We had dinner one last time with our Jehovah's Witness friends on Thursday night. Friday night was our last night in Tamworth, so we had one last dinner with the saints. They have been our family away from family. Our last night in Sydney we are in Danny Archer's home. Charise and her family have come to join us for our farewell evening.

We spent a long weekend in Euroa. Some saints came up from Melbourne and even further to spend time with us. Here is the church building that the saints meet at in Euroa. On Sunday, we were expecting seven people to be there, including us. But 14 people showed up. What a blessing! It was very exciting to meet some of the saints from the Phillippines who are living in Australia. We were also able to visit Ellen Shepherd who lives in a nursing home. She was very excited to see

We've been in Sydney all week visiting Charise and her husband Adrian. My brothers Adam and Aaron flew in for a visit. On Sunday we had lots of things to celebrate. Three birthdays, Father's Day, and our 2nd anniversary. Unfortunately, we didn't get photos from the day. We were too busy enjoying the fellowship. We have been touring around with Charise and exploring the city with my brothers. The coastal scenes are gorgeous here and the weather has been wonderful. God has been

Today we met with Faye Butterworth in the park and had a little picnic. She's a sweet lady with a very gentle spirit. From left to right: Andrew's finger, Faye, Peter, Helen and Sloane, Jane and Michael. Jane wrote a little book and got a few copies printed to hand out to some of the saints in Australia.

Catherine feeds the kookaburra and magpies in the area. We left her home on Saturday and are now back in Tamworth. We had a wonderful time meeting all the saints in the Brisbane area. Michael is army crawling around like crazy now and trying to pull himself up to standing when he can. He's a happy boy and smiles at everyone.

This week we are staying with Catherine Melling. She is Luke Melling's mother. She is a wonderful lady with a lot of interesting stories to tell. Left to right: Catherine, Andrew and Michael, Troy (Jillian's husband), Jane, Jillian (Catherine's daughter) Today we had lunch with a saint from the Philippines named Jannah and her friend who are going to culinary school in Brisbane. From left: Catherine, Irish, Jannah, Andrew (and Michael)

We spent the weekend with David and Melissa Games in Ormeau Hills in the Brisbane area. They have a beautiful family and home. The children are all baptized except for the youngest two. They all attend a Christian school where they are very plugged into the work. Around the table clockwise: Andrew, Ngia, Stella, David, Micah, Melissa, Lauren, and Nicholas. And Michael, of course. We played a little soccer and chess with the Games. This is the Kingston Branch in Brisbane. We s

We spent the week with Peter Churchill and his family in Burnett's Head. From left is Peter, Andrew, Steven, Jane and Michael, Lee, Brooke, and Lindsay. We went to the Australia Zoo on our way back to Brisbane. We got to pet the kangaroos and koalas. On Saturday we visited Noel Rowlatt (Del's brother) at his nursing home. He treats everyone like family and has a great love for the Lord.

Andrew and I took turns driving on the beach (stick shift 👍) to visit in Peter Churchill's home for a week. We camped on Rainbow Beach for a bit. It was beautiful, but the conversation on the Kingdom was even better! But Andrew still had to work But Michael's favorite thing about Australia so far has been watermelon. Go figure!

The Melling family (Gary, Rebecca, and Elsie) invited us over for lunch after church in Brisbane. They have a pretty cool home with a river out back and a big yard with goats and chickens.

We went to Newcastle this weekend to visit Mandy Fry, Donna Arnall, and her mom Nina. We had a sacrament service at Nina's nursing home. Then we went to a nearby lake for a picnic. We stayed with Mandy and she lives right on the beach. It was a beautiful home and a gorgeous view. From left to right: Andrew King, Jane and Michael, Mandy, Donna

This is Tamworth behind us from the mountains by our house.

Last weekend, we had a combined birthday party for Daphne Schubert, one of her granddaughters, and a friend of hers at a Chinese restaurant. It was a big crowd with all of the Archer family present. The gave Daphne a sword to cut her cake!

Sunday after church, we drove to Armidale, where Peter Archer's father, Kevin, lives. His sister, Robin, was there too, so we got to meet her. Kevin is not a church member, but he welcomed us very warmly. And he has a fantastic garden that wraps all around his house and expands through a few gates!

Sunday afternoon we met up with Charise Morris and her family to share in the communion. Charise has been baptized since she was about 13 or 14 and has a strong desire for the Lord and His Kingdom. From the left: Kris and Danny Archer and their baby Astrid, Adrian Morris, Ted Morris, Charise Morris, Joe Morris, Jane, Andrew and Michael King, Janice and Ron Mitchell (Charise's grandparents)

This was taken in Danny Archer's home after sacrament service. From the left is Peter Archer, Jane, Andrew, Helen Archer, baby Astrid, Danny Archer and his wife Kris. And of course, Michael is in front!

Andrew, Jane and Michael left for Australia on Wednesday, June 28th and arrived safe and sound on Friday, June 30th. Already, they have encountered blessings from the Lord. From canceled and delayed flights to having opportunities for prayer for the people on their plane. God is good!