A Summer Hike

Last week we decided to take a spur of the moment hike to Tumalo Falls. It was a little extra work with two non-walkers, but the girls can more than hold their own. The day was beautiful as were the falls, and the time with each other was wonderful. This upcoming month is slammed with stuff. We have VBS, the County Fair, Vacation to Southern Cali, various meetings, TEF Presentation at church, and hopefully a break in the madness for a fly-fishing evening or two. With those events I have ample blog material, so stay tuned. Enjoy a few pics of the Wicks at Tumalo Falls!

TEF Summer Retreat

Our family is so blessed to be a part of The Elisha Foundation. This most recent retreat took place at Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman, Oregon. We had eight special families who we were able to serve, and all were very encouraged by the volunteers who gave of their time and energy. I know all the families involved appreciated the love shown, and I also know several families left impacted by the gospel which was presented and lived out.

The Lord continues to impress upon me how needed this ministry is, and how often the church has not ministered effectively to these families. Our prayer is that local churches across the world will take up the call to reach out to these families and show them the love of Christ.

I am excited about the future of TEF. In the coming months the foundation is going to launch into some exciting things. I will keep you posted at every step.

Below is a slideshow of some of our pictures. For those friends on Facebook I attached a link to a professional slide show: http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1191438108859#/video/video.php?v=93551363371&oid=22415967287

Thank you to everyone for your continued prayers!

Vacation!

Our family was able to get away for a week and relax . . . if you can say that with four young kids stuck in the car for hours traveling. We really did have a good time. We first traveled to Canby and saw family including Grandma's, and Chris' aunt, uncle, and cousins. We then traveled to Walnut Creek, California and spent some time with Uncle Matt and Aunt Kara. We continued on to Monterey, California and took in the beach, aquarium, and of course swimming in the hotel pool. It was a good time to be with one another and we were grateful for the lessons the Lord taught Ashley and I on this trip! I attached a slideshow below and for more good pictures see Matt and Kara's blog which is on the blogroll (Rehrer Moments).