This is Beverly Shoaf - Missionary in New Zealand. And her daughter, Sarah Shoaf. Sarah will soon be getting married this Summer to a handsome little brown dude she met in Bible college. From the time Sarah was little she said she would be marrying a brown boy. And sure enough she met a fellow from Mexico. Beverly and Sarah are culinary ninja's. In the pictures above they are ... Read More »
New Zealand
What New Zealand Taught Me
Randy and I just got back from a trip of a life time to Napier, New Zealand. Napier is a small little town on the North Island that is charming, quaint and nothing short of splendipitous. I think that means very very spectacular. We stayed with missionaries who pastor a church in Napier and who work a lot with youth/teens. Our nearly two weeks in New Zealand was spent ... Read More »
New Zealand Update: Teen Camp 2017
Wednesday morning we left this modern yet quaint hotel downtown Napier and headed to Teen Camp. The area we're in is on Holiday which means it's their Winter Break. So a handful of churches from New Zealand, Wellington, Australia and surrounding areas come together for a Teen Camp at Lake Taupo during their break. MiCamp is the camp facilities we're gathering at for this ... Read More »
New Zealand Update: Anniversary out on the town!
I shared earlier that the church we have come to visit sent us out on the town for two days for our Anniversary. Best day everrrrrrr!!!!!! I'll try to document as best I can in pictures but pictures don't even do it justice. Napier is a beautiful little town on the North Island of New Zealand. After a wonderful breakfast at a cafe in town we headed to the Pier to catch these ... Read More »
New Zealand: Our God moves Mountains
Our God moves MountainsMany of you have been praying and I want you to know that your prayers have covered us and carried us. From the very beginning we got off to a rough start with us missing the most crucial flight of all – the direct flight from Houston to Aukland. That led to an overnight stay and putting our travels now a full day later. Little did we know that at that ... Read More »
New Zealand Update – Landed in Los Angeles LAX
I'm glad to report that we are now proud owners of a carry on bag. It has been a life saver. So glad we have it. Randy and I spent lunch together in the Houston airport packing our new carry on. We were beaming with hope and joy. Now we are official world travelers. We arrived in Los Angeles and this airport is awesome! And the people watching has been fantastic. I love ... Read More »