Living Hope at Sun Cove

Our new friends at Living Hope Alliance Church in Wenatchee invited us up to Sun Cove to finish out their missions conference this past weekend.  

Their pastor and his kids took us out on the boat for a ride on the Columbia River.

And three of our kids actually bounced around on the river behind the boat on this giant tube!

It was great to get to know them and that we share a common mission.  Also great to worship our great God and Creator of all this beauty together on Sunday under the theme 'AWAKEN'.

Cross Country Season Opener

Maggie and Lydia started running cross-country this year.  Their first meet was held right in Ellensburg at our favorite summer swim spot, People's Pond.

Schools from all over the state came to participate in this 5-peson relay style invitational.

Here is Lydia starting our her leg of the race with a smile.  We all enjoyed our first-ever look at Cross Country.  Running is still not that enjoyable they say, but "fun when you're done". ;-D

Good Article on Life in Mongolia's Capital

It claims Ulaanbaatar is the most polluted capital city in the world.  It also describes how that influences one Mongolian family, as a microcosm of the country's conundrum.

http://time.com/longform/ulan-bator-mongolia-most-polluted-capital/