http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/ This website is to help you to keep informed about us and about what is going on in our life during our training as missionaries. en-us Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:41:01 GMT masse@spoutnic.com http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=244 Sorry for not updating this before. We are moving tomorrow to the house beside our church. We won't have internet until I figure something good and not too expensive. :) We will have pictures to upload when we come back online (like our new "home" for our last year in Canada). By the way we started the steps for our move to PNG next July (yes because school start at the end of July, we would like to move before school start for the kids). So far everuthing is going well with the steps and paperwork. We will keep you informed when we have internet again. Thu, 30 Jun 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=243 This was my 2nd day of work. I should be working for around 6 months saving for our big trip over the ocean and then focus 100% on partnership development (mostly in Quebec at this time). Also Jessica's parents came to pass a few days with us today. Wed, 1 Jun 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=242 We just want to say thank you to all of you that came to our graduations, it was a great encouragement for us! My parents, Jessica's parents and also our pastor from Quebec made it to our graduation also! Sat, 28 May 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=241 Today we graduated from New Tribes Mission of Canada. 5 years ago we decided to go into the training to become missionaries! The next year will be a time for us to get ready to go to Papua New Guinea (PNG): To get the paperwork done and to get support to be able to go next summer. In the next year, we will be visiting friends and churches to present what we are planning to do. Also I got a full time job for 6 months. I will be starting Monday. Fri, 27 May 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=240 Lydia has strep throat and will stay home tomorrow too :( Tue, 10 May 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=239 Happy Mothers Day! Mon, 9 May 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=238 Nico played soccer in town today in the rain (almost snow...). It was a pretty cold day for soccer. Sun, 8 May 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=237 Lydia was sick at school today. Sat, 7 May 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=236 We are having a class that includes most of everything we have learn in the past 2 years. It takes a lot of our time. I think one of the busiest class so far. Fri, 15 Apr 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=235 Yeah, I added some pictures on our websites, something that I wanted to do for a long time. I started our newsletter, you should get it soon hopefully. Thu, 14 Apr 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=234 Wow snow again this morning, weird year, so warm and then so cold.... Mon, 11 Apr 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=233 We had a really good Easter weekend. Lots of friends, good time outside (with the warm weather) and good meal on Sunday with Chris and Karine and Karen and Mike. Mon, 4 Apr 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=232 I (Nico) is going to NTBI (Bible Institute) in Jackson today with some students of the the school here to present the Durham MTC (Missions Training Center). I will come back Tuesday. Jessica's trun to have the kids for a few days. My parents are leaving today too. Mon, 21 Mar 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=230 Today Nico's parents are coming to visit for a few days. Fri, 18 Mar 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=231 I had to put the snow mobile away today because there is not enought snow. :( Thu, 10 Mar 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=225 Today Zach turned 6 years old. We went to Chucky Cheese for his birthday with his cousins. He really enjoyed his day (Lydia and Jeremie too!) Tue, 8 Mar 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=229 Wow it is really mild ouside since a few days and the snow is melting already... Fri, 25 Feb 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=228 Jess came back. It went really well for me and Jess also. I had a really good time with my kids and still had time to keep the house clean :) Mon, 21 Feb 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=227 Jessica is leaving tonight to a Ladies retreat with our church for the weekend. I will take care of the 4 kids for the weekend!!!! Sat, 19 Feb 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=226 I had lots of problems with my computer so I formatted it. Not a fun job but always good to do after a few years :) I also installed Windows 7. We will see how that goes. Mon, 14 Feb 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=224 Our kids have been sick since a week or so now, one after the other. Lydia was sick this past weekend and now Justin is. We praise God that the kids didn't get sick too often last year. Mon, 17 Jan 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=223 Happy New Year! We just go back safely today from Quebec. We are starting school this Monday. Sun, 2 Jan 2010 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=222 We traveled to Quebec today. It was a beautiful drive. The gas is 10 cents higher but the temperature is 10C lower! :) Sun, 19 Dec 2009 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=218 It is our last week of school already. Three more days of Thai!!! Lydia and Zach have school until Dec. 18. We are planning to go to Quebec for 2 weekes after our kids are out of school. Tue, 7 Dec 2009 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=221 Today we went we our Language Helpers to a Thai Restaurant in Collingwood (an hour away from Durham). We had a good experience with the food and with them talking Thai to a lady there. Sun, 5 Dec 2009 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=215 There it is...snow! We had some snow today, not much, but it stayed on the ground. Wed, 1 Dec 2009 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=217 Justin get up on the coffee table or the couch and walk beside it. He crawls faster and all over the house. Thu, 25 Nov 2009 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=216 Today we realized that Justin is crawling, not fast yet but he moves on the floor to get what he wants. Mon, 15 Nov 2009 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=220 Thai is not too bad. Lots of short words. The sound "cow" can be use to say 5 things depending on the tone of the word you use. Wed, 10 Nov 2009 http://www.spoutnic.com/masse/dailynews.asp?n=219 Today we are starting a class called 'Techniques Practicium'. Each couple or team will learn a language for the next 5 weeks to practice how we would learn a language not yet written (since New Tribes Missions focuses on tribes not yet reach). We will learn Thai with the Richards, missionaries in Thailand. Sounds like fun!!!! :) Fri, 22 Oct 2009