Emily and Mark Vanest are our mentor couple, meaning they give us all sorts of advice and encouragement, especially when I start to freak out. Unfortunately we don't have a photo of the two of them, but we do have photos of their 6 awesome kids.
The Vanests are special to us, and are the reason I(Kate) found Redeemer. Mark's parents were missionaries in the middle east and now attend ECC in Bloomington, where I attended. I met with Mark's mom in Bloomington, when I came back from Italy, for prayer and debriefing. She connected me with Redeemer and Mark and Emily when I moved to Indianapolis.
Two of their daughters, Halla (pictured with Ryan above) and Amira (on her sister Abby's back) will be our flowergirls.
Abby (the 2nd oldest) wants to be a geologist and loves talking to Ryan about rocks and minerals.
This is Leila (the eldest child) and Jon in Jon's room. Jon is the only boy and has a pretty cool jungle themed bedroom... below he is explaining his lion project to Ryan. Amira is swinging on the trapeze swing. 
Amira loves Ryan and everytime she seems him, begs for "shoulder time" where Ryan puts her on his shoulders and they tour around.
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