for you!

Friends!
Here is a little something Lew and I put together to share with those of you who weren't able to make it out for our big day... don't worry though, those of you who did come can enjoy it too :)
Life for us is pretty busy at the moment, we're both working (I'm an admin assistant at a financial planner's office, and Lew is laying paving stones for driveways and patios)... we're getting ready for Creationfest next week too! (Any of you guys going??) We're living in Duncan, in a basement suite just around the corner from our church... and adjusting, slowly but surely, to married life. It's so good guys... really. Like it just keeps getting better. And Jesus is teaching us soooo much, about trusting Him, surrendering our plans (and finances... that is a big one right now!)... and how our faithfulness to each other is tied in so closely with our faithfulness to Him.

I do miss you guys, so very much. I think about you often, and love reflecting on how GOOD God is, that He would allow us to experience such beautiful community in our year together, and now after! Do you realize that it's been almost two years since we all first met?! How time flies!

Anyways, I've got to run! Hope you enjoy this y'all...Love you!!!
Love,
Ellanora the Brave Jones!

brothers, sisters...

thought i would let you all know of some incredible happenings in my life as of late. share the joy.

as soon as spring semester ended i pounded the pavement everyday desperately searching for a job. apparently the economy crashing is not a lie, its happening and therefore i couldn't find a job anywhereeee. for real, it was a little discouraging when 'merry maids' didn't even want to hire. after about a month of searching i was approached about working at a camp that a) i had never heard of and b) i did not know a soul at. needless to say i thought i would never take the job for numerous reasons and basically didn't think about it again. fast forward about three more weeks and i am still as jobless as ever. i would have a promising lead just to have the door closed in my face. i started reevaluating this camp job, thinking maybe this will be my last option. i finally decided to accept the job at camp (apprentice baker HA) feeling as though i sooo did not want to go yet had such overwhelming peace that God was at work in this circumstance. i was so expectant to see the Lord at work this summer, and felt confident that I should be there though not sure why.

soooo let me tell you. i haven't understood quite yet why i am at camp...yet. i have peace though, unsurpassable, that allows me to find rest amidst confusion.

and the incredible...

i was intimidated at the unknown of walking into this situation, where i know no one. i have made such wonderful friends though, even in such a short time, with the girls who i share a house with. its the kind of thing where you just feel as if you've known eachother for longer than you have. pretty miraculously, one of my roomates (jana) actually knew stacey mayer - my best friend that passed away in the car accident. it was unreal really how we found out it, and i can't even begin to explain what joy it is to be able to share with someone with knows her. jana was actually roomates with stacey only a few months before i was roomates with her.

also, just down the hill from camp is the headquarters of Venture Teams International where no other than kevin mcalary is residing for 2 weeks. one of my roomates mentioned that there was a dance team staying at VTI and i suddenly clued in that it must be kev. it was so fun to see his face as i walked in mid-dance routine. just the other day we were able to walk through the albertan countryside. we had to take a moment and just soak it in, so bizarre.

i would so appreciate if you would all join with me in prayer this summer. God has been so gracious in encouraging me that this is where i am supposed to be. i pray i do not question what God has so clearly revealed to me in the light.

much love to you all.
my heart is with you wherever you are.

enough

al

You're Invited!

Hey Everyone,

We want to invite you all to our wedding ceremony and a small dessert reception which will immediately follow the ceremony on the 26th of September at 1 o'clock in Chilliwack.

We hope you can all make it out to celebrate with us! Jordan made a website counting down to the 26th, which also includes directions to the ceremony. You can find it HERE.

:)

Heeey everybody! It's about time I give you an update and ask for some prayer, I really need prayer. I started getting sick last friday and since then I've had everything, from fever for days, to a measle-looking rash, and head-aches, achyness, nausea, etc etc etc. I was told to go into the hospital so last night I went but then ended up having to stay until 6 this morning. They took lots of blood tests and put an iv in me just in case. Most of the tests came back alright, but the doctor said there was an abnormality with my liver. not sure what exactly that means, but they thought maybe mono and it's not so that's a relief. If you guys could pray that it wouldn't be anything big and that I could regain some energy, i've been really exhausted and sleeping a lot. Thanks!

After school finished, I started my new job... with the library! haha it's an amazing job and I couldn't have asked God for one that was more suited to what I want to do in the future. I get to create programs and then bring them to do outreach into daycares and elementary schools in the community, as well as a youth drop-in. The programs consist of things like books, songs, puppet shows, readers' theatre skits, rhymes, games, etc. It has been challenging having so much independence at times, but I really love it and am grateful for the opportunity! So that's where i'm at full time until the end of July.

In less than 4 weeks I will be leaving for Bogota, Colombia, where I did my missions trip during Kaleo! I'm really excited to see everyone there again and see what Gods been doing there. after Colombia I go to Peru and then i'm there for 5 months, studying in Lima. This is all very exciting and I look forward to seeing God work and having to trust completely in him, but I'm also a little anxious about it all. I don't know what to expect for any part of it, and im going on my own. please pray that I'll trust God fully with all of this, and that he'll prepare me in whatever ways he sees fit.

Thank you guys!! I love you all and I love reading about how you're doing :)