On Sunday morning, Kris and Matt were commissioned as Children's Pastor and Youth Pastor at Knox Church. They explained that that day was the culmination of nearly a 2-year process to find the right people for the jobs, each of them made a declaration of faith and commitment, they were prayed over, and then several ministry leaders presented them with various gifts. We were amazed at their generosity! The congregation even provided baskets full of items for the home and pantry. After the service, we met many in the congregation in cafe. We feel so very welcomed, and Knox Church and Lower Hutt is already feeling like home; we also feel very clear confirmations that this is where we are supposed to be.
On Monday, we found out that we got the house we wanted to rent, with Matt and Ange. It's a really great house with everything we were looking for, and will save us a lot by sharing it. It has 4 bedrooms, so come on down for a visit! We started looking for cars a bit too, and we're learning that we might have to spend a bit more than we had hoped to get something decent (so you can pray we find something both road-worthy and affordable!).
Today was Kris' first official day of work, starting with staff meeting in the morning; more about work later, when he gets home! In the meantime, Leigh (our host) took us out to Eastbourne for lunch and we took the ferry across the harbor into Wellington. It's a beautiful sunny day with almost no wind, and we could even see the mountains of the south island in the distance. Wellington is such a cool looking city. The downtown is right on the wharf, and you can walk all along the waterfront looking at shops and cafes. FYI, Wellington was just voted the 4th coolest city to visit in the world! There are more cafes per capita than in New York City.
On Monday, we found out that we got the house we wanted to rent, with Matt and Ange. It's a really great house with everything we were looking for, and will save us a lot by sharing it. It has 4 bedrooms, so come on down for a visit! We started looking for cars a bit too, and we're learning that we might have to spend a bit more than we had hoped to get something decent (so you can pray we find something both road-worthy and affordable!).
Today was Kris' first official day of work, starting with staff meeting in the morning; more about work later, when he gets home! In the meantime, Leigh (our host) took us out to Eastbourne for lunch and we took the ferry across the harbor into Wellington. It's a beautiful sunny day with almost no wind, and we could even see the mountains of the south island in the distance. Wellington is such a cool looking city. The downtown is right on the wharf, and you can walk all along the waterfront looking at shops and cafes. FYI, Wellington was just voted the 4th coolest city to visit in the world! There are more cafes per capita than in New York City.
We have spent quite a bit of time driving around town, and we really like the feel of the city!
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