Bredberg Cousins!

On Saturday we met up with my cousins Richard and Karen, and watched their kiddos Ryan and Kristina run their hearts out on their indoor YMCA soccer team. We had a great visit, and told Karen the joys of being the caboose baby. This is their little Kevin, younger than his siblings by a gap of years. Rory and I are both the babies in our family, younger than our siblings by a gap of years and we both really loved being the caboose. I remember one time Mat telling me that I was an experiment baby from Mars, and if I told Mom and Dad that I knew I was from Mars, the experiment would be over and I'd have to go back to my mother planet. Sibling love like this tends to strengthen the caboose baby.

On Sunday we took the ferry to Poulsbo to my cousin Daron's church. He has started a mission church with his congregation meeting mostly as small house churches, gathering monthly for an all church worship service and service projects. It was really exciting to be there and see his faithful work in action. This picture is dark, but its of him praying with all of the kids before they left for children's church

We went to their house after church and heard more about the process they are in adopting two orphans from Ghana. Kristin has a great blog...you can keep tabs on them at www.thejagfam.blogspot.com This Friday is the court date in Ghana when Fia and Kwame will legally be their children! Can you imagine how exciting this would be?!! They have patiently waited and waited as they walked through this whole adoption process. My godmother, Ann (Nelson) Kedl just adopted a sweet girl from China and I am in awe of how very "pregnant" parents are during this long and often emotionally trying adoption process. But it is so beautiful and exciting! It is the most beautiful picture of God's kingdom people caring for his children, very literally. Pray for Daron and Kristin this week as they continue to wait with patience and sometimes with no patience. God is faithful!