*Arrow's Birthday Presents*

June 2010

This post is special for Laurance, Donna, and Jeannine and Reuben. We wanted you to see Arrow open his presents.











Arrow's card from Jeannine and Reuben

* 3rd Month in Fort Mill (June 2010) *

Arrow found our sticky tab pen and was getting them all over his face.

The garden has grown in these last two months.

More growth.

My awesome brick path I made to get into our Fort Mill garden. We have to stone like paths leading into it. I love gardening.

The upper left door is the entrance to room 17 which is where Aysha and I will be living once we get up to Boone.

Until we get our prayer room done, we have been going from apartment to apartment worshiping and praying together. Kinda reminds me of the book of acts, as they went house to house breaking bread and seeking the Lord.

Boone college campus. This is the Stadium. We believe that this is one of the places Lord is going move for this city.

Arrow wants to be like Daddy and run the tiller. Tough baby.



We actually fed Arrow food, we figured he was sneaking filth and dog food off the floor anyway. We made it almost a whole year on exclusive breast feeding and he is healthy as they come. His first (official) food was green smoothie.


Alright Dad, this is Arrow's first experience with avocado. I think he liked it. Thank you so much for send us those avocados. They were great!


Arrow the warrior.


several weeks later . . . he is still a warrior.


Arrow is perfecting his ninja moves, all important qualities of a warrior.


Wrestling.


Got your foot.



Driving in the parking lot.



These are some of Arrow's very first steps. I actually got to see it myself. I was so happy.






As we were all getting ready to worship, Arrow did a little tribal beat.


A look into the life of a worship and prayer community. This is in Boone.

* Second Month in Fort Mill, (May 2010) *

We have spent our may going back and forth between Boone, NC and Fort Mill. The word of the Lord has been getting clearer and we are preparing to launch a house of prayer in Boone. This is on mother's day. I took Aysha out for a hike since that is basically her favorite thing to do.

Arrow liked it too.

A group of worshipers in the Fort Mill area had a special gathering to seek the Lord about launching a HOP in Fort Mill in the old Cause HOP. It was a very powerful night. We believe these people are the one to take over this base and steward the destiny here.




Arrow being a star in the garden.

Playing in between the potatoes.

This is a beautiful hike up in Boone. There are some of the most amazing hikes in the east coast all over this area. Boone is like a little Oregon.

Arrow at the Mervins climbing the guitar. He has no concept of safety.

Arrow loves sitting with me in spinney chair when I am trying to get stuff done.

This is a worship gathering we had up in Boone. We are trying to have these larger ones once a week on Sundays, but we haven't fully transitioned up there yet.


Arrow in the Garden.


Arrow crawling through the potatoes.


Arrow just melts in my arms when I spin him in the chair.




Arrow is learning to stand for the first time.


Now he is getting better.


A short time later he was surfing on a guitar.


This is probably my favorite Arrow video. He is actually making farting sounds on Aysha's leg. She calls it blowing bubbles.


Caught red handed unrolling the toilet paper.


Surveying the damage!


Worship and fun in the Fort Mill, HOP.


Out on the Emmons' farm. Arrow went on his first bike ride with Jewel River.

* First Month in Fort Mill, South Carolina (April 2010) *

We finally, after almost a month since we left California arrived at the Mervin's house in Fort Mill, SC. Arrow was ecstatic and got into the left over lemons that we had picked at the ranch out in De Luz, CA.

This is Elias, the Mervin's son.

This is Patricia who nanny's for the Mervins. She is actually a powerful prophetic intercessor. We were gathering daily to pray with her until she moved up to Boone a short time ago.

This is the first time we met Hannah. The Mervin's new little girl. She was born early in the beginning of this year. Arrow was very excited to see another baby and wanted to touch her.

Knowing our funds may not last long, I made haste to get a garden growing behind the Mervin's house. It is about 30' by 70' and was a lot of work.

Chuck over saw the retaining wall which looks awesome now that it's completed. I almost don't want to leave it here in Fort Mill, it looks so sharp.

To get a jump start, I cheated and bought plants from a nursery.



After a couple weeks at the Mervins, we moved in with another intercessor lady named Paula. Arrow has an unusual affinity for the guitar and it's case.



Donna, this one is for you. Thank you for the outfit, he looks cute in it.


Breaking up the fallow ground.


Arrow discovers dirt.


Arrow discovers power tools (with a mouth full of dirt).


Arrow discovers more dirt.


Arrow making Indian sounds. He found a unique way of doing it for sure, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

* Moravian Falls (April 2010) *

April 2010 (Moravian Falls)

After 3 weeks in Kansas City we head on to our final destination of Fort Mill, South Carolina. However, before we went on, we had some very close friends in Moravian Falls to visit. We spent a couple days with the Emmons, visited the Roots, and the Kampermans. We only have pictures from our time with the Kampermans and Emmons though.
The Kampermans are the caretakers of a horse farm in the area, so we joined them there and let Arrow briefly sit on one for a picture. The girl there is Beatrice, the oldest Kamperman. Can't say enough good things about her.

In front of the horse barn

This little girl is very special to us. Laura Kamperman and us had the same due date (July 11th). As most of you know, Arrow was born on July 10th, but little Chaya (Hebrew girl's name that means life) was born one day later on her actual due date. It's pretty cute seeing them sit next to each other. Same maturity level, but Chaya is much smaller than Arrow.

Harold Kamperman holding Arrow.

Laura Kamperman on the left talking to Cory Emmons on right.

2 more Emmons kids Cedar and Journey.

Arrow and the Emmon's youngest, Jewel.

Cory Emmons, one of Aysha's most loved people.

It was one of the Emmon kid's birthdays (Skylar who is sitting on the swinging chair). So we all came over for a meal and spent some good time on the Emmon's farm. In this picture you see from left to right, Dale, Keaton (the oldest Emmon), Skylar (second oldest), Treasure who is holding Jewel and then Arrow and David.