We have been pretty busy this week with the mission trip coming up. We are taking a team to a base called Global Frontier Missions located in Tlaxiaco. Oaxaca is in the southern most tip of Mexico. There are about 155 different people groups and out of the 155, 30 are still considered to be "unreached" with the gospel. This makes Oaxaca the biggest concentration of people in North, Central and South America. I love visiting Mexico. Every time I go I feel at home. The people are always very hospitable. It always amazes me to see how little they have and yet they are still content. It really makes me think about how much Ido have to be thankful for and how much I have and how many times I am not content in the things I have. Even though I have been a few times, it's still a life changing experience every time.



We had a and all day training this past Saturday and we had a lot of fun. We did team builders and had a lady named Gwen come and teach our team how to make balloon animals.

Life has been going well in our home. We have been pretty busy recently getting ready for mission trip next Saturday. We have been trying not to get too stress out over little things. We are really excited for the trip. Our team has now dropped from 10 to 9. One of the girls going has the swine flu and will not be able to travel out of the country with us. The rest of the team is doing great. We have our all day training tomorrow. I am excited to see how we all come together as a team.

Other than the mission trip we have been keeping ourselves busy. Last weekend we went to a corn maze with the Purvises. We had a blast and it was really fun to play with Tre. Here are some pictures from the day.

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So, its been a while since I last posted. Things in the Yates houshold have been busy. We are still working with the youth at REAL and in November we will be launching our new services and times. Our Jr. High ministry will now be called "REAL68". We are both super stoked for the change. We will now have a Jr. High only service with small groups. We really believe this will help to build our ministry. Brandon and I are also leading the mission trip to Oaxaca in October. This is our first trip to lead on our own and we are both a little nervous. We have helped to lead a few trips in the past but now we are the leaders. We are both also very excited. Missions has been a huge thing on both of our hearts. Our team is awesome and I can't wait to go and serve in Mexico.

Other than church, I have been busy with Ashley, Brandon's older sister. She is getting married on November 7th. This Saturday we had her Bridal Shower and it was a blast. There were so many women and children. I am so happy for her!

I guess thats it for now. I know we will probably have some exciting stories and testimonies from Mexico. Stay Tuned!

It's been a while since I have last posted. Things are going great in the Yates household. We are starting to get the hang of being married and are enjoying every moment of it. A few weeks ago we bought our first car together. We got a blue 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the best part, besides the fact that it has air conditioning, is that we paid it in cash! Brandon's Jeep was officaily paid off in July so we have no car payments which is really nice. Other than that, nothing too exciting has happened recently. Brandon had a job interview with a ministry that is looking into bringing him on part time which would be amanzing. If this job works out he is planning on quiting his job at the flooring company and working part time at this new ministry and the church. I am so excited for him to be in a place where he is doing what he loves rather than working somewhere just becuase it pays the bills. We have been very blessed!

Mr. & Mrs. Yates

Finally!!!!!! It's so great to be able to finally introduce myself as Mrs. Yates. Life has gotten back to a some what normal place. Both of our cars died so we are now using Brandon's parent's van until the 4th of July and then they need it back. His best freind John offered to let us use their extra car until we get this whole car situation figured out. Other than that minor speed bump we are loving married life. It's exciting to decorate our home together. We got a brand new grill from Brandon's parents and we bought patio furniture. Everything is slowly coming together in our home. I can't wait to see what God has for us in the future. I know whatever it is its going to be great!!!!!!!!

Bridal Shower

Today was my Bridal Shower and we had so much fun! Brandon's mom and Sister hosted it and did an amazing job. We played games, laughed, had cake and caramel apples. It couldn't have been any better. My mom asked a friend of hers to make my cake and it was gorgeous and Laney made these really cute caramel apples with tags that said "She is the apple of his eye". It was such an amazing day. Here are some pictures from today, thanks to Celeste Bernard.