :)

Triple trouble - Therese, Simon and Monika :)