Waiting on Baby...

Callie was eager to meet the world and was born a week early.  Blake values promptness (he's going to be a pilot when he grows up) and was born exactly on time.  This little girl however seems very content with where she is and has no intention of giving up her cozy little resting place!  Ellie is 3 days overdue and the plan is to induce her on Saturday Nov 3 if the excitement hasn't happened by then.  She has no idea how excited we all are to meet her!!

Grandma and Grandpa Woelke have been here for the last week helping us with meals and playing with the kids.  It's been SO nice having the help, but also the comfort of having family close by during a time like this.
 
So what have we been doing while we wait for baby to make her appearance?  Well we went to a Fall Festival up at Greenbluff where we enjoyed fresh hot apple cider, fresh pumpkin donuts (Matt's favorite!), running around a pumpkin patch, and dancing to the live music.  The pictures below are from that weekend. 

Besides that we were all knocked flat by a stomach bug last week.  It hit all 4 of us on the same day and I don't know what we would have done if grandma and grandpa weren't here to pick up the slack for those couple days! 

We continue to look for opportunities to share about MAF and invite people into our financial and prayer team as well.  Matt is heading down to Arizona the weekend before Thanksgiving to speak in a church about missions and to connect with friends down there.  The weekend before that Matt has the opportunity to speak in a local church, and then this coming weekend (if the baby doesn't decide to come on that day) he will be involved in a panel at the big Spokane Missions Conference on Saturday.

So that's about it for now...we'll be sure to put the word out in every way that we can when baby Scheer #3 decides it's time to introduce herself to the world!  Pray with us for a safe and healthy delivery!

Family Update October 2012

It has been a while since I've done a family update and some of you also may be wondering where I'm at in the pregnancy. Well we are getting close....I'm now almost 38 weeks....two weeks away! My due date is October 27th but I'm hoping this baby girl will come early :). I've hit the point of extreme exhaustion and discomfort most of the time and definitely feel ready. Everyone in the family has also been battling sickness and Callie and I now have it. We could use prayers for this, and also that I don't go into labor while feeling extra crummy.
 

Blake is almost 3 1/2 now. He has started preschool and absolutely loves it. We felt it would be good for him since he has always needed constant stimulation, and so far it has been a huge blessing. He Also has entered the talking non-stop stage and asks "why" to just about everything!

Callie is 16 months and loves to babble, even if most of it doesn't make sense. She's already saying quite a few words and mimicking sounds. She does really well playing on her own and entertaining herself (the opposite of Blake!), but also loves to copy some of the things her big brother is doing....like playing cars! I think we need to get her some more girly toys :).

Here is a quick video of the kids preparing for their new baby sister. I added some random pictures below as well.

Callie likes to try on Blake's back pack :).

 

 Blake LOVES to read books!

Callie inspecting Blake's new hair cut 

The kids with their favorite stuffed animals. Callie doesn't like to sleep without her "Squishy" and Blake just loves his "Little Bow Wow"

October Update 2012: God is Working!

 

In the last two weeks since we started our 100 x 25 challenge, we have seen God work in some amazing ways and bring several new ministry partners to our team! It's so exciting to see the numbers drop as we get closer and closer to our goal of being fully funded by Jan 1st. We are down to a need of eighty one more people giving $25 monthly!

Would you please pray about joining us in touching the lives of the Indonesian people?


We still have a ways to go in the next three months however. One thing that we feel is important to note is that we are now at 100% of our one-time goal of $35,000 (praise God!!!). This means that any further one-time gifts will go into the MAF general fund, which would support the organization as a whole (and still greatly blesses us!). Another option if people desire to give one-time gifts is to send the money directly to us, which we would put towards our set-up costs in Indonesia and purchasing a used vehicle. This option would not include a tax deductible receipt, but would help us greatly in getting set up over there.

In order for us to attend final training in February and leave for Indonesia shortly after that, our main need now is for monthly or annual commitments. If you would like to find out more about joining us, please click on our 100 x 25 tab in the top left-hand corner to learn how to do this and to watch a personalized video of our family and what we will be doing.

We also could use your help in networking. If you have a small group or bible study that may be open to hearing us share about what God is doing through MAF in Indonesia, please please contact us. We would love more opportunities to share!