Amazed with much excitement.

The past few days have been really incredible so I wanted to share! In June we were panicking about August and how we would pay for our bills, car insurance as a married couple, vehicle registration. . . and honestly it seemed impossible.

We were in need of gas in our little station wagon last week. The whole week, we were wondering when the car would run out. But it continually stayed on E, without ever failing once. Then thursday rolled around and Ted decided to go ahead and put $10 of gas in our car. Saying, "I just put gas in with faith God will provide. That same day we checked our mailbox to find someone from our home church sent us 5 dollars over the amount placed in the car! We were so excited!!!

Then Friday when I was sorting the mail, I found two letters addressed to us, from my mother-in-law, Anisa. One for Ted and one for me. Inside was money, enough to help us with our car insurance! And in my card was a sweet card that literally sung, singing about how God is with us in the storms aaaand...a starbucks card!

Yesterday Ted and I sat in our apartment talking about what was to be paid next. Our electric bill is due the 28th and our vehicle registration ends the same day. Ted just said what he always says, "Lets just wait and see what God does." So today we came to work, and as we sat in staff meeting, a lady on staff came up to us, handed me a card, and said, "Im so sorry this is late, but this is for your wedding." We opened the sweet note, to find enough to pay our electric bill!

The again, yes, i know this is totally amazing! Today we recieved support from a very dear friend of Ted and I. For enough to pay for our final "worry" this month. Our vehicle registration!

God amazes me with how in the very exact moment of need, He totally comes around and provides!

Just thought I'd share a bit of the excitement!! Holy Moly!

Love, Jami (& Ted)

Funny little lesson

(Jami speaking.)

Well, Tuesdays are what is called my "wife's day" where I get a whole day off from YWAM. I spend most of my time doing laundry for the week, cleaning the place, and making a meal for my hubby. (Yes, i am learning to cook, crazy huh?)

Anyhow, here is the story. Many of you know i absolutely l o v e starbucks, but you also know i am a missionary, so i rarely splurge, because, well there isn't much to splurge. Haha. So yesterday I decided to go through our entire house, and if I found enough dimes to buy a starbucks then i would get one, and if not i would live without one. So i searched, and sure enough i actually ended up finding $5 in dimes! I was so thrilled!

So I drove to my bank to exchange the $5 in dimes for 1 dollar bills. This ended up taking me 15 minutes, because they had me come in and roll the dimes. As i sat rolling them, I realized I was too embarressed to hand the dimes to the starbucks people. So silly I know.

So i finished. Headed to starbucks, and got me a white chocolate mocha latte. A whopping $4 dollars of my find. As i drove away i couldn't even drink it because i got this sick feeling in my stomach. A nice little tummy ache called Guilt. I just spent probably an hour of my time searching for money for a starbucks. . . yikes eh?

Well, long story short...i got home, hadn't taken a sip, because i knew it would upset my already upset stomach. So i stuck it in the microwave for later. Two hours later i realized it was in there, went to heat it up, and our microwave decided to break this lovely day.

The moral of this story. . . well there are probably a few. If you have to search so hard to find the money in the first place, you probably shoulnd't spending that money you find.

Secondly, don't be embarressed to hand $5 worth of dimes to the cashier, because as a missionary you'll most likely be doing this a lot.

Thirdly, don't feed an "addiction" cause you'll get a tummy ache called guilt.

Thought you'd find this funny.

Love, Jami

"The way of the fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise." Proverbs 12:15

Camping trip at Loch Lomond

This weekend a group of us (Me, being the only female) headed up for a crazy, (& cold), camping trip. We drove about an hour north, to head up a 40 minute trail, where only four-wheel-drive vehicles may go. It was probably the most bumpy ride I've ever taken to go camping. This would be what the boys call "hardcore camping". This was our (Ted and i's) first camping trip together, so its was fun seeing each other interact with nature. The true "are they wimps or champs?" test. I must say though, i wimped out a few times with a few things. Ted, however was a champ.

As you can see up above, is one of the most beautiful camping sites i have EVER been to. Ted couldn't say the same, since he is from one of the most beautiful states, Alaska. We were at elevation 10,2xx, so hiking was a little crazy on the lungs. We camped near a beautiful lake, called Loch Lomond, and we would hike up a mile or so higher to fish at a remote lake. It was incredibly crystal clear water. There were about 4 lakes, 3 of which I went to. The boys traveled higher to fish, but that was where i wimped out. As soon as they said "snow", I was back to the campsite. But they did catch some trout, for Ted, nothing like Alaska salmon, but still the same awesome taste for dinner.

The lake nearest to us, some of the 5 guys, decided to jump into. One described the water as "almost cold enough to take your breath away and leave you with hypothermia". This was another area i wimped out in. On this lake, there was a gorgeous waterfall, due to the overflowing lakes above the lower one. It was breathtaking.

With the help of my mom in Cheyenne, Ted and I were able to find two, two-man tents at a garage sale at the awesome prize of $5 all together. Sadly we werent able to test them out until this camping trip, so needless to say we froze. But we most definetly learned our lesson for next time! Ted, Chey Foran, myself, and my family will heading out for a three day camping trip Labor day weekend, which we are excited about!!

Well, hopefully I can find a computer to throw some more photos of the camping trip on. Unfortunetly our camera batteries lasted a whopping 30 minutes, so the photos are limited. But I will post them ASAP.

Well Be blessed!

Jami (& Ted)

A prayer request.

Hello again.
Well, I (Jami) am in need of prayer. I, in the past month have been not only feeling well, but I've had almost a feeling of depression. I know I am not depressed though, so I wouldn't say that is what it is for sure. Ted has been so great to me in this time, really challenging me, encouraging me, and loving me. The thing I am struggling the most with right now, is trusting God. Especially in the area of my identity. It's been a hard thing over the years, but i felt for a while I have finally come to understand my freedom in Christ and my Identity in Him.

It has been incredibly tough lately. I think what I let happen, is one lie from the enemy at a time, leading me into this 'rut' that I seemed to be in most of my life.

I am writing, being completely vunerable, and asking for your prayers. I believe this is an attack on me, and i DO NOT want to give up right now. I am starting as a small group leader next quarter, so that could even be the reason for why this attack now. I really need your prayers to grow in the truth this season and not to fall back into who I was before.

I really want to walk in the fullness of who I am in Christ. Which is not what I am doing lately, and it IS something I long for.

Than you. Love,

Jami Joann

Where we may be headed. . .( ! )

Hey Everyone,
Sorry its been so long. Still no updated photos of our honeymoon. Our laptop crashed and well, died, before the wedding, and the base computers won't allow me to download any photos onto it, so...yeah we are looking at saving money specifically for a laptop, which at this rate will take a while. BUT we will find a way to post some cancun photos!

Well an update on what may be happening this next quarter starting on Oct. 1. Ted and I are officially on (DTS) Disipleship Training School staff! Which is a first for me, and a first for Ted and I to work together in a school, and really, in ministry! We will be working as small group leaders. Probably a leader of 3 or 4 students!!!We are SO thrilled!! Many of you know, and if you don't you now will, but YWAM Denver also has a mountian campus located in the beautiful rocky mountians foothills. It is about a 45 minute drive into the mountains, and it is GORGEOUS! We will most likely be working with what is called the Eagle Rock campus DTS, depending on the number of students! its is an exciting, breathtaking place to spend basically three months, minus the weekends where we will be down in arvada at our apartment.

An exciting oportunity may be arising as well. . . to go to thailand with the DTS off of this next fall school. Ted and I are praying that we will be able to assist the outreach, but as of right now this is up in the air. I feel though that for a season Ted and I will be in Thailand, not long term, and i am praying that this is the time. If not we are totally more than willing to serve at the base.

Our "Longterm plans"... These are most definetely being prayed through, worked out, which doesn't necissarily mean smoothed out, but they are in the making! Many of you know, Ted has been to Afghanistan to serve at the world advocates base for 6 months, and he still has such a heart to return. We have prayed about when, and the time , and such, and as of right now, we are only planning to spend 6 months to a year serving with them. The timing of this we do not know, but it seems to be a little farther off in the distance.

More recently God has laid upon our hearts, a somewhat random destination. Amsterdam, Holland. Which, honeslty when the thought first was spoken to me, by my hubby, i was like, oh man here we go again! Then God began to really confirm things left and right, in random ways, and not at al the way i thought. He did not speak to us through YWAM staff here, expressing a need there. It was indeed VERY very random. From moments where a word was given to the community regarding "How many confirmations will it take for you to go?" to little funny things like a random guy walking up the receptionists desk where i am, to ask a question, and totally throwing me off by what his shirt said, in large letters. Amsterdam, Holland...!

You may be thinking, well they always talk, but we'll see. Or Jami, its was just a t-shirt...but i do NOT believe in coincidences rarely ever. And even if this will not happen, i just love being able to have a random destitation whispered into our hearts, a new passion stirred within, and the fact that we are trusting God, even with how incredibly different this plan may be.

Ted contacted YWAM Amsterdam, and they will soon be sending us information on their base and the ministries they run. We will most likely be looking at leaving staff with a blessing from Peter and Linda in March of 08 and raising support to head over hopefully by December of 2008 or January of 2009.

Please be praying for Ted and I in this decision. As of right now we are basically just stepping forward in this new dream, and to trust God completly wherever he may lead us. Honestly i am thrilled to just be serving Him, and i know that the passions and gifts that He has placed in Ted and I are not to be used in Vain. He will use them to the fullest and i believe that will all of my heart!

Well we love you, and we will be updating on here regularly. I will let you know by email. If you wish not not read these please feel free to email and let me know!

Love,
Ted & Jami Davis