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Tyler's Back from Adventures in USA

Plane arrived on time, he said the 10 hour layover was killer, "DON'T EVER DO THAT TO ME AGAIN!" but he survived.
Cloistered in Beijing before the pizza hut opened he had nothing to do but crank out the AP history summer homework while the stomach growled.

We had a bit of show and tell on the new Nordtrom & Walmart wardrobe last night after yacking all the way home from the airport (anything more in that black bag for ME???)

He got a good solid nights' sleep even tho he said he got great sleep on both legs of his flight. Ah youth. It took me 3 weeks to get over jet lag from my plane delayed trip home from Egypt earlier this year (one of the reasons I was happy to stay put in Singapore for the summer).

He seems Brawnier, taller, bigger, hairier. more confident. Kinda like JACK the puppy. Tough nuggets both of them.

He was delighted to see Jack really be excited over him being back. Lots of hugging and wrestling. It really seemed like Jack remembered him and seemed SUPER happy that all 5 of us were all together again! The pack sitting on the bedroom floor looking at new gear and gizmos for football which starts next week.

This morning after he and i went downstairs to get coffee and a teh tarik (a spicy tea he likes) we decided to take Jack for a long walk along the channel so that I could hear more about his summer. JABBER JABBER!!!! Good thing 16 year olds don't ask, "So, how was the last 9 weeks for you?" I don't have anything as interesting to give an account of!

There were bb and nerf gun wars between brothers. and running chasing through this tiny house all morning. at one point i confiscated both cell phones until they did something productive before lunch. they both obviously are happy to see each other, talk about music. Give each other a bad time about body issues or hair or girls. RELIEF. a little teasing, but not meanness. Oh Lord, may they both continue to navigate the 4 year and extreme personality difference with the bridge of YOU, football and music and being family.

He's now off visiting friends and setting up his social life, cramming in a bit of last minute honors english reading before school starts on Tuesday.

How's the SUMMER been in your part of the world?

Thank you for your prayers and support for us as we serve Jesus and his growing, deepening church in Singapore.

Here's a photo update from the Creasmans. 

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June 8th: 16 year old Tyler is off to USA 

After a solo flight to Los Angeles, Tyler volunteered 4 weeks working with children at a YoungLife Family camp in the Rocky Mountains. He reports a whole lot of inspiration and growth. Now we hear he's getting spoiled by grandparents in Orange County, eating Krispy Kreme Donuts and In-and-Out Burgers, camping, shopping at Walmart, catching up with friends he made last year at Maranatha High School. We look forward to how the Lord will have matured him over this independent summer of service.

Meanwhile, the Creasman family life in Singapore has been training a new puppy JACK...and torturing Cameron with forced book reading, piano practice, extra chores, and a wonderful course called Brain Revolution with Focus on the Family. 

In June there was an inspiring one week conference in nearby Indonesia with other CRM Asia missionaries. 

Four CRM Singapore staff were the first international staff to attend a CRM Asia conference. We were thrilled to have them join the conference to get a bigger picture of CRM as an organization.

We're having loads of visitors fill up the space Tyler left until his return August 10th.

July 3:

Mark (left): A Christian theatre colleague here to interview in TCA College. This is where I've been teaching college theatre classes to those who want to use the arts in Christian ministry.

Dick (center): An actor friend is purchasing his first home & is the latest guest to take up residence until Tyler returns.

Karl & Rita (right): Our newly arrived CRM Interns from Kunming and their sweet little son.

July 16:

A CRM BBQ with staff and families, celebrating the growth of our Singapore team.

But for the next week, we're on "staycation" -- taking a break here in Singapore! Glad for the time to relax with Jim even if it's still in muggy weather we can turn on the airconditioning and relax with a good book or two. We'll ride out this crazy swine flu and be rejuvinated for when Tyler comes back from USA and we launch into a new school year for the boys.

Prayers in our personal life answered. Thank God with us for:

-Growing depth of friendship and spiritual nurture with peers. After all these years we have a growing circle of peer friendships. Thank you for praying.

-Settling in a new "home church" here in Singapore: Redemption Hill, a 7 month old church plant.

-Competent health care providers on various fronts of healing (we've seen a lot of doctors in 2009, but thankfully nothing life-threatening). We're still not 100%, but  healing is coming slow but steady.

-Tyler's experience in USA w/YoungLife camp and special time with family. Cameron's maturing while being "only child" in Singapore for the summer break.

-Focus on the Family offered us a generous subsidy toward the course Cameron is taking to make it affordable for us!

Please Pray with us for:

-Deepening love for and dependence on the LORD.

-Obedience to do daring things by faith, and staying the course in faithfulness. Whatever God wants.

-Where to best focus our time and energy in the coming year.

-Provision for those who are partners in our ministry financially. Continue to pray with us that God will provide for you, bless his followers and meet all of our needs. -We are confident that He is able, but we are all now more aware of our dependence on Him!

-Aug 13  Please pray for Jim as he leads the CRM Singapore Annual Meeting, casting vision for ministry development in the coming year.  He is praying for more staff and initiation of ministries into other Asian countries.

-Aug 17  Please pray for the boys as they start a new school year, Tyler in 11th and Cameron in 7th grade. This will be a challenging fall, juggling academics, playing football, and Cameron finishing up his developmental program with Focus on the Family.

Do let us know how we can be praying for you!

fondly!

K!Mberly 

for the Creasmans

(Love the World, Soul, Rock Bistro Bar: June 2nd, singing for an evangelistic concert hosted by Grace Assembly of God. They let me coach the 5 other singers in their introductions, and let me take the stage too! My first chance to perform in 2009)