We can’t believe its been over 6 months since our last post! That will tell you just how busy we have been. Though it has been non-stop it has also been a wonderful 6 months.
Jesse Mario Brefo…
Our first good news if you do not know already is that we are pregnant and expecting the latest addition to the Brefo family to arrive 11-11-11!!! Thanks to modern technology, at 12 weeks we found out the gender of our baby. We found out it was a boy. His name is Jesse Mario Brefo. “Jesse” because in the bible, “Obed” is the father of Jesse (Ruth 4:22; Matthew 1:5). And he was named “Mario” after his grandfather.
God has been providing our every need as He always does. Being part of a church that encourages and teaches Biblically on the beauty of families, we are surrounded by big families. Within weeks of our pregnancy, we had already been given a suitcase of baby clothing, a bassinet, crib, a car seat, a stroller and many other wonderful items. We have been blessed with wonderful people around us.
Housing…
We have been living with a wonderful family since we arrived in August 2010.. The Mobergs had their 6thbaby in December and Abigail has been a wonderful blessing to be around. We have grown very close with the family and knowing that we were expecting and would need a larger space they asked us if we would consider staying with them and renting out another room. They kindly offered to convert their play/school room, which is adjacent to our bedroom, to a living room for us so that we could have all we needed. We are thankful to continue leaving with the family and have spent the summer re-decorating our new room.
Here are some pics of the room before and after…
Before:
After:
Obed worked extremely hard putting up shelves, painting the room and doing other handy man jobs!
It has been really fun as we’ve worked together making pillows, table runners, placemats, curtains, re-decorating dining table chairs and making wall features! We discovered the wonders of Stitch Witchery which allows you to hem things together without sewing!! Check out some of our creations…
I have to thank Grandma Carolyn (Dinah’s mum) who helped me make our curtains as well as my friend Vanessa who taught me all things are possible with Stitch Witchery… I had a lot of fun learning from these ladies.
Resolved…
As always we are experiencing a beautiful Californian summer. We have been able to relax and have lots of quality time with each other and friends. We also spent a couple of nights in Palm Springs for a conference called Resolved. Palm Springs is literally a holiday resort in the middle of the dessert with weather over 105f! This is an annual conference for the college ministry at the church. We were blessed with wonderful teaching by John MacArthur, Steve Lawson, CJ Mahaney, Rick Holland and Al Mohler. We had a wonderful time getting to know some of the college students at our church. We were thankful for this refreshing get away…
Us with CJ Mahaney and Al Mohler…
Fall 2011…
So now we prepare for the next semester. It will definitely be a busy one. Obed will be doing 10.5 units and will also be more serving the church by getting involved in a crossroads Bible study called Truth Study.Truth Study is a college Bible study gathering based at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). It is one of the finest arts colleges in America, founded by Walt Disney himself. 25-30 students attend Truth Study each week and most of them attend Cal-Arts. The college is very liberal and is not fond of Christians, so a bible study there is an amazing opportunity to be a light in a dark place. Truth Study meets every Wednesday evening at the college. We began attending a few months ago and since then Obed has preached twice and has recently been asked to help lead the group. We are excited to be involved and have grown to love this fun and adventurous group.
We hope to keep the blog updated but with all the changes and baby Jesse coming in less then 3 months it may be a while before you hear from us again. Please continue to pray for us as we prepare for the next season of our lives…
Obed and Elena Brefo
