Missions Conference

This is the week of our annual (?) missions conference, with the hottest preaching in the country!  We are a small church, so we don't have a big crowd, but we sure are enjoying the two missionary couples who are with us.  One of them is from the Czech Republic and have been there over 10 years.  The other is a couple who are going to the Philippines this fall.  They have been such great sports about our hot weather here (of course, if you are looking for financial support, you have to be on your best behavior -- no complaining! ) See below, evidence of the heat, and people with smiles on their faces.  The hot dude on the right is my DH. (All AZ men are hot in the summertime, but you're the hottest, Honey.)

Below are two of our church musicians getting ready for the service last night.  Amy, with the flute, just started playing in church last Sunday, and she picked up the flute just a few weeks ago.  That kid is amazing.  I think she could play anything she puts her hands on.

Hmm. Looks like I need to crop that one.  Later.  I am off to the kitchen, where I have been spending an unusual amount of time this week, in preparation (this time) for our annual church picnic in the mountains.  It is likely to be at least 20 degrees cooler there, I hope!  One year we had a big fire up there, another year there was a rattlesnake camped out by the ladies' room, and another year it poured and hailed and the road washed out completely... wonder what excitement we are going to have this year?! I am soooo looking forward to breathing in cool piney air, and relaxing with our family in the Lord.