Happy Thanksgiving

I love the Norman Rockwell painting above.  It was one of his from his "Four Freedoms" series.  This particular one was titled "Freedom from Want".  As we look upon our 14 plus years in YWAM, we are amazed at the faithfulness of God is so many ways, and have indeed lacked nothing.  One of those ways in particular that we give thanks for this Thanksgiving is all of you who have supported us so faithfully over the years through prayer and finances.  We are able to do what we do because of you.  Thank you so much for believing in us and the ministry God has called us to.  We truly wish you all a blessed Thanksgiving. Above all else, may we take time to look upon the day of our salvation as the most remarkable day in all our lives, and live our lives in thanksgiving and devotion to the One who gave up all, so that we could have and abundant life! 

DTS Students shares about her week while Tim taught on Evangelism

Click on the link and see what a DTS student had to say about the week while I spoke on Evangelism!

http://vimeo.com/79251728

A Great Week Teaching in the DTS

Last week was an awesome time teaching in our fall DTS.  I spoke on Evangelism, and the students were great!  It was super encouraging to see the students perspectives of what evangelism is be challenged and then strengthened.   The first day I taught for three hours on hell.  i have never done that before and was a bit nervous how it would go.  Turns out, that was one of the students favorite parts of the week. Here is an interesting fact, of the 25 students, not one of them have ever heard a sermon on hell in their lives.

 When I teach I love having interactive break out sessions for the students.  The above picture is a group of them doing an activity I call "Mirror Image" in which they look at the different metaphors the Bible gives us to describe Christians, and what that should mean for us.  The group above where the "Salt of the Earth" group.

A Full House!

Alistair is now two weeks old and adjusting to life quite nicely.  It seems as of now he is a mello little guy.  The other kids love holding him and loving on him.  Sarah and I are doing great, and I have even managed despite sleep, to fit in some duck hunting with the boys a few times.  I figure I can sleep next year.

The kids in their pajamas hanging out watching Little House on the Prairie before church!  A Walter family tradition! Not sure if Alistair really was a fan!

The boys with a few mallards.  This season is the first time I have been able to bring the boys hunting with me, and they absolutely love it.  I am very fortunate to know a farmer about 15 minutes from our place that has some great duck habitat and he allows me to hunt on his land.  I can go hunting a few times a week, and never miss a minute of work or any family time!  What a blessing! The boys are anxious to begin to hunt in a few years themselves. The below picture is of Autumn who loves helping dad clean the ducks!  A possible future hunter?

Teaching in the DTS

Next week I will be teaching in our fall Discipleship Training School (DTS).  The topic I will be teaching on is Evangelism.  I have three hours a day, which is a good 15 hours next week I get to teach 30 eager young students about evangelism. I absolutely love these times where I am able to speak in the DTS schools.  i would appreciate your prayers as I prepare for next week.  I am actually a bit nervous in one regard as I am trying a new thing out.  usually in day one I focus on the students definitions of what they think evangelism is, and then I form my teaching rite there on the spot with them.  However, I have felt the Lord leading me to spend the entire first day on a topic I have never really taught on at any length.....hell.  My teaching is called "5 of Satan's Best Kept Secrets About Evangelism".  I would appreciate the prayers, and that the Lord would speak through me and the students would have open hearts.

Alistair is doing great!  The above picture was taken yesterday as he was hanging out in the crisp fall air of Oregon!  We are adjusting quite nicely to life with six kids!  God is faithful!

572 Bibles in 2 Hours as Youth Groups Bless Salem

This Saturday we hosted another EXIT outreach.  We did not manage to get all our cities Exits covered, but the 7 youth groups we had participating had a blast and did a great job.  The outreach was from 10:00-12:00 and they ended up passing out 572 Bibles!  Some groups even bought some lunch for some homeless people who were begging at the same exits.  The weather was cold and miserable, but Jesus was glorified.  Exit is a great outreach that provides a great platform for youth groups to bless their city, and do outreach together.  Please pray for the 572 seeds that were planted!

Alistair Timothy Makes His Appearance

We are proud to announce that on October 24th at 11:35 pm Alistair Timothy came into the world!  He weighed a solid 8 pounds 13 ounces and was 20 inches long.  Sarah is doing great.  As you know Sarah was two weeks past due, and so her doctor suggested that she take some castor oil to see if that would speed the process up.  So, she tried it....5 hours later Alistair was born!  Who is to say that old methods don't work anymore!  The delivery went great, and we are back home now.  Kids love him like crazy, and it is basically a competition on who gets to hold him the most.  Thank you all for your faithful prayers!