Christmas Letter 2009

To All of You!




Knouf News 2009
If I had to describe this year in a nutshell it would be “emotional Rollercoaster”!!! We moved twice, we went from being “in the ministry” to being “out of the ministry” We had a Baby, and our oldest child entered into her Senior Year of High School!! And now after much prayer we are looking to start a church in Indio, CA. the Fall of 2010, as soon as The Lord opens the doors for it to happen. Now do you have some understanding of why I say “Emotional Rollercoaster”?

Speaking of having a Baby, Haden Luke Knouf was born September 22, he weighed 11#’s 12oz.!!!!! He is a wonderful addition to our ever growing family!! The adjustment to nine children has been the hardest on the 2yr old, Mia. She was not quite ready to give up her “baby” status. She is finally giving into it, since she sees that we plan on keeping him. :0)

Mackenzie is in her Senior year and her Mom and Dad can’t seem to figure out how the time went by so fast! She is looking at going to Heartland Baptist or West Coast Baptist next year but still praying. Justina is in her Sophomore year of H.S. and is a “second mom” to Mia. Nolan is thirteen and has grown out of all his clothes twice this year, He is as tall as his Dad. Hailey is growing up so fast, she is now out of the “little kids” status and wants to be a “teen” a little too much. :0) Noah is in the “how much can I annoy my siblings stage” and is officially the middle child now. Levi and Logan are twins (at least that is what Logan thinks) and they love to “rough house” and pretty much do everything together including driving their mother just a little crazy at times. Mia is your all around typical 2yr old, you know, what’s hers is hers and what’s mine is hers and if she had it and put it down well it’s still hers so the “twins” have learned that to keep peace in the family………….I’ll just leave that for you to finish. LOL

The Mom and Dad of these great kids are busy as you might imagine, Pam is busy trying to home school and deal with a newborn along with the drama that can take place in a family that is, lets just say “together a lot” But she loves what she does and wouldn’t trade it for anything!! Jon is working for Medo Sweet Farms Delivering Milk and Dairy products to Downtown Seattle. He is praying that the Lord will open the door for us to get that church started and Asks that you will pray for us also.
Together all Eleven of us want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year! We Love You!!! Love,
Jon, Pam, Mackenzie, Justina, Nolan, Hailey, Noah, Levi, Logan, Mia and Haden

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