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.
(if words are blue and underlined it means it's a link to a web page with more information):
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)
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