tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90582546319534426182024-03-18T21:20:31.496-07:00The Langston TribeServing among the Tonga people of ZambiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-18985753737633701402011-07-19T09:05:00.000-07:002011-07-19T10:21:44.670-07:00The Dedication of Baby Mercy<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meet baby "Mercy" Sikatianka!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dY5BruYNOdqjDoh96ZJ8NaUuFFpGWuNLzIsQ7QM4QTa5LBWgXy1IxnUQSfN8is_NweCbKLzUu30pJWG9TKvk0ImOFk2LroLlU8K2UyrSdicIQeHy0C-w2XkKuODyjB_St_pUiroYQisu/s1600/103_2621.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dY5BruYNOdqjDoh96ZJ8NaUuFFpGWuNLzIsQ7QM4QTa5LBWgXy1IxnUQSfN8is_NweCbKLzUu30pJWG9TKvk0ImOFk2LroLlU8K2UyrSdicIQeHy0C-w2XkKuODyjB_St_pUiroYQisu/s400/103_2621.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631105033985998338" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A few weeks ago, her mother began feeling labor pains in the middle of the night. But in Sinazongwe, there is no hospital, no ambulance or emergency room.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So her mother, Mabey, got up and WALKED the 3 HOURS, crossing a river </div><div style="text-align: center;">and climbing hills, to a local government clinic </div><div style="text-align: center;">where she was admitted under the care of a midwife.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She delivered not long after arrival somewhere around 1am,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> a healthy baby girl.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stanley and his wife have 3 older girls. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When we found out they were expecting, we joked about them hoping for a boy. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Having a son is a big deal in this culture.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stanley replied, "We want whatever God gives us!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, just a few hours after delivery, Mabey was discharged from the clinic at 6AM to begin her journey walking home! Can you believe that? Even being aware of the limited medical care, I was shocked that she walked home just 5 hours after giving birth! I was filled with a huge wave of thankfulness for the medical care we have available in the US! </div><div style="text-align: center;">But this story is not uncommon. Many still deliver at home for this very reason.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNKupEIAORq5la0wBAdl0kCs710GjmoNi6SZ3f30H7NJRDYyvO2kho-T6ZuvRN5xEmwU_N5kmlaoZG4_QVQGCwUpNDKmVsbeICy6GH1euX9fFUD3RFQxg92U9nl0_hF6hDOQpPPR2Z34s/s1600/103_2625.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNKupEIAORq5la0wBAdl0kCs710GjmoNi6SZ3f30H7NJRDYyvO2kho-T6ZuvRN5xEmwU_N5kmlaoZG4_QVQGCwUpNDKmVsbeICy6GH1euX9fFUD3RFQxg92U9nl0_hF6hDOQpPPR2Z34s/s400/103_2625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631104758733858722" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.6px; ">"Mercy" is the 4th daughter to Stanley and Mabey Sikatianka. Stanley is the leader of Siankwanga Baptist Church. A few months back, while waiting for the arrival of baby #4, Stanley shared with James that they wanted to dedicate this child to the Lord in front of the church. This is their first child since becoming believers in 2009.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.6px; "><div style="text-align: center; ">Stanley had shared with James that they had chosen a name for the baby.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">They wanted to give her MY name!</div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1svZHv7179JHc-EoDHvzw2hGfLNC1pwVmnIriM3cRuwFpZV1Rqphyphenhyphen3BEYbQuN-xM5btKJzUsy-Ps51eRW4IdQ3CbludYRnAd_Y2zUf1FPXwAPmaxinBA-6mpq5t9F42ikTxgfaAo2tGZ/s1600/103_2611.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1svZHv7179JHc-EoDHvzw2hGfLNC1pwVmnIriM3cRuwFpZV1Rqphyphenhyphen3BEYbQuN-xM5btKJzUsy-Ps51eRW4IdQ3CbludYRnAd_Y2zUf1FPXwAPmaxinBA-6mpq5t9F42ikTxgfaAo2tGZ/s400/103_2611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631104421878492290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So Siankwanga Baptist Church invited our other church plants for a day of celebrating together! Many people walked over 2 hours for the celebration.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">We really had no idea what to expect. In our minds, it would be a normal church service.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Little did we know that it would turn into 5 1/2 hours of singing and teaching! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was beginning to get a little worried. After 5 hours of church, there was still no sign of Mabey and the baby. I kept thinking, "Where are they?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, we learned a little about their culture this day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When presenting a new baby, the mother and child stay at home. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When the service was almost over, all the women from the church go to the house and bring the mother and baby while singing and dancing the whole way! </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are literally rejoicing together over this new life!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitssaG9blcHi82RWnkIKDVxIXuQMvkvWRblRBobpow4sb9vm16cuMrTVL0g9hqKz496S3Y9-Qceg-WLwadl_kLWsse-9uUYUY913gjkeD9YuCcqEm8sdfsu_vBDKUoJWv3_mVfhiMAdurL/s1600/103_2607.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitssaG9blcHi82RWnkIKDVxIXuQMvkvWRblRBobpow4sb9vm16cuMrTVL0g9hqKz496S3Y9-Qceg-WLwadl_kLWsse-9uUYUY913gjkeD9YuCcqEm8sdfsu_vBDKUoJWv3_mVfhiMAdurL/s400/103_2607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631103760365065250" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I heard about them giving her my name, I wanted to be a part of her dedication.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I prepared to speak to the church in CiTonga for the first time! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I read from 2Timothy and explained how important it is for the parent to teach their children the Word of God. I challenged them to pray for their children and speak Words of life to them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">James gave a charge to the parents to commit her way to the Lord and asked the church to be accountable as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(The ladies at church cheered after my first sentence. I know how much it meant to them to hear me speaking in their language! This is a continued prayer request for me. Pray that I will continue to find the time to study and practice the language!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4R0WpdblrLcQlOQcDbsd6OKEeYqAOj1n1Zw-D-WHheoypI_0euBWto77UH08bPMVg4oWnYNjbkW_jK8TBveP3GtPADx1O4UZd3PBQfs-Ff1KNAozJ2LtHDm4Yw9F92dz5HDFxIrgjXE1/s1600/103_2593.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4R0WpdblrLcQlOQcDbsd6OKEeYqAOj1n1Zw-D-WHheoypI_0euBWto77UH08bPMVg4oWnYNjbkW_jK8TBveP3GtPADx1O4UZd3PBQfs-Ff1KNAozJ2LtHDm4Yw9F92dz5HDFxIrgjXE1/s400/103_2593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631102335193918194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Let me just say how wonderful my kids are! They endured a 5 1/2 hour church service, sitting in the dirt! They always sit right with their Zambian friends!</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJOVjNx-v_FkgAUTPuPjm6sC6gprRvbi2OMqFhGHOQ7UreUl2sT2USGHRh6tjAtcJW666SfVd7VwPDo8UXjyu4P2NIuC_uU6vMxIoySRFo3N6efiaxxFdhImRr1EKjXdXaebbV4fWR_41/s1600/103_2615.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJOVjNx-v_FkgAUTPuPjm6sC6gprRvbi2OMqFhGHOQ7UreUl2sT2USGHRh6tjAtcJW666SfVd7VwPDo8UXjyu4P2NIuC_uU6vMxIoySRFo3N6efiaxxFdhImRr1EKjXdXaebbV4fWR_41/s400/103_2615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631101925645906178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And when they get tired... well, they can rest with their little friends too!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcEfazniOjPxzORLs5m4mXr_a8kbjakp1NJgPwQq-COZnCQ8wufQc7KWChiN7nWY7uGyXaAYObJwTKiYtbNCzgQCBp6-8bDAEqpBvlJgnw9XKwS9g0Cx4NkvKPCq-G4CBo7QgsryEeg-4/s1600/103_2612.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcEfazniOjPxzORLs5m4mXr_a8kbjakp1NJgPwQq-COZnCQ8wufQc7KWChiN7nWY7uGyXaAYObJwTKiYtbNCzgQCBp6-8bDAEqpBvlJgnw9XKwS9g0Cx4NkvKPCq-G4CBo7QgsryEeg-4/s400/103_2612.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631101510816851730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Taylor could not wait to hold baby Mercy!</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaND0lbrdmEpX0EXeX5vZfoYw35AsG744vNhnECfSDy0ftLpENQc0O6hDIQ5cMOTgTks54KUZDF1AxbSVJ85iAn-omn3Mhx_60Si4r1v2MIx9_nQwEvpSaNsYtbb2ZRWRCibW-5-CWSb4/s1600/103_2627.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaND0lbrdmEpX0EXeX5vZfoYw35AsG744vNhnECfSDy0ftLpENQc0O6hDIQ5cMOTgTks54KUZDF1AxbSVJ85iAn-omn3Mhx_60Si4r1v2MIx9_nQwEvpSaNsYtbb2ZRWRCibW-5-CWSb4/s400/103_2627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631101027599118050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our prayer is that Stanley and Mabey will follow the Lord Jesus all of their days!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please be in prayer for Stanley as he is seeking the Lord's will </div><div style="text-align: center;">about going to seminary next year!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-18122017795865446352011-07-18T13:54:00.000-07:002011-07-18T15:16:52.067-07:00Our 7 Year Old!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmhXqwtRwBAF5hHuTq_ZOjz-r2pZ96wdKHUS9kIkfxz_vL6yLWg38gEzoNbY5wsHU8uDNO9u9BEuCQu0zut6Yf60-nVeGPU_mJBoDgc8Fbry6AnRjXIo2tF06NgtcWNhpm290bMKkk318/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmhXqwtRwBAF5hHuTq_ZOjz-r2pZ96wdKHUS9kIkfxz_vL6yLWg38gEzoNbY5wsHU8uDNO9u9BEuCQu0zut6Yf60-nVeGPU_mJBoDgc8Fbry6AnRjXIo2tF06NgtcWNhpm290bMKkk318/s400/DSC_0027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630818133854166898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On June 25th, Micah turned 7 years old!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is still hard to believe that this is that 6lb.15oz. bundle</div><div style="text-align: center;"> that was placed in our arms 7 years ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My how time flies!!!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqj5kmTbh2NZhgGvg4A1UD4WwIcMlwONv4J52BzXor5GPdkWz2br8upao9TTkM-zae-RC1PcI4PsviZxB3s1_iDqDqCkWxZ0ztZQKrQwSQiJLyH4xNqw5c89yJhPMBZFOt8ehqeYVX6Lp/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqj5kmTbh2NZhgGvg4A1UD4WwIcMlwONv4J52BzXor5GPdkWz2br8upao9TTkM-zae-RC1PcI4PsviZxB3s1_iDqDqCkWxZ0ztZQKrQwSQiJLyH4xNqw5c89yJhPMBZFOt8ehqeYVX6Lp/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630817741678679458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So thankful for my handsome son Micah!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjRzSU5ZHTfnU7qtkppcEo3qpyVPJ3yApUG3Lcxowfus_lcMJCuQVWD9AaANMUj7ZLqvQevw5EemYyvrG40HIYDYOHxpGsSbFXIfpJV3KmITr8tNEtyCNFe5j2XhKPxiU6z5BwvoJcvdE/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjRzSU5ZHTfnU7qtkppcEo3qpyVPJ3yApUG3Lcxowfus_lcMJCuQVWD9AaANMUj7ZLqvQevw5EemYyvrG40HIYDYOHxpGsSbFXIfpJV3KmITr8tNEtyCNFe5j2XhKPxiU6z5BwvoJcvdE/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630815986027257010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A LOT OF HARD WORK... BUT SO MUCH FUN!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(thank you Nikki for the cake supplies!)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham6MERwa3IuWi2CHYiWPr_Gf_NAinWIbrchRNw1CcwK8o5HnXiGCHJzMJoMpgW0Wz7NuuiLflTdxsikjreSAbrN2mx4VroBWLwoLfExEWidcSdO4Os-3g7yfv0gBUHtX_Y97s0fABuP3b/s1600/DSC_0025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham6MERwa3IuWi2CHYiWPr_Gf_NAinWIbrchRNw1CcwK8o5HnXiGCHJzMJoMpgW0Wz7NuuiLflTdxsikjreSAbrN2mx4VroBWLwoLfExEWidcSdO4Os-3g7yfv0gBUHtX_Y97s0fABuP3b/s400/DSC_0025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630813344758951650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">OUR 7 YEAR OLD!!!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt2zLZkvMze0ykg6cUXTQZm9N-Fu3vBEG04CWg4gl_CrFFuEXwQzyAIVmpTTUczM6ajSUhIZz-ZC7NC1yT0oJG7_JBU6YJALb1RcMf_jKawX0bqbmKKqBbyf7mknU3pgoRZfksltJus_F/s1600/DSC_0039.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt2zLZkvMze0ykg6cUXTQZm9N-Fu3vBEG04CWg4gl_CrFFuEXwQzyAIVmpTTUczM6ajSUhIZz-ZC7NC1yT0oJG7_JBU6YJALb1RcMf_jKawX0bqbmKKqBbyf7mknU3pgoRZfksltJus_F/s400/DSC_0039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630812656748627186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">EVER BEEN TO A 3D BIRTHDAY PARTY? </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">MICAH PUTS IN HIS CANDLES WHILE TRYING OUT THE</div><div style="text-align: center;"> TOY STORY 3D GLASSES!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOerTATC8BGkIxQcfyf2TeFEwn-_mX2V9LVBhj9DPwxqPlHdF1oIwO-KUGPsJaaZkrwRGWYQhhpgnMfM3CeJGWRBR8ZaJ_fPn5HABnID5PljVe4zV-aQjYQi_gVEY7TH4ddQjMyGhTAfL/s1600/DSC_0042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOerTATC8BGkIxQcfyf2TeFEwn-_mX2V9LVBhj9DPwxqPlHdF1oIwO-KUGPsJaaZkrwRGWYQhhpgnMfM3CeJGWRBR8ZaJ_fPn5HABnID5PljVe4zV-aQjYQi_gVEY7TH4ddQjMyGhTAfL/s400/DSC_0042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630812124902081266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUt2jOYXF3NQJBk6owVRykQdTHGsppXyjKxy2Z9_IwOqZ9gjSYPCZAHT8e1pDvkkSoPfJRkJQSYsQ6L8bNAC8adKekiE0L3kAM6kQV6FGx2IvhEhcPDBQsHB967IPaRx5Gxj1xUuaFQxm/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUt2jOYXF3NQJBk6owVRykQdTHGsppXyjKxy2Z9_IwOqZ9gjSYPCZAHT8e1pDvkkSoPfJRkJQSYsQ6L8bNAC8adKekiE0L3kAM6kQV6FGx2IvhEhcPDBQsHB967IPaRx5Gxj1xUuaFQxm/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630811862929330962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">EVEN KAT & JESS COULDN'T RESIST THE 3D FUN!</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzmgosWu9VKXWUw-yyw7xoXJdZj7dQiAobMnbBjPgR17iuCNIcRmcUU5DLyJc60d7In6D-v_8oxDtU1T3LXtJ3cv8gc6WnFCQyAPsUk7uxEmjMEH44EpyZaPzo-eiYlrzdHPjhM0C7Il4/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzmgosWu9VKXWUw-yyw7xoXJdZj7dQiAobMnbBjPgR17iuCNIcRmcUU5DLyJc60d7In6D-v_8oxDtU1T3LXtJ3cv8gc6WnFCQyAPsUk7uxEmjMEH44EpyZaPzo-eiYlrzdHPjhM0C7Il4/s400/DSC_0054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630811334649481538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">MICAH LOVES WOODY & HIS PARTNER BULLSEYE!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">WHAT'S NEXT?</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9Fs4oL32Vtxeu-4CGXvf20UOdFaXTCv3bNY8LPt3T2lJpcTZ8kkfewqJ7QglxMxCcr7BLfTeuECuENH6Kio1G27anzWgpJW0FKCsLHowmT8cUuZsmScJrdmsr2jzEgZiAMNDtC3-TYnE/s1600/DSC_0062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9Fs4oL32Vtxeu-4CGXvf20UOdFaXTCv3bNY8LPt3T2lJpcTZ8kkfewqJ7QglxMxCcr7BLfTeuECuENH6Kio1G27anzWgpJW0FKCsLHowmT8cUuZsmScJrdmsr2jzEgZiAMNDtC3-TYnE/s400/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630810659644991490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">JUGGLING BALLS FROM AUNTIE KARIN & UNCLE THEUNS!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5oG6vYjNud__6GpVkcQ3NSsAxdzvfDCIHmr7DMl0bEQSG40irEy39ZRJTsXfRxCDwqFUD-yZyt4y5Oh2sDFmY1ZVaijFgPuGO7zb14wDyl4tBdWBRWpZm9E_C_putGRwgJVyID4apPxc/s1600/DSC_0061.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5oG6vYjNud__6GpVkcQ3NSsAxdzvfDCIHmr7DMl0bEQSG40irEy39ZRJTsXfRxCDwqFUD-yZyt4y5Oh2sDFmY1ZVaijFgPuGO7zb14wDyl4tBdWBRWpZm9E_C_putGRwgJVyID4apPxc/s400/DSC_0061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630810326660066882" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">MICAH, MOM & DAD LOVE YOU SO MUCH!</div><div style="text-align: center;">WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL LOVE JESUS </div><div style="text-align: center;">AND SERVE HIM ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Micah 6:8 </div><div style="text-align: center;">"He has told you, O man, what is good; </div><div style="text-align: center;">and what does the Lord require of you </div><div style="text-align: center;">but to do justice, and to love kindness, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and to walk humbly with your God."</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-76405601282125022642011-07-18T04:50:00.000-07:002011-07-18T05:25:22.524-07:00Our Summer Girls!!! (Part 2)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWQpbP75JO0KuhUN5KRzBpn_QUbiANK04wH-dWmrD3lMr6Z7Dt0HShdfCWGdS1_dz0CzFpVnwS6DJpP4ieufmlfurzd79HJTezi5qDUsMPH04d1wLkQ_2w4ZZdzs0jFg2YVA2a5IJL_TE/s1600/103_2317.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWQpbP75JO0KuhUN5KRzBpn_QUbiANK04wH-dWmrD3lMr6Z7Dt0HShdfCWGdS1_dz0CzFpVnwS6DJpP4ieufmlfurzd79HJTezi5qDUsMPH04d1wLkQ_2w4ZZdzs0jFg2YVA2a5IJL_TE/s400/103_2317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630662841621624162" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Not only were Kat and Jess a blessing to the Tonga and our ministry,</div><div style="text-align: center;">they were a HUGE blessing to our family also!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20PdA24X1pr4shqORa-3sw-wqSIqYeB3xFTZUtXggT4v9_j8SGxkme0oM5VfX2qoqkmGDUGgaTlsXOfuPTJftZX2jxcZ3o75AmtAScAbbfcr2_QlItOl3_sX0trxZ5_eE0gcosouXamIM/s1600/103_2441.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20PdA24X1pr4shqORa-3sw-wqSIqYeB3xFTZUtXggT4v9_j8SGxkme0oM5VfX2qoqkmGDUGgaTlsXOfuPTJftZX2jxcZ3o75AmtAScAbbfcr2_QlItOl3_sX0trxZ5_eE0gcosouXamIM/s400/103_2441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630662590681668242" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They SURPRISED our kids with Vacation Bible School</div><div style="text-align: center;">that they put together themselves.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Splish Splash 2011 - African Style</div><div style="text-align: center;">My kids had a blast with all kinds of American crafts, games and </div><div style="text-align: center;">YUMMY treats!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxh7dPFvWvNR1rIVjMW8mBUh_a-uZm5a61LPl5lSG-FAr__Fk1Dh5P3UtgJb5fIZs2wrp4z2oKnIcM3hNd2b_vpdkov6T61f70wGGhRasckY24DzBsI_UJx1Kq0pDVl8qgbm6XR9Reg-B/s1600/103_2725.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxh7dPFvWvNR1rIVjMW8mBUh_a-uZm5a61LPl5lSG-FAr__Fk1Dh5P3UtgJb5fIZs2wrp4z2oKnIcM3hNd2b_vpdkov6T61f70wGGhRasckY24DzBsI_UJx1Kq0pDVl8qgbm6XR9Reg-B/s400/103_2725.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630662342333679170" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed having extra help in the kitchen too! I was having to prepare for a team and to feed 21 people for a week. Kat and Jess made Pigs in a Blanket, 80 Cornbread Muffins, 6 Banana Breads, 6 Cinnamon Breads, Sand Tarts, 80 Biscuits, a birthday cake... and I'm probably leaving a few things out! They were such a blessing to ME!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihivx9uh2dJxL44Xgqey5bkNO_MML28fkCiPkgP5FjYY88MpS6puO3m9g0y54po38a7B9iUb9TVPMOGICK8UXVE5vyJmrWGvL6TUalxTgv6vezgz1jPuAd6l8W1YIZ6GPbTeJuUo-gdKSp/s1600/103_2359.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihivx9uh2dJxL44Xgqey5bkNO_MML28fkCiPkgP5FjYY88MpS6puO3m9g0y54po38a7B9iUb9TVPMOGICK8UXVE5vyJmrWGvL6TUalxTgv6vezgz1jPuAd6l8W1YIZ6GPbTeJuUo-gdKSp/s400/103_2359.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630661941747008946" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They played puzzles with Micah, (without a picture to go by) :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeszSwgOgPiK6ayxb7Q4sPb8HDN7twBKtBU-XL7pnoiSPn2ZXt89stn2Z68Hzxdv99M-srGKMVK5eFCqos21c-doerbuquB96wKeWxiMld64eXsSKA3xWacOjZgSwApRp7Epqpc7YPoTnB/s1600/103_2703.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeszSwgOgPiK6ayxb7Q4sPb8HDN7twBKtBU-XL7pnoiSPn2ZXt89stn2Z68Hzxdv99M-srGKMVK5eFCqos21c-doerbuquB96wKeWxiMld64eXsSKA3xWacOjZgSwApRp7Epqpc7YPoTnB/s400/103_2703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630661562324377362" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">... nail and hair shop with the girls</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWXVx431pCIjE_Gi5wQ353Y8jqUqNPWJAjj3h4NSVqYeWkMSAe4vYXGYfLPXhaf-nU4U-zOWrSQb4MJCyM_7Sn5vZgVBk_1rxyqbuiU09xZ29BWGhVxqFmYMYWMyYSZFvC-tjEBHyqgNG/s1600/103_2553.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWXVx431pCIjE_Gi5wQ353Y8jqUqNPWJAjj3h4NSVqYeWkMSAe4vYXGYfLPXhaf-nU4U-zOWrSQb4MJCyM_7Sn5vZgVBk_1rxyqbuiU09xZ29BWGhVxqFmYMYWMyYSZFvC-tjEBHyqgNG/s320/103_2553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630661167907649890" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and even found some time for tigerfishing on Lake Kariba!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM__UMLRzuJTCzRq9NSAmERPjMmhTmAgBfen-3f9QZmI7jLvLv3_s1_McljuuKP5RD-ej2-5SgVMeHeiW0OqPjj5HQDPF5UsHXEKLwoXqijp1NFEroY5H7P_z4X3mU_kLNgs7zwjbiOJmq/s1600/103_2575.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM__UMLRzuJTCzRq9NSAmERPjMmhTmAgBfen-3f9QZmI7jLvLv3_s1_McljuuKP5RD-ej2-5SgVMeHeiW0OqPjj5HQDPF5UsHXEKLwoXqijp1NFEroY5H7P_z4X3mU_kLNgs7zwjbiOJmq/s320/103_2575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630660968677940610" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">What a blessing these two girls from Arkansas :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">have been to our family! </div><div style="text-align: center;">How awesome it was to see their love for Jesus</div><div style="text-align: center;">and their desire to see the nations worship Him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please pray for Kathryn and Jessica as they continue to serve the Lord this summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This week they are serving at World Changers 2011 in Chattanooga,TN along with</div><div style="text-align: center;"> over 100 other youth from our church. My prayer is that many other youth </div><div style="text-align: center;">will catch the vision... that life is not about what you do...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.6px; ">t is about what <b>He</b> has for you to do!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.6px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.6px; "><b>Just Do It!</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-23783634780594439602011-07-18T04:35:00.000-07:002011-07-18T04:42:47.150-07:00Our Summer Girls!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6An4lLQCm8T_5C5f-G-zm7EMgR6Kxvvs7eOJjkL6X8fS97xyNBSLoukeS3NQnWdbVE8JYDu0viHeMLN5XDA_477W0vxJIjjDQYct5e7ONy14gqg8AzbFzn8EgY1lzNAgr6TLDCjeyr3I/s1600/103_2744.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6An4lLQCm8T_5C5f-G-zm7EMgR6Kxvvs7eOJjkL6X8fS97xyNBSLoukeS3NQnWdbVE8JYDu0viHeMLN5XDA_477W0vxJIjjDQYct5e7ONy14gqg8AzbFzn8EgY1lzNAgr6TLDCjeyr3I/s320/103_2744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630650804024823506" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Meet Kathryn Dillard and Jessica McClintock!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Best known as "Kat" and "Jess".</div><div style="text-align: center;">These two high school students from our hometown in Wynne, AR gave a month </div><div style="text-align: center;">of their summer to come and serve with us in Zambia!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8dX6ktALEqrcoGYJmqFcOHFOiW3hecIbgcwYIwu-njf0sLwpYrzy-avVWU3NPS3OaPf4xtnXdWVT5x1oU-bWFhomps6pZxeE12oreFahu1Wf0IkhtbphuujlFHVxVqajFVmxYUXmAo8q/s1600/103_2468.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8dX6ktALEqrcoGYJmqFcOHFOiW3hecIbgcwYIwu-njf0sLwpYrzy-avVWU3NPS3OaPf4xtnXdWVT5x1oU-bWFhomps6pZxeE12oreFahu1Wf0IkhtbphuujlFHVxVqajFVmxYUXmAo8q/s320/103_2468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630650515275510930" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They enjoyed attending Bible studies with us!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here we are with some women from Siankwanga village.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.6px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE9lbqFI5WQf_I2zI0Gj6XZsfjPLV16PhUBN4IdzfizlVfYIWRLn2cioAROEE70He28RNntjVVwnnMcmHtIloNWVLjL6huVR-3tO2jJLVUd5kkyxgmdqSoKuRzgTXBJoM8Fi5mnLxGh7D/s1600/103_2618.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE9lbqFI5WQf_I2zI0Gj6XZsfjPLV16PhUBN4IdzfizlVfYIWRLn2cioAROEE70He28RNntjVVwnnMcmHtIloNWVLjL6huVR-3tO2jJLVUd5kkyxgmdqSoKuRzgTXBJoM8Fi5mnLxGh7D/s320/103_2618.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630650158658736018" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is not hard to fall in love with the children in Zambia!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jess is holding baby "Marci" on the day of her church dedication. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Her dad, Stanley, is the leader at Siankwanga Baptist Church.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpuVNWmpAWVIKUvSPv3YJYOBXzrZmHebtsme8LfDrWLbi8nnov7kXcrsmBK9yser3eoWavBkePi6oRMJYSRlUXLWv9f6clEJ_csHbSqrOtA6Y8nUrwCTVDpd1QN_UVM5RH3BhFPnBi1ZA/s1600/103_2711.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpuVNWmpAWVIKUvSPv3YJYOBXzrZmHebtsme8LfDrWLbi8nnov7kXcrsmBK9yser3eoWavBkePi6oRMJYSRlUXLWv9f6clEJ_csHbSqrOtA6Y8nUrwCTVDpd1QN_UVM5RH3BhFPnBi1ZA/s320/103_2711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630649658763709426" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kat's buddy stays in Siapaka village.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We fell in love with this little girl as she sang LOUDLY the</div><div style="text-align: center;">praise choruses at church. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She sang, "Jesus knows my name"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Praying this sweet little girl grows up to know the love of Jesus!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7vNiptfosXtHaR36Kawb9wqGbCOyN2mUOGBQgj5zCKe1-iw5XfflH1zgDGSZm4sFP28YvmfoQ42pyRVIvxGZo50N-vSpZzcdGDPXWpwJHOHExos93kEmTzps1U2kRv8S0Qps8ARrjoxc/s1600/103_2368.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7vNiptfosXtHaR36Kawb9wqGbCOyN2mUOGBQgj5zCKe1-iw5XfflH1zgDGSZm4sFP28YvmfoQ42pyRVIvxGZo50N-vSpZzcdGDPXWpwJHOHExos93kEmTzps1U2kRv8S0Qps8ARrjoxc/s320/103_2368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630649427091935378" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took Kat and Jess to a Longezia Mission, a clinic run by missionary friends of ours in Sinazongwe. We went to observe their program for malnourished babies. My friend Karin, carefully coaches the parents in how to care for their babies and provides the much needed milk for many sick babies and orphans. This little guy is a 16 month old twin. He weighed only 13 pounds.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are thankful that the Englebrechts are able to provide care for these children. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They share the gospel with each family that is in their program.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0n9Aht-4A6UVTB9-173SzhcJ4CfdNDrCSZOXdMLan-Uj5LkKmabGw8VIdrsnJyhiP68Sw_YCA9q87_EYwQlrCy73voLPL3wLpcDHljN0tgzdCgV2hbjst4Y2NPLeVpWeQ4SFivauZ6RCm/s1600/103_2635.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0n9Aht-4A6UVTB9-173SzhcJ4CfdNDrCSZOXdMLan-Uj5LkKmabGw8VIdrsnJyhiP68Sw_YCA9q87_EYwQlrCy73voLPL3wLpcDHljN0tgzdCgV2hbjst4Y2NPLeVpWeQ4SFivauZ6RCm/s320/103_2635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630649123223318786" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Recently, James was given the opportunity to speak at Sinazongwe High School to their journalism club. Kat and Jess were able to share their testimonies to these high school students of how they put their faith in Christ!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoWLTBXocOL3bW8Oq1dcD9c1M3iRIjS1dWlJaL2qGdo2UgHAvWycPzJ0m_ITYWiKn3Hta6z0nWClJjDIeYOmRtVXc9NTRgd9GGGG5azM2bLJoJo_Rbc98S9eCoDWqWKOb536-OQw9gxyz/s1600/103_2596.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoWLTBXocOL3bW8Oq1dcD9c1M3iRIjS1dWlJaL2qGdo2UgHAvWycPzJ0m_ITYWiKn3Hta6z0nWClJjDIeYOmRtVXc9NTRgd9GGGG5azM2bLJoJo_Rbc98S9eCoDWqWKOb536-OQw9gxyz/s320/103_2596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630648373550557826" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">During their stay in Zambia, Kat and Jess put together a Sunday School curriculum for our church plants to begin teaching children. They modeled this for each of our churches, by teaching a Bible story, sharing what it tell us about God, and sharing a memory verse with them. In the picture above, they are teaching the children the song "Deep and Wide"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our prayer is that these children will come to know how deep </div><div style="text-align: center;">and how wide the Father's love is for us!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.6px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOXwzXKcJvcXULXn4QxADoZL6mkQrRgNWZgO9Cp8r2sCZN3qZKdewwbhyaZJ7TsHFIpA02AbAlKktvqANXLiB0kT8EARlFHc8U1WkniFf_JArEqMUvqOC3TNfF4k3jK7kjEGYpx60Mazy/s1600/103_2487.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">A JOB WELL DONE GIRLS!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">WE MISS YOU!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.6px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOXwzXKcJvcXULXn4QxADoZL6mkQrRgNWZgO9Cp8r2sCZN3qZKdewwbhyaZJ7TsHFIpA02AbAlKktvqANXLiB0kT8EARlFHc8U1WkniFf_JArEqMUvqOC3TNfF4k3jK7kjEGYpx60Mazy/s1600/103_2487.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOXwzXKcJvcXULXn4QxADoZL6mkQrRgNWZgO9Cp8r2sCZN3qZKdewwbhyaZJ7TsHFIpA02AbAlKktvqANXLiB0kT8EARlFHc8U1WkniFf_JArEqMUvqOC3TNfF4k3jK7kjEGYpx60Mazy/s320/103_2487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630629344819059922" /></a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-19943745240885701762011-07-18T02:24:00.000-07:002011-07-18T02:36:41.745-07:00We're Connected!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.6px; ">Hallelujah!!! We are "online" at our house! After 2 1/2 years of no luck with internet access in our home, we recently purchased a new cellular modem through a different network AND..... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zswBnuZSsrKHP5kfKG-gW1Hh2r2-bL5ijuzwH0EZZek8iIl5w9RG9mCr2SSFlFPa32oFL96K4fjiHPuexZ395093tTT-s41mAwO50PrEk9XNQu9UTifxHtQpZHyGjNBfGPlW1xlLWfQ-/s1600/The+Langston+Tribe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zswBnuZSsrKHP5kfKG-gW1Hh2r2-bL5ijuzwH0EZZek8iIl5w9RG9mCr2SSFlFPa32oFL96K4fjiHPuexZ395093tTT-s41mAwO50PrEk9XNQu9UTifxHtQpZHyGjNBfGPlW1xlLWfQ-/s320/The+Langston+Tribe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630621183936958482" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.6px; ">We are online! You see that little green light? He's my new best friend! ;) All joking aside,we are so happy to now have a better way to communicate with family and friends. I even held a 2 second skype call with my Dad. It stayed on long enough for me to hear, "Hello sweetheart!!" :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This has been a poor excuse for a blog!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Between homeschooling and living far away from reliable internet, I just gave up on being able to keep it up. Every 8 weeks we go to the capital city to restock our groceries and take care of other business. I never seem to find the time to do this! So... here's hoping I do a better job! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">** *This post is dedicated to my good friend, Suzie Rodgers. Thanks for not giving up on me! I've owed you this post for a LONG time now!***</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-13350818498712478542009-11-27T15:00:00.000-08:002009-11-27T15:49:14.655-08:00Our Zambia Mission Family!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Isn't this a great family portrait??? :) We just returned from our Zambia Baptist Mission Prayer Retreat. Our mission is celebrating 50 years of Baptist work in Zambia this year and we spent much time praying and thanking Him for all that the Father has done here and asking him to continue to use us to finish the task! Our theme was Praying Persistently. What a blessing to be with one another in the presence of our King! The Lord spoke to me through the following verses. Psalm 2:7-8 "I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me,"You are my Son, today I have begotten you. Ask of me and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession." Join us in asking the Father for the Nations!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bMiNGK1jSEczhyxLFNWPUXsnyxeMtGLKErfn1SdWLDBERAJeIlAjBnOkA924HlWDDAnBXv34dacOaYeRcD5kUwHSExd90jZb4YpSp3OGJuH665dcpkX1tYxMA5QmbTHruu6cWPiE6vtY/s1600/mission2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bMiNGK1jSEczhyxLFNWPUXsnyxeMtGLKErfn1SdWLDBERAJeIlAjBnOkA924HlWDDAnBXv34dacOaYeRcD5kUwHSExd90jZb4YpSp3OGJuH665dcpkX1tYxMA5QmbTHruu6cWPiE6vtY/s400/mission2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408928304888956338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What a great family portrait! The Zam Fam!</span></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7HJ194rDzt0W9x4dYQrt_REjZX681KyJCekGeHSQM8ECiEllT07RNWEim8vtg-nistJNq1lB3Q-WYL7DGxfYUO8HbVC4lGWf4Bv3Ia0aypF8IDJMQ6NnweMSeIm8FgQfyXBBT1SpjsfN/s1600/IMG_3067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7HJ194rDzt0W9x4dYQrt_REjZX681KyJCekGeHSQM8ECiEllT07RNWEim8vtg-nistJNq1lB3Q-WYL7DGxfYUO8HbVC4lGWf4Bv3Ia0aypF8IDJMQ6NnweMSeIm8FgQfyXBBT1SpjsfN/s400/IMG_3067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408927962851177314" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">James led worship with our good friend Mike Smith</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgnhvT4Prk4DOPGC0h8TvVBdzaUQADQr0Yj6TmGv9QUDoU1Macig8s9ya0H6KgiX3PwrixwKGr0FX-rGOmQEd8c0C6_5-WGXg_v9x9S5l-vx8-BxcL8SxuJtA2AjNUFfEaqCTCOb7ZbCN/s1600/IMG_3069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgnhvT4Prk4DOPGC0h8TvVBdzaUQADQr0Yj6TmGv9QUDoU1Macig8s9ya0H6KgiX3PwrixwKGr0FX-rGOmQEd8c0C6_5-WGXg_v9x9S5l-vx8-BxcL8SxuJtA2AjNUFfEaqCTCOb7ZbCN/s400/IMG_3069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408927541756222866" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Protea Safari Lodge</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKk7nxOTA-mMdhOBAiZvql0WvbWeLSJFaghUpkArauUMpbJ5TsDoHLImBwg1w-sXtbNjWRF5-scxJe7WztNLlJRh1reqePmvm6MecIvvqsAz7hO7XNa3a9xzABhhaStRK7lliaAyBxSbO/s1600/IMG_3063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKk7nxOTA-mMdhOBAiZvql0WvbWeLSJFaghUpkArauUMpbJ5TsDoHLImBwg1w-sXtbNjWRF5-scxJe7WztNLlJRh1reqePmvm6MecIvvqsAz7hO7XNa3a9xzABhhaStRK7lliaAyBxSbO/s400/IMG_3063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408927321244640402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What a beautiful place! What a blessing to be able to stay here!</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdL1AQeqSFZBIlq1L6Wi4SbAwl8M9u2lV17uzB4C0u5LfoGLRkcAz0ZQ7kfezxpXx_610Ei8tLgcbZkuxhgCj_eei0jPARAduPFM3YwX2sQbZbUOCPC2xMniMBmr_weXvzWffqYoDyrvUw/s1600/franklins+pic+of+easy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdL1AQeqSFZBIlq1L6Wi4SbAwl8M9u2lV17uzB4C0u5LfoGLRkcAz0ZQ7kfezxpXx_610Ei8tLgcbZkuxhgCj_eei0jPARAduPFM3YwX2sQbZbUOCPC2xMniMBmr_weXvzWffqYoDyrvUw/s400/franklins+pic+of+easy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408923161013844978" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Micah and "his boy" Easton Helgren fed a baby Bushbuck that came up to the hotel restaurant! It ate bread crumbs out of their hands!</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDJxrK-iUrFzUqccB8x6lLar5EV339IS4xG7cJfQ10qfuIwtdQDivUTzPabdh3D4-Kjr3l_0AX4CPQCykRQ53ibRRFaQsgLgbbOEj6eQe3GO3-Chxrecx_kp0z_3BvhtoSpJSVbD-RtD_/s1600/franklins+pic+of+girls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDJxrK-iUrFzUqccB8x6lLar5EV339IS4xG7cJfQ10qfuIwtdQDivUTzPabdh3D4-Kjr3l_0AX4CPQCykRQ53ibRRFaQsgLgbbOEj6eQe3GO3-Chxrecx_kp0z_3BvhtoSpJSVbD-RtD_/s400/franklins+pic+of+girls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408923030781534194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Girls, Girls, and more Girls! :)</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFdOUSyxKTklKTGW5gv16hv_FDfOI493JxYQQddSQyuOtAxRFoRGxXRzaxX2GmX6H58kE_88JAsxxeCIhgVK9IGccqQUMNzh1Z_hHQ-ICPFw2q86udJ59pm1-wg_VI8sWW9CpWpew7cj4/s1600/SDC10400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFdOUSyxKTklKTGW5gv16hv_FDfOI493JxYQQddSQyuOtAxRFoRGxXRzaxX2GmX6H58kE_88JAsxxeCIhgVK9IGccqQUMNzh1Z_hHQ-ICPFw2q86udJ59pm1-wg_VI8sWW9CpWpew7cj4/s400/SDC10400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408922830932758210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Uncle Kevin tipped the scale! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">A fun time was had by ALL!!!!!</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-30743269396109804502009-11-09T02:21:00.000-08:002009-11-09T02:28:46.651-08:00Our hippo! :)<div style="text-align: center;">For a while now, we have told you of the hippos that live in our lake but have yet to "see" them. A couple of weeks ago, I took the kids down the road to swim. While there we heard a loud SNORT from the other side of the bushes. We got our camera and sure enough, about 20 feet off the shore, our hippo swam by! The kids call her "Gloria" (off the movie Madagascar). I hope this is as close as we get to "Gloria"! :)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhze_yeEJCtP2wCqejv_xPnOUqito_dvfOeVHu7afwztex23gpKXyOprle6-MrALr-ZOSRpL2F0_QHPSPWe30Pfx7MaZ3f6MWJpwyc75ePVs-vK-g1w_8y31M8eXXT0RDaBZY-DJ0fq1fQG/s1600-h/IMG_2867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhze_yeEJCtP2wCqejv_xPnOUqito_dvfOeVHu7afwztex23gpKXyOprle6-MrALr-ZOSRpL2F0_QHPSPWe30Pfx7MaZ3f6MWJpwyc75ePVs-vK-g1w_8y31M8eXXT0RDaBZY-DJ0fq1fQG/s400/IMG_2867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402047732042238642" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-75926443011588853242009-10-08T02:41:00.001-07:002009-10-08T03:06:10.195-07:00Mulberry Madness<div align="center">We recently found a mulberry tree in Mrs. Ann's yard. It is huge! We had fun picking a basket full of berries and made an amazing Mulberry Cobbler!</div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTrn_g7m5v-yMqMa4jID8SKo-dwvh919_qXx7hrgRyKqCO5oixMiS2cchjY_7ubxYxiuOQfgyr_E9kk1aikW1lpOy3ih5XQgWcgNY_iwO7cGvzcZNs937mFB54Jq5j86Bsyhr-6PjUour/s1600-h/IMG_2584.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390165331019944594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTrn_g7m5v-yMqMa4jID8SKo-dwvh919_qXx7hrgRyKqCO5oixMiS2cchjY_7ubxYxiuOQfgyr_E9kk1aikW1lpOy3ih5XQgWcgNY_iwO7cGvzcZNs937mFB54Jq5j86Bsyhr-6PjUour/s400/IMG_2584.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmORZlIoe5RRoO7bCC7aUUUnwOQYNoB7RieRN4dTA3kg9lbnx6nZJVVzTlnceoJYdETP9b4bBwVh-BQkY8WD3nWwg_y0q49S5fY4k1WvBF5B5f79LLkiutwJrJlAi2Uq6bQRkfE5f1-ssf/s1600-h/IMG_2583.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390165327057220722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmORZlIoe5RRoO7bCC7aUUUnwOQYNoB7RieRN4dTA3kg9lbnx6nZJVVzTlnceoJYdETP9b4bBwVh-BQkY8WD3nWwg_y0q49S5fY4k1WvBF5B5f79LLkiutwJrJlAi2Uq6bQRkfE5f1-ssf/s400/IMG_2583.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyEmkrLMpQNpuSn-EJRTTpDaeHrDVI1eUuQ3RQ5O4P72mB1aP2kebDcxPsss3juzy4yTGVMPNy2oLMfLtzdKmaLvfC7HDAca-wA4H2jQHJgOt4q55edDgsRQ5vSwqhWeQ03oXVkYK_Xz5/s1600-h/IMG_2577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390165319489922546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyEmkrLMpQNpuSn-EJRTTpDaeHrDVI1eUuQ3RQ5O4P72mB1aP2kebDcxPsss3juzy4yTGVMPNy2oLMfLtzdKmaLvfC7HDAca-wA4H2jQHJgOt4q55edDgsRQ5vSwqhWeQ03oXVkYK_Xz5/s400/IMG_2577.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-x2Xd8Q5aEdE7aizzJlJOZd1c_y2aW9ntBQukt4zrkF2F4K2UaG8HU8K7Mc5-k6ER0pftgbwJsJpXHwYcVbFgZQ-MDXJa8jYQP4No29EN0fFxwPLZac8iq2j4KlNoUHh6_TXeDk7lF36R/s1600-h/IMG_2575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390165310629984354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-x2Xd8Q5aEdE7aizzJlJOZd1c_y2aW9ntBQukt4zrkF2F4K2UaG8HU8K7Mc5-k6ER0pftgbwJsJpXHwYcVbFgZQ-MDXJa8jYQP4No29EN0fFxwPLZac8iq2j4KlNoUHh6_TXeDk7lF36R/s400/IMG_2575.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXTQa-Ui4QO1CS2oSfXfceAbCjNf8lnMOC47YC8VSWlG4CLUiE8fxJFF-Wol8bpfthuRhRRhzUgm-ThKogix5w_ynhsZdBPM3zkN5KEPSPRqhZzdAaO0ZqtrRJ24eV5oAQ-PKL2lS8dhH/s1600-h/IMG_2571.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390165305911191122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXTQa-Ui4QO1CS2oSfXfceAbCjNf8lnMOC47YC8VSWlG4CLUiE8fxJFF-Wol8bpfthuRhRRhzUgm-ThKogix5w_ynhsZdBPM3zkN5KEPSPRqhZzdAaO0ZqtrRJ24eV5oAQ-PKL2lS8dhH/s400/IMG_2571.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-65678311233056243042009-10-08T02:31:00.001-07:002009-10-08T02:41:10.077-07:00Emily is 7!!!!<div align="center">On September 22nd Emily turned 7 years old! She had a great day! I made her a cake and the icing was literally melting of the cake faster than I could get it on!!!</div><div align="center">She got some special things from her siblings and was surprised by a new bicycle from her Mamaw, Pawpaw, and Great-Meemaw! Now we have to learn to ride it! </div><div align="center">Emily is truly a blessing to all of us and we are so thankful that the Lord "surprised" us with her 7 years ago and thankful for another year with our sweet "Mima"!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcYPxXD43l0NhLgaMInsDM7sq1MlugDXJAd-k_pVNtedkoUatHWz6sKhZklW4GbpP3F0iCiUr6vzY8X3nw5qcSAH8Sk5SSV6WZBatZnGkHKziBbjIGwnB945Gp9IEeaWO0cSdEXqYW59X/s1600-h/IMG_2516.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390159976409886034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcYPxXD43l0NhLgaMInsDM7sq1MlugDXJAd-k_pVNtedkoUatHWz6sKhZklW4GbpP3F0iCiUr6vzY8X3nw5qcSAH8Sk5SSV6WZBatZnGkHKziBbjIGwnB945Gp9IEeaWO0cSdEXqYW59X/s400/IMG_2516.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkZmIi3CXCDDoSdSxBrLQOjXQZdrsMroCxtImwGe2dwuY9aESmz14JJj5fOgMlZG0M71FufEVqf5v9kQsU8ViFTRdw407GlnF1ff_k1Hpup2ZCD8itK46Fc6DXbS1H4lPJWSi4swK07I2/s1600-h/IMG_2522.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390159966778066050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkZmIi3CXCDDoSdSxBrLQOjXQZdrsMroCxtImwGe2dwuY9aESmz14JJj5fOgMlZG0M71FufEVqf5v9kQsU8ViFTRdw407GlnF1ff_k1Hpup2ZCD8itK46Fc6DXbS1H4lPJWSi4swK07I2/s400/IMG_2522.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBl7QlumGP6YFHhBPsYrvlv6XZKMCYn_-3fQTABSoDzZZUDUk63L2repGbYY4hzDP7947m2MGlKqfewKw7uZhr92mOllUmaZk2SyHVgeKqwC3w9kFxfn6WaGTRf0eMdI5_D0qo7TZ9I_i/s1600-h/IMG_2534.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390159960554779458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBl7QlumGP6YFHhBPsYrvlv6XZKMCYn_-3fQTABSoDzZZUDUk63L2repGbYY4hzDP7947m2MGlKqfewKw7uZhr92mOllUmaZk2SyHVgeKqwC3w9kFxfn6WaGTRf0eMdI5_D0qo7TZ9I_i/s400/IMG_2534.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-36556101929136411262009-10-08T02:09:00.000-07:002009-10-08T02:30:53.217-07:00A New Roof<div align="center">What a mess!!! For the past month we have had workers re-thatching our roof everyday (they said it would take a few days)! There is dirt and straw falling everywhere! We have covered all the furniture and bookcases with sheets and plastic, and as you can imagine, our alergies are going crazy!!! Fortunately, they are only "patching" the roof and not putting on a whole new one! It is really an amazing process to watch though!!!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeLL-LyLdRByXJdBYgyXL1xXenrBphP0V4TLs3zjO4heH0_n7IYHwGKtPLI8rPP6pwgTpf9Oud8_jOr3OkX0_6Y3SGyxOi-fQDLYTBq57ESn2PA7xp1KTP7rVLFD5zvdevvowpE5R_TDb/s1600-h/IMG_2321.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390154935996807874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeLL-LyLdRByXJdBYgyXL1xXenrBphP0V4TLs3zjO4heH0_n7IYHwGKtPLI8rPP6pwgTpf9Oud8_jOr3OkX0_6Y3SGyxOi-fQDLYTBq57ESn2PA7xp1KTP7rVLFD5zvdevvowpE5R_TDb/s400/IMG_2321.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">First they tie poles to the roof and brush off the outer layer of old thatch</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIipWGzR5WWxPyRHBJmhoXtkqBhTjjxgmGOarZhy6R7f24l5e7Dm4M50zP0jmKebPWtlkLu7wIxdrg7LRBDlQ9STjUVI1XR5B5fQVHzCmKsQKX-VUtqGaBhr_lEf9HKp4ltDwF1LQgIAww/s1600-h/IMG_2336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390154932379069250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIipWGzR5WWxPyRHBJmhoXtkqBhTjjxgmGOarZhy6R7f24l5e7Dm4M50zP0jmKebPWtlkLu7wIxdrg7LRBDlQ9STjUVI1XR5B5fQVHzCmKsQKX-VUtqGaBhr_lEf9HKp4ltDwF1LQgIAww/s400/IMG_2336.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Then they "sew" bundles of fresh grass through the roof<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQF8vRN88vZI65uoGjdYGPzWa1RRNCawH68fUBMeKeSU0tviypf-6C__XV_1jHSKjea9YsKJTN-IDMaZebyjXnPhN2A-jsRPcZbeTL7Bt_dieLsjOwAykHDrR3nn17rCnwelJO6PL2BOE/s1600-h/IMG_2340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390154929098807186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQF8vRN88vZI65uoGjdYGPzWa1RRNCawH68fUBMeKeSU0tviypf-6C__XV_1jHSKjea9YsKJTN-IDMaZebyjXnPhN2A-jsRPcZbeTL7Bt_dieLsjOwAykHDrR3nn17rCnwelJO6PL2BOE/s400/IMG_2340.JPG" border="0" /></a> The grass is secured by them sewing it to the poles on the inside of the house.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46Z-MNVkCgywX1irMaiQzzewYxcGLucA0GZcILl0RideZaMrJkW1gO51L5Ejuchq65PyJBZ2fC78oNNh1K2hcSRKJGowR7ApqTmMBWrYXCcpkomqbEWj3KyMlG8bziS_VLf0gZD_0ndqt/s1600-h/IMG_2333.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390154918676277090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46Z-MNVkCgywX1irMaiQzzewYxcGLucA0GZcILl0RideZaMrJkW1gO51L5Ejuchq65PyJBZ2fC78oNNh1K2hcSRKJGowR7ApqTmMBWrYXCcpkomqbEWj3KyMlG8bziS_VLf0gZD_0ndqt/s400/IMG_2333.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here are the bundles of frech cut grass<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyogsUWA_DWpcoELa6dgU0gZ6BLQXoV81CAQ3NH16HDG_WiW_SwRH1xKNhLH7VdsIdwy33Jf6S2rj8BHpLrKOvY6lvf-9Gihb9kl0rp9Fl3QIb3GcjsTHWSWJ_AkhGbKo_xNv2bUoGboU/s1600-h/IMG_2323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390154917134647730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyogsUWA_DWpcoELa6dgU0gZ6BLQXoV81CAQ3NH16HDG_WiW_SwRH1xKNhLH7VdsIdwy33Jf6S2rj8BHpLrKOvY6lvf-9Gihb9kl0rp9Fl3QIb3GcjsTHWSWJ_AkhGbKo_xNv2bUoGboU/s400/IMG_2323.JPG" border="0" /></a> Thankfully, our friend Ruben is the expert and we do not have to do this ourselves!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-72716544098057413072009-10-08T02:00:00.000-07:002009-10-08T02:08:43.838-07:00A Spa Party!!!A few weeks ago, Taylor and Emily invited our landlord, Mrs. Ann, to come for "A Day at the Spa". Ann is our neighbor and she takes care of the property where we live. I colored her hair and the girls helped her to relax by rubbing her hands and feet while she enjoyed a "HomeLife" magazine. Micah even got involved by serving Mrs. Ann with some hot tea! We had a great time ministering to her!!! :)<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZX5lWE4vjUbFPOpz-vMbEe6nZX1nkV3byzazYnKHptV_P-T9OEHd5OXQPGEcokKl5RXoiFRnCpngiCuvRVaikxEE-R-KrQiSLoba4Nb6PyrQUFoB3kqMT1i92Qmf0sxWwyJAmULeEvUQ/s1600-h/IMG_2462.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390152015315847826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZX5lWE4vjUbFPOpz-vMbEe6nZX1nkV3byzazYnKHptV_P-T9OEHd5OXQPGEcokKl5RXoiFRnCpngiCuvRVaikxEE-R-KrQiSLoba4Nb6PyrQUFoB3kqMT1i92Qmf0sxWwyJAmULeEvUQ/s400/IMG_2462.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2TB29TAYTxjWCgDHlCDc5lV7lvDHwvs_U4lcdAKA9QTP0LMljh8abvNOM0HyzSSnHdkK1rJwMjq_eZB0QouIyxlHGj_oAT6BCm87eyUJvpjaNU9qWR2Om3HwuOAbtXUwaHxQ9N-3DdGc/s1600-h/IMG_2458.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390152010540911922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2TB29TAYTxjWCgDHlCDc5lV7lvDHwvs_U4lcdAKA9QTP0LMljh8abvNOM0HyzSSnHdkK1rJwMjq_eZB0QouIyxlHGj_oAT6BCm87eyUJvpjaNU9qWR2Om3HwuOAbtXUwaHxQ9N-3DdGc/s400/IMG_2458.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyjN5iFlCc9IuP8LtLXsbtjoSpKSrOzvvpu-2H86ZWk9nSiRXksoH_pXY3OrPVkgiTJVs3gTUgPJ10iFF2_ASO1vC3BZOgKfq2Reymj-T3OZx79FkKOW8P-0Z4htu5gn0yJzuvJURlDqx/s1600-h/IMG_2456.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390152007475900866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyjN5iFlCc9IuP8LtLXsbtjoSpKSrOzvvpu-2H86ZWk9nSiRXksoH_pXY3OrPVkgiTJVs3gTUgPJ10iFF2_ASO1vC3BZOgKfq2Reymj-T3OZx79FkKOW8P-0Z4htu5gn0yJzuvJURlDqx/s400/IMG_2456.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-37342756889469602422009-10-08T01:41:00.000-07:002009-10-08T02:00:01.573-07:00How to Survive Without Walmart<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Lesson 2:</span><br />When you live this far out from civilization, it helps if you grow your own produce! Thought you would enjoy these pics of the colorful veggies from our garden!!! This is what they brought me one day (I must be honest with you! There is a gardener that works on the property where we live. He takes the seeds from me.... and brings me the vegetables a few weeks later! Too good to be true... I know!!!) :)</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjushJ9tZUzHWnuDZD9Bw02SpcPIlA755RzfmD5NQ7IvFtMKBFmeoGpOCC4sf8AxW8txblNSl0S126w78VC7WEZK6VI-AREorTDxOT2qdQ3iOIKdWoGkowZBIhCl_JXXnBuU8gwfIKN1ocO/s1600-h/IMG_2558.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390150120720206194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjushJ9tZUzHWnuDZD9Bw02SpcPIlA755RzfmD5NQ7IvFtMKBFmeoGpOCC4sf8AxW8txblNSl0S126w78VC7WEZK6VI-AREorTDxOT2qdQ3iOIKdWoGkowZBIhCl_JXXnBuU8gwfIKN1ocO/s400/IMG_2558.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">Fresh Cabbagge, Eggplant, Spinach, Carrots, Red Onions, Tomatos, </div><div align="center">Cucumbers, Okra, & Zuchinni, </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zDFUGLPdgB87Pqi3Y3SN6RyH1aI1I1qHXAggtAxKL8wSVQBpNKT8qdtuiBIGZ4JXNSxn2m3_atrgcaODKwoZ3Nl7iEycflkzMXGU_F5hWa3P1-Q4Sr0U5JmvEdmyfIcG69AunBiyvum_/s1600-h/IMG_2557.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390150110818775362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zDFUGLPdgB87Pqi3Y3SN6RyH1aI1I1qHXAggtAxKL8wSVQBpNKT8qdtuiBIGZ4JXNSxn2m3_atrgcaODKwoZ3Nl7iEycflkzMXGU_F5hWa3P1-Q4Sr0U5JmvEdmyfIcG69AunBiyvum_/s400/IMG_2557.JPG" border="0" /></a> YUMMY!!!!<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-49028327823277984302009-10-05T05:18:00.000-07:002009-10-05T05:22:17.432-07:00The Green MambaSeptember 2009<div> <p class="MsoNormal">So today I went to my first Zambian funeral. A man named January who had prayed to receive Christ when one of our teams came earlier this year. He was a young man who attended the Bible study and church in Sinazeze some.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In Africa the funeral pretty much starts when the person dies. I drove and picked up some of the church guys and we started driving to the village where he would be buried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As we got out of the truck and started walking women were wailing and crying loudly. This made me think how African culture is very similar to the culture in Bible times. I thought of Jesus weeping after showing up in the middle of Lazarus’ funeral. How He was so moved at the sight of people who were saddened by death, and who thought death was the end.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We walked up on a large crowd and made our way through them to stand next to a deep grave that was still being dug by the deceased’s brother. We sang a few songs (all in Tonga) and then a crudely made coffin was brought out. A few of the men jumped down into the grave to help lower the coffin in. I said a prayer and brother Doubt gave a short message (also all in Tonga). Then the family brought some of the mans clothes and put them in the grave with him, then a bar of soap, then his plate and cup. (It was later explained that they would never bury a person’s axe or spear with him because then he might come back and spear someone?) A man the brought a shovel full of dirt from the grave over to us (his church family) and we each just put our hand on the soil, one at a time. We sang a few more songs as the wife went and knelt down by the grave crying and mourning. Then men began taking turns filling in the grave. Four sticks were placed at each corner of the grave and as the men dug women came forward carrying large rocks and bricks and laid them in a pile. Once the grave was filled the four sticks were pulled out, broken and buried on the top of the grave. (This was explained later to me that they do this to prevent anyone from taking the sticks and using them to do harmful magic on someone.) The men began covering the mound of dirt with the rocks and bricks. Once the grave was covered two sacks of wildflowers picked from the bush were opened and given to people. The wife put her flowers on first, then brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, then the man’s children came forward, (his daughters wailed and cried very loudly, crying out “Taata” (Father)) then cousins put there flowers on. Then I got nudged and handed a small bouquet of flowers (apparently they had asked pastors or ministers to come) so I laid them on his grave and said a silent prayer for his family.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">As I put that small bouquet of wild yellow flowers and bouganvilla blooms on his grave I couldn’t help but think of some of my very close friends back in Wynne who just two days earlier had buried their oldest son. Marci and I hurt for them, hurt that we couldn’t be there to hug them and comfort them. We had prayed for our friends a lot but I took this moment to pray for them again and then returned to my place in the crowd. A few more flowers were placed then an offering was taken up for the family to buy food for all the people who had come. (In the US we take food to a family who has had a death but all African cultures I know expect the family to feed them when they come to a funeral.) I had brought sugar and salt and milk and gave it to January’s older daughter. After the funeral people began greeting each other and I thought how different but also how similar this was to funerals in America, it is a very important social event. I saw a few familiar faces, some local headmen, the headmistress of the local basic school who gave me a grade 1 Tonga book when I told her I was learning Tonga. Then we left.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So at this point in the story you’re probably wondering why it’s titled the way it is. As I pulled up to the funeral I saw all these African men throwing rocks at a tree. I heard the guys in the truck say something with the word “inzoka” in it and knew it must be a snake. As we got out and all the mourners were wailing I resisted the urge to run over to the tree and look but on the way back I asked if we should go take a look by the tree. (If you were hoping for just a snake story and not a look into the Tonga culture of burial and funerals I apologize. Famous western writer Louis L’Amour said a good writer always starts with action and leads his reader on. Dad always said never let the truth get in the way of a good story. )</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So we walk over to the tree and see a chicken has started pecking at the dead/dying snake. It’s not huge but medium size. We flip it over and it looks light brown but as I look closer you can tell it is a deep olive green color. Only green mambas are that color. The guys concur, it is a green mamba. “It can still hammer you,” one of them says meaning that it is not quite dead yet. We leave and pay our respects one last time to the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-41930207114600008712009-08-01T11:55:00.000-07:002009-08-01T12:27:53.292-07:00Learning to Live Without WAL-MART!!!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lesson 1 : Re-Using Ziploc bags</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ok... so I really miss my weekly (sometimes daily) trips to Wal-Mart.... BUT.... I am learning that life goes on without it! I have quickly realized just how many Ziploc bags I went thru in the States. Since I can't get them here, I have begun to recycle them. I remember having to wash these thing out in Guatemala as a kid. Didn't like it then and don't really enjoy this process now but here it is nonetheless!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">First, wash in HOT soapy water!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LQqIrILLZ6Ce4l5JxTLEn3GcG56Tsrsiy6uv5imHZE2DZDiQjBjELSV6uL5-oxmBRMAuyxMZ0tT0qFeOYoN-pBNnwzLDSkewuSJwqwZ0r51-E5NahyphenhyphenxeM5cwLpr3MFuunqt-H37UVCcx/s1600-h/IMG_2017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LQqIrILLZ6Ce4l5JxTLEn3GcG56Tsrsiy6uv5imHZE2DZDiQjBjELSV6uL5-oxmBRMAuyxMZ0tT0qFeOYoN-pBNnwzLDSkewuSJwqwZ0r51-E5NahyphenhyphenxeM5cwLpr3MFuunqt-H37UVCcx/s400/IMG_2017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365076053448793634" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Next, rinse in HOT water with a cap-full of bleach!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsxKTylO7jtI9IW_56so-vrFHx4nzxx_w9bQ0ux7k5qAgXMl497hX3lOHj5jheRue3VyKJLgOC5EvUQ_8xef0WkB1Rz0XbRli5Uohh1sHpYQFSc1AW4JXrtmuk-p8jjjBLUDzdsRACBM4/s1600-h/IMG_2020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsxKTylO7jtI9IW_56so-vrFHx4nzxx_w9bQ0ux7k5qAgXMl497hX3lOHj5jheRue3VyKJLgOC5EvUQ_8xef0WkB1Rz0XbRli5Uohh1sHpYQFSc1AW4JXrtmuk-p8jjjBLUDzdsRACBM4/s400/IMG_2020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365075782930849554" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then, hang them upside down on the refrigerator to AIRDRY!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Towel drying adds too many bacteria! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(learned this trick from Aunt Lindy!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUF9gPy3mQOiIYH1BhnORnR3BC3svHoCA2Z5EvO7Od0OSU4QR_N1MD_k5f8RMQTCwKa4Ov5nRC4urvh6iNmGibnBMbb87Kmm9br_Ly6eSXyiKwiOfUUhPuZFy9CpJds7h8ztNggMnypSJ/s1600-h/IMG_2019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUF9gPy3mQOiIYH1BhnORnR3BC3svHoCA2Z5EvO7Od0OSU4QR_N1MD_k5f8RMQTCwKa4Ov5nRC4urvh6iNmGibnBMbb87Kmm9br_Ly6eSXyiKwiOfUUhPuZFy9CpJds7h8ztNggMnypSJ/s400/IMG_2019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365075647191680290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bags will stick till they are dry!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghueHbiYTWU-IbONuKXBPz83h3pDBxISSPDNxBWifwUcrax7fsvEB8rTlkG_VNK6XKHBgVsABRPvupDzjSvhWCKOI69ntPDoPkcDPcFhoJ2GqICw6hsl1xAC-S4wdccthnfew87LleIxyb/s1600-h/IMG_2022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghueHbiYTWU-IbONuKXBPz83h3pDBxISSPDNxBWifwUcrax7fsvEB8rTlkG_VNK6XKHBgVsABRPvupDzjSvhWCKOI69ntPDoPkcDPcFhoJ2GqICw6hsl1xAC-S4wdccthnfew87LleIxyb/s400/IMG_2022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365075337712620162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then you start the process again with Coke Zero bottles to be filled with filtered water!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzMLw3L7w_Emr4MAy4Qk4ww3qxqHh5FNW1LU48jvVNeCmKDQN1fk3xqeWrjtzh4p-fxQJKevWezPlxWaexkTrbUxzvHZoY74seHPvsyayI2DOQhgHEf79yReLYsfG7zmg7_lypBfnbFf9/s1600-h/IMG_2025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzMLw3L7w_Emr4MAy4Qk4ww3qxqHh5FNW1LU48jvVNeCmKDQN1fk3xqeWrjtzh4p-fxQJKevWezPlxWaexkTrbUxzvHZoY74seHPvsyayI2DOQhgHEf79yReLYsfG7zmg7_lypBfnbFf9/s400/IMG_2025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365075080652473090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-86669924989531148572009-08-01T11:36:00.000-07:002009-08-01T11:53:42.151-07:00First Day of School!!!!<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We recently started the new school year! We are excited about homeschooling. Taylor has begun 2nd grade, Emily is in 1st, and Micah is in Kindergarden. We have a really cool round schoolroom! The kids are proud of their new desks! Mom is staying busy but enjoying this new adventure! Back in Wynne the kids always picked their favorite outfits for the first day of school and we would take pictures...so here we are...<br /></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeLdYrM61Oh1j5xAslQFBGrdf7Cc2FXiqj586_-Zyhi22VZthTTdxfNHAJ1i7iihcmRSKjMoCaXq2gyoU3Z87Lzgm2gxtZyS2IctqiE6omu3BXAz_eqzYrlCEOjZK8B6vqgGDzeAVuBVO/s1600-h/IMG_1025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeLdYrM61Oh1j5xAslQFBGrdf7Cc2FXiqj586_-Zyhi22VZthTTdxfNHAJ1i7iihcmRSKjMoCaXq2gyoU3Z87Lzgm2gxtZyS2IctqiE6omu3BXAz_eqzYrlCEOjZK8B6vqgGDzeAVuBVO/s400/IMG_1025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365069623530266914" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Taylor</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvInxVrsTB8pVKfH0uRasoitfJ2oVw0Pjk6o0szjbLP0fshMF9rEzt7lrNgzWc61kVWEJmr3hBZMNMxmrXR3lzM_YehVw2BMiPTpxXg2fEsXSxB7FdYP5Wk1nStg0gnxNNhcU67NgHhtZ/s1600-h/IMG_1024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvInxVrsTB8pVKfH0uRasoitfJ2oVw0Pjk6o0szjbLP0fshMF9rEzt7lrNgzWc61kVWEJmr3hBZMNMxmrXR3lzM_YehVw2BMiPTpxXg2fEsXSxB7FdYP5Wk1nStg0gnxNNhcU67NgHhtZ/s400/IMG_1024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365069419598019618" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Emily</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_Es7lKfDFZ8fwsUuRyYnz6sRAFCMFIWfSQEU2o6jqkl8n_v2-rvk8MvE8PZiQ-26Q7rrGS9lMT__Y2zMTktljSBTvodINzBc5rWLBc9bxDB9JtI8c_dlSkwdT28gSArt3wekClzWXMua/s1600-h/IMG_1026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_Es7lKfDFZ8fwsUuRyYnz6sRAFCMFIWfSQEU2o6jqkl8n_v2-rvk8MvE8PZiQ-26Q7rrGS9lMT__Y2zMTktljSBTvodINzBc5rWLBc9bxDB9JtI8c_dlSkwdT28gSArt3wekClzWXMua/s400/IMG_1026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365069254837121906" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Micah</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEP_RcyPAE5SzhABGUBl-LYNi1MIjjpu7pxdAE7lRc56t0CpxJyIAewL2AqlMl4SbTmOAp6W5od_-JY2xUOe7hUrhjXo6DXRgqu2GMeYSCvG7NJm0dyOCUr-qaaX0ezTKAX8Vq9v24q-p/s1600-h/IMG_1016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEP_RcyPAE5SzhABGUBl-LYNi1MIjjpu7pxdAE7lRc56t0CpxJyIAewL2AqlMl4SbTmOAp6W5od_-JY2xUOe7hUrhjXo6DXRgqu2GMeYSCvG7NJm0dyOCUr-qaaX0ezTKAX8Vq9v24q-p/s400/IMG_1016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365068974794560562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYikEvTOTwrfRLBehGODqIrh92NGW97wZMdNAs4UNGDVnBamj2e6WNU9CsRhtBVYcph8qwHqVKk_dFstOvCs-saT4pyGU31MisyGaJegwU_eFhHQuOG0kWJE4uvUM6V5A1VyXrrqJNvt0C/s1600-h/IMG_1023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYikEvTOTwrfRLBehGODqIrh92NGW97wZMdNAs4UNGDVnBamj2e6WNU9CsRhtBVYcph8qwHqVKk_dFstOvCs-saT4pyGU31MisyGaJegwU_eFhHQuOG0kWJE4uvUM6V5A1VyXrrqJNvt0C/s400/IMG_1023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365067850985024402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Gt-MonWc0VBweS5eb58P2CMyqBB8Gq941YSpYzblFkDG_oQGL2eWyMHpSAtxUUDguCd0dJzpz_RuEUoM7URJ5wdB-OBd3H89xl2tdNKnXacyVq1u_rUvlFY0iPThjrcmXI7pMjnIaB5r/s1600-h/IMG_1020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Gt-MonWc0VBweS5eb58P2CMyqBB8Gq941YSpYzblFkDG_oQGL2eWyMHpSAtxUUDguCd0dJzpz_RuEUoM7URJ5wdB-OBd3H89xl2tdNKnXacyVq1u_rUvlFY0iPThjrcmXI7pMjnIaB5r/s400/IMG_1020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365067634070043106" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-57605395286765577522009-07-31T17:08:00.000-07:002009-08-01T11:36:20.844-07:00The Path to Siakwanga<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are excited about our newest Bible Study! We have about 12 adults coming each Friday to hear teaching from God's Word! Praise Him! God has already raised up a leader among them. Please pray for Stanley as He grows in the Lord! Please lift up the new believers in Siakwanga! </span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLf1BX_HNoiQV-QCKSsEjjw0ckTT5C_46QFgBt7rhzjY28S5aCMG6j3BeydtDKgE72hWt4ccgiSPEqjBzUyw6AiezqZ-POcvq7Oc-d_rdAq614zlhaDlTMhUk2UylKWSeRINZbsX50a3A/s1600-h/PIC-0069.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLf1BX_HNoiQV-QCKSsEjjw0ckTT5C_46QFgBt7rhzjY28S5aCMG6j3BeydtDKgE72hWt4ccgiSPEqjBzUyw6AiezqZ-POcvq7Oc-d_rdAq614zlhaDlTMhUk2UylKWSeRINZbsX50a3A/s400/PIC-0069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365063731373539538" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the path we walk to Siakwanga. Just over this hill is a river that we have to cross the river! The kids love taking their shoes off and walking thru the water!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfciUqmNeQAxB0Tph2vD8_UGB0A_-PxMJGQuvi66W5vSo1aLKIDnSLWh7FjUB9CYN2HSJ8pTVRoIYQsknI4g5xcHHM8UjJsvtJN01ry2jp6CbfbL-fDxYRQYnFhqjv7dDFRKs-j3FDQ_md/s1600-h/PIC-0065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfciUqmNeQAxB0Tph2vD8_UGB0A_-PxMJGQuvi66W5vSo1aLKIDnSLWh7FjUB9CYN2HSJ8pTVRoIYQsknI4g5xcHHM8UjJsvtJN01ry2jp6CbfbL-fDxYRQYnFhqjv7dDFRKs-j3FDQ_md/s400/PIC-0065.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365063584738148754" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is where our Bible Study meets, under an enormous Baobab tree!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-91414195263468201282009-07-31T16:32:00.000-07:002009-07-31T17:08:27.597-07:00A Visit From Home!<div style="text-align: center;">We recently had a team come from our home church in Wynne!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> God used these 19 folks to make a huge impact for the kingdom! We had over 90 decisions made to follow Christ! Lives were changed! Please pray for the men and women who surrendered their lives to the King!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was also a special time for us to have "family" with us for a week!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I don't have many pics of the ministry part because I stayed behind with the kiddos!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPKb7BeRQoVMiIuII6hUHtypewMhbnDLRiticw9j4XgLtS5WGfOFxivo3VGDrO5hr8za9qYeXanTojHQx3BskfJ6is-MBBstilwqVSfk50q9w8tCmKFOe8ZMOL29uNIql8Pai901fg3md/s1600-h/IMG_0916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPKb7BeRQoVMiIuII6hUHtypewMhbnDLRiticw9j4XgLtS5WGfOFxivo3VGDrO5hr8za9qYeXanTojHQx3BskfJ6is-MBBstilwqVSfk50q9w8tCmKFOe8ZMOL29uNIql8Pai901fg3md/s400/IMG_0916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364776201787891842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These 11 youth came to spend their summer telling others about Christ!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(you can try to figure out which one isn't the youth!) :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoi5Ry8IXP64tj9NgMYFLKqGEllRghtEHwju5NADXBzZk5ap1-sqABC9vjGud9REBaSulrN3ADGtI-CiFqof7P8pSNGsxkK2PEVVBYtmKsQTxh-DsxfaRcD9m3uxE081wVZRQSkLj60OdW/s1600-h/IMG_0926.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoi5Ry8IXP64tj9NgMYFLKqGEllRghtEHwju5NADXBzZk5ap1-sqABC9vjGud9REBaSulrN3ADGtI-CiFqof7P8pSNGsxkK2PEVVBYtmKsQTxh-DsxfaRcD9m3uxE081wVZRQSkLj60OdW/s400/IMG_0926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364775811450454946" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is one of Randy's team meetings! Why does everyone look so confused???</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T11by5b5-YgSLcJXanC3OPEO9eTBjJp0GVveU__BZPGqd9MuckLgj2W-pYyTzYzxQ8Mzgh9K_febaPvism8cY-nzJd1lH-LKkML7x-4_ZPUyO8TKwsL7O7hTgCLdTpxyIdsI2he_sWdQ/s1600-h/IMG_0881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T11by5b5-YgSLcJXanC3OPEO9eTBjJp0GVveU__BZPGqd9MuckLgj2W-pYyTzYzxQ8Mzgh9K_febaPvism8cY-nzJd1lH-LKkML7x-4_ZPUyO8TKwsL7O7hTgCLdTpxyIdsI2he_sWdQ/s400/IMG_0881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364775461004112610" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Micah was happy that the team brought some of his favorite toys from home!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-ft-f97bVjx8N_V2xW9FLdfziR95N2IBwj1vV92a5NN-xDDE-HMMj0I706G6MqwY0VhOrZHzAuH2f9Rti6Gy1-Zt6afy-QQZZ6Vd8KSR3ChMhZsMBF-YmnLguJwfm7J3Vf6uFDhAavgC/s1600-h/IMG_0941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-ft-f97bVjx8N_V2xW9FLdfziR95N2IBwj1vV92a5NN-xDDE-HMMj0I706G6MqwY0VhOrZHzAuH2f9Rti6Gy1-Zt6afy-QQZZ6Vd8KSR3ChMhZsMBF-YmnLguJwfm7J3Vf6uFDhAavgC/s400/IMG_0941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364775101884994706" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We even enjoyed haircuts from Beth, our dear friend (and hair stylist) from home!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkKfLGzFspJWNXp0S5lfDrtSgVANRJpVdKAzHfFGoVZuKoSY7yY2ZxCUIOgxjyfgiOCHPlhPHLe_-x1Xp0QIAj_eWZJnQ443w9bsIUbDPWNUOkyNEXGVWry1Ev2fu9vFsXLoG-hV27K9H/s1600-h/IMG_0923.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkKfLGzFspJWNXp0S5lfDrtSgVANRJpVdKAzHfFGoVZuKoSY7yY2ZxCUIOgxjyfgiOCHPlhPHLe_-x1Xp0QIAj_eWZJnQ443w9bsIUbDPWNUOkyNEXGVWry1Ev2fu9vFsXLoG-hV27K9H/s400/IMG_0923.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364774778022285602" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taylor and Emily enjoyed some quality time with good friends Kat and Jessica!</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GvSQtHqiJqiGgBaJrCWRqBHS-daOq6H6SQfHRbj7Qx_ctpUIll77E-DzpUl0tUqButcDORrzm8JlmwbVczp88Xf60ysZDfKTFxIKT8LMFAZZUg9kgyO17vhD6wKVL18Z5f06Jd_Lw_in/s1600-h/6651_552704594104_70307519_32456699_3721134_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GvSQtHqiJqiGgBaJrCWRqBHS-daOq6H6SQfHRbj7Qx_ctpUIll77E-DzpUl0tUqButcDORrzm8JlmwbVczp88Xf60ysZDfKTFxIKT8LMFAZZUg9kgyO17vhD6wKVL18Z5f06Jd_Lw_in/s400/6651_552704594104_70307519_32456699_3721134_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364774541104333618" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taylor even got to share her bed with her former teacher, Ms. Paula!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKYghDIudDrEeFiFUaRBwfKkRaXDfaLqKg4MWyp21K7lK8m97lXKnpIwEKaY9bSlo2RGJV5g27IgjfXxMhgopTkqNYLdEE8TiP8k_NJ0rPaZGVYu2ISIlhkk3CXlvrv9mOzzHO_8nDan3/s1600-h/IMG_0905.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKYghDIudDrEeFiFUaRBwfKkRaXDfaLqKg4MWyp21K7lK8m97lXKnpIwEKaY9bSlo2RGJV5g27IgjfXxMhgopTkqNYLdEE8TiP8k_NJ0rPaZGVYu2ISIlhkk3CXlvrv9mOzzHO_8nDan3/s400/IMG_0905.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364772535914880386" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">And Marci enjoyed seeing some of her dearest friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Wynne Baptist Church for your love for the BaTonga people of Zambia!</div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-19350884964448094712009-07-31T11:43:00.001-07:002009-07-31T11:59:56.120-07:00Hungry Hungry Hippos! :)<div><br /></div><div>OK, so many of you loved my facebook posts about the hippos so I decided to show you some pics! No, these are not the ones in our yard! We saw these in Livingstone at a game park. However, we do hear our friends, the hippos, just about every night! We have yet to see them therefore I don't know exactly how close they are. By the sound of their snort, I think they are right outside our bedroom window! :) </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5m-9DQBwnhvznZ5LGLmZ26hMmAU4jolTxxqGRoSGFU5yJ6ZWWswKecbfkBRRNxcpSKryNhWTvt-Io5qtuqUbJSrvgbQPolLUwyveokZwIcWfZ_6LTPQ-7rItWVkCDCT5mVaAil4rwj2q/s1600-h/IMG_0983.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5m-9DQBwnhvznZ5LGLmZ26hMmAU4jolTxxqGRoSGFU5yJ6ZWWswKecbfkBRRNxcpSKryNhWTvt-Io5qtuqUbJSrvgbQPolLUwyveokZwIcWfZ_6LTPQ-7rItWVkCDCT5mVaAil4rwj2q/s400/IMG_0983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364699251268708482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know about you but I think the hippo has a pretty good life! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Laying in the sun all day and going for an occasional swim! :)<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB4z3IZTd_zBlpRjo9V9dyAuDzR8OScJg68HMsxU5D6GUrlBnXeuI7Bbx8bXgw2mKC1ijpFhvynqz2ETJk19u61yAE1Mklda0Apjo_f6J2FGfGT-tEM1jti7wEMWedPm-_SkfAzSDSL4h/s1600-h/IMG_0981.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB4z3IZTd_zBlpRjo9V9dyAuDzR8OScJg68HMsxU5D6GUrlBnXeuI7Bbx8bXgw2mKC1ijpFhvynqz2ETJk19u61yAE1Mklda0Apjo_f6J2FGfGT-tEM1jti7wEMWedPm-_SkfAzSDSL4h/s400/IMG_0981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364698986491144082" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-41484708073808244562009-07-31T11:37:00.000-07:002009-07-31T11:42:52.674-07:00Tonga Troubles<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">July 15, 2009</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Okay, so somewhere along the way I was naïve enough to think that learning an African language wouldn’t be THAT hard. Maybe it was because I minored in English in college (that’s a language?) Maybe because I learned to speak Afrikaans in South Africa when I was a kid? Maybe it’s because my Dad learned to speak Venda in Zimbabwe and I’m way smarter than he is (I’m kidding Dad I love you).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But really, for some strange reason I just thought that Tonga was a pretty primitive language so it would probably be somewhat easy to learn. I stand corrected.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> So here’s my attempt to explain to you how learning Tonga is proving to be challenging and hopefully spur you on to praying that James and Marci suddenly have tongues of flame appear over their heads and just rattle off the gospel in Tonga. First there’s the guy that has helped me the most in learning Tonga. His name is Marvelous Simaunga. With a name like that he has to be awesome right?</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> So Marvelous and I sit across from each other in the front yard and start going over phrases in Tonga. I was encouraged not to just learn vocabulary words but to try and start using words in full sentences right from the start. Well here’s the first problem. Tonga started off as one language but somewhere down the line it evolved into two similar languages: plateau Tonga and valley Tonga? Why did this happen? I don’t know but I’d like to give the guy that started plateau Tonga a piece of my mind.</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So a session of language learning goes something like this: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: “What’s the word for head?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “Mutwe”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: “okay so how do you say wash?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “samba”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: “So how would I say I washed my head”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “Ndi samba mutwe wangu”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(literally translated – I wash head that’s mine)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: “uhhhhh say that again?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “Ndi samba mutwe wangu”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(so after a few times of just listening I attempt to say it and finally get it kind of right)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: “So I can use this with other words”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “yes”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: “So I can say Ndi samba chakulya wangu?”</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">( I wash my food ? )</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: (laughing)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: ……?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “no you would say Ndi sanzia chakulya wangu”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: “what does that mean”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “to wash”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: “sanzia?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “yes, sanzia”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: “but what does “samba” mean?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “to wash”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: ……..</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “You use Samba just for your body, if you’re washing body parts, but if you’re washing something else you would use Sanzia”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(It’s at this point I’m thinking I’d like to punch the guy that came up with Tonga)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> So then I start writing down a few vocabulary words to use in sentences and its at this point I realize that Tonga has been changed a bit by the English language. First of all there are words in English that simply don’t exist in Tonga. Example – the word for automobile is “motoka”. Tonga people never had an automobile until white people came with them and they heard them calling them motor cars so the word “motoka” was introduced. Many Tonga’s don’t realize this is an English word, they really thing the Tonga word is “motoka.” Next example of this involves the way many Zambian’s mix up their “r” and “l” sounds (see previous blog entry on the “cobla” for more information)</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: What is the Tonga word for door?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: doolo</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: doolo?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: Yes, doolo</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(I’m thinking “man that sounds like dooro with the “l” and “r” sounds swapped?)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: so if I wanted to say “open the door”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marvelous: “jula doolo”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> A little later I’m told that the Tonga word for spoon is “ispunu” and the word for shoes is “mabbusu” (sounds a lot like “boots” like the kind worn by early English settlers)</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anyway, hopefully you can see that we need lots of prayers. The last Tonga phrase that I will leave you with is one I’ve just recently learned and I’m anticipating that I will use it almost as much as the greeting, it goes like this; “Mundijatile ndiciiya kwambaula muChitonga.” (literally – You me forgive I am learning Tonga)</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-1572427267335301222009-07-31T11:29:00.000-07:002009-07-31T11:37:26.092-07:00Showers of Blessings!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziPr1P4xVS8VffDUUg83dgC6JHKXZPZ0MOPc-nfmtCVA-q4EO6B1KnSRo6nmFkEyb8QldNFH6NoCaunddgOoN7MB18cxyYZ88Hznw5v6A_BDuRTP9kGLjaodqRnAyDCbxSP8wse7DpYyq/s1600-h/IMG_0990.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziPr1P4xVS8VffDUUg83dgC6JHKXZPZ0MOPc-nfmtCVA-q4EO6B1KnSRo6nmFkEyb8QldNFH6NoCaunddgOoN7MB18cxyYZ88Hznw5v6A_BDuRTP9kGLjaodqRnAyDCbxSP8wse7DpYyq/s400/IMG_0990.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364694987959312994" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">July 13, 2009</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> Standing just a few feet away from the edge of the biggest waterfall in the world makes me think of how our God pours out blessing. The water gathers speed coming down the river and then plummets over the edge of Victoria Falls, thundering down into the canyon below with such force that the natives in the area call it Mosi oa Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders). The mist is so thick that it obscures the view of the bottom of the canyon (for those brave enough to walk to the edge of the cliff and look down) and then shoots water vapor back up out of the gorge to literally “rain” down on those who look at it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This past week God rained down blessings on our family when a team from Wynne Baptist Church came to work with us. It was both a blessing and a challenge to see the WBC youth boldly sharing their faith and leading people to Christ! Most everyone on the team can testify to being stretched in one way or another, I know I was. It was not the most comfortable thing to go through at the time but afterwards it is so neat to see how God showed up and worked. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">And it wasn’t just getting a little out of their comfort zones…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Team members literally waded through rivers, braved poisonous snakes (a cobra was killed just a few feet away from Randy and Austin’s tent), and went on long, dusty, bumpy rides to share the gospel with the Tonga people. How awesome that the team was trusting God with the results, how cool that God worked on people’s hearts, at least 90 hearts to be more specific!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">All week we were so busy going and sharing and ministering that it wasn’t until the team was back in the US that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the Wilcoxes and us sat down and started counting up names of people who had made decisions. God is good. Real good.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-19274460212173862122009-06-12T15:45:00.000-07:002009-06-15T00:24:59.000-07:00Friday Nights!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-KLGFCZaFQ0llZrMxddTH6YzlOPShF4fAf2EwOMfH1dg1xI8dcfH4k1w548WS0fJ4zsIu2-ZY4wZ3eC6eM6fuVeog-fZWWLUTrh5Ozs9t08MBjRQeqSewv5xKIfZ-v3-HhFt-WeIQaTh/s1600-h/DSCF0219.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-KLGFCZaFQ0llZrMxddTH6YzlOPShF4fAf2EwOMfH1dg1xI8dcfH4k1w548WS0fJ4zsIu2-ZY4wZ3eC6eM6fuVeog-fZWWLUTrh5Ozs9t08MBjRQeqSewv5xKIfZ-v3-HhFt-WeIQaTh/s400/DSCF0219.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347451653663965682" /></a><br /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wtZDP9-wjJ0Bl5lDS-m8mjGXVNYwdHOksZ2gWibhgzlqQazIeV-bfCT3beePSmD0XVMUcZErKw9OLDPh0-IZri98lXSoydL80wiIDmHE_mf39wzHXAIPBYSLZQ4LeRfbiZ2WyF1EL4fr/s400/DSCF0222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347451408783391378" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">We are enjoying one of our Zambia mission family traditions, pizza night! Every Friday night our mission family make pizzas for dinner! We enjoyed our first ever pizza night last week with James' parents. We even enjoyed a bottled Coke! The kids enjoyed making their own pizza and they were good too! :)</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-78499453908277058022009-06-12T15:28:00.000-07:002009-06-13T05:32:17.609-07:00Officially moved In!!!<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">One finger cannot kill a louse…</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I’m sitting in my front yard as I type this looking out over Lake Kariba. This morning it is overcast and breezy. The lake is white-capping and far out over the lake I can just make out the blue mountains of Zimbabwe. The lake is currently very high (about 15 feet from the fence in our front yard) and I can see two or three Tonga fishermen out on the lake today in their dugout canoes. Usually there are quite a few out on the water putting out nets and then splashing with sticks to run the fish towards their nets, but I’m guessing the weather has kept most of them in.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">A large fish eagle soars overhead, riding the winds, looking for breakfast. I keep hoping to see one hit the water and come up with a huge tigerfish but no luck yet.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Since coming to Zambia 3 months ago this week is the first time we’ve been at our home in Sinazongwe by ourselves, just the five of us. Our</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">“nganda”</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">(Tonga for home) is really unique, I think of it as a 5-star hut. It is a 3 bedroom /2 bath thatch roof house with a separate little “kitchen hut” out in the yard. The kitchen hut is destined to become the “school hut” in a week or two when the teacher (Marci) gets all her homeschooling materials in, and the Superintendant (Me) gets it painted. (I know, that may sound more like the work of the janitor but sometimes us superintendants have to model servant-leadership.) Speaking of learning, Marci and I have just started on our Tonga. It’s slow going and I can see that it might become a little frustrating. For one, Zambians often get their “r” and “l” sounds mixed up. I think Dad was called “Lon Rangston” more than once while they were here visiting last week. This also reminds me that one day while visiting with a Tonga man he shared with me my first Tonga proverb. We were talking about being good neighbors and helping each other when he said “yes, you know, one finger cannot kill a louse.” My puzzled expression probably prompted him to explain it takes two fingers (working together) to kill it. Interesting.</span></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> So in the past three months we’ve stayed in a wide variety of places including: our supervisors house in Gwembe, The Baptist Guesthouse in Lusaka, a hotel in Siavonga, a canvas tent in Kawere, a really nice hotel called Ibis Gardens, and the kitchen hut of Henry and Daisy Chipanga in the village in Eastern Province. I can assure you it was the last one that was probably the most memorable. The Chipangas allowed us to stay with them in their “spare hut” for 3 nights as part of our 40-40 training. The first day we got to the Chipangas they were so excited that “mzungus” (Tonga for “whities”) would come and stay with them that they gave us a tour of their place. I know I’ve told some of you but what I remember most of this day was them showing us our hut, then showing us the chicken house right by our hut and Henry saying “well, actually that’s my old chicken house, I had to move them because a cobra kept coming in and killing them….” Not what I wanted to hear 30 minutes before bedtime. Luckily between Henry’s strong African accent and the Zambian’s mix up of “l” and “r” the kids didn’t pick up what he meant by “cobla”. Praise God we saw no “coblas” the three nights we were there. We did however meet the headwoman of their village, hoe up Kasava roots, helped the Chipangas store their maize, I got to practice with the local soccer team and we also ate three good Zambian meals a day (sidenote: we learned very quickly that when you’re staying in a village with no electricity, and a hole-in-the-ground outhouse 40 feet from your hut, and there’s been talk of “coblas”…. You learn not to drink much at all with your dinner.) The 40-40 experience has helped us learn to be very thankful for toilets, running water, ice and other things we take for granted everyday and to better identify with the Zambian people in their daily lives.</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">So after all that Mom and Dad flew in to Lusaka and we soon made the 5 hour drive south to our home in Sinazongwe. Our yard has lemon trees (fully loaded), mango trees, guava trees (the kids favorite one to climb in), fig trees (the ones the birds like the most and the one I’m currently sitting under) and papaya trees. The papaya, or pawpaw trees are also loaded with fruits and I’ll close with a great anecdotal story on one. A few days ago I was talking to a Tonga man Rueben, who just happens to be chief Sinazongwe’s grandson, when we decided to get down some ripe pawpaws out of a tree. He brought me a long bamboo pole and so I said “oh, I’ll knock it down and you catch it ok?”…</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">“yes,” Rueben says.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Not feeling real confident about his yes I repeated our plan.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">“Yes,” Rueben says again. So I reach way up into this pawpaw tree, dislodged a large papaya, and then watched as it splattered on the ground at Rueben’s feet. He didn’t budge and is looking at me with a puzzled expression. I realized that we were talking but not really communicating. So pray that the Langston’s learn Tonga quickly. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I should’ve told him “come on man, haven’t you heard that one finger cannot kill a louse?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">PRAYER REQUESTS</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Praise for a house that is secure, has electricity (most of the time) and running water.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Prayer for learning the language, CiTonga</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Prayer for Marci as she begins home-schooling three kids soon.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Pray for the team from Wynne Baptist Church that will be here working in our area the last week of June.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Prayer for a South African couple, David and Ann, that manage the property where we live. Pray that they will see the light that is Christ in us.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058254631953442618.post-40984008877919682122009-04-10T15:36:00.000-07:002009-04-10T16:24:10.931-07:00We made it!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u-RRf3aSySm5iRYnfeVtVCPjqCzJKNAd1_aRLz6MbHfjRQM6mEiycEtD6zWXjsZvFJsYOmu7EINwT_KmcpA5OyFaG-577sFDM3LrGmRsOROreH93MMsxamibez3rcdKsil8adz-RfvfL/s1600-h/100_1244.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u-RRf3aSySm5iRYnfeVtVCPjqCzJKNAd1_aRLz6MbHfjRQM6mEiycEtD6zWXjsZvFJsYOmu7EINwT_KmcpA5OyFaG-577sFDM3LrGmRsOROreH93MMsxamibez3rcdKsil8adz-RfvfL/s320/100_1244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323206348060095826" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hey friends and family! I am FINALLY sitting down to try out this blog thing! Please have mercy on the beginner! :) We left our hometown of Wynne, AR on Tuesday, March 31st headed for Zambia! The kids did great on the plane rides. The Lord blessed us on the long flight over. Delays caused a nearly empty flight and we each had our own ENTIRE row to ourselves to stretch out on and sleep! When we were taking off, Emily asked me if they would have bubble gum in Zambia. After assuring her they would, Taylor wanted to know if they would have chocolate! (THAT'S MY GIRL) We arrived in London for a 7 hour layover. We enjoyed looking around the shops and we dined at the Girraffe Cafe. </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">We arrived in Lusaka, Zambia at 6:00am on April 2nd. All of the 10 pieces we checked had made it! PTL! We were greeted at the airport by many missionary families that had come to make us feel welcome. Many came with their kids at 6am!!! We felt so blessed! Even our own Randy Presley was there to greet us! (I still think he just wanted to stop and buy cokes!) :)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">We came to the Baptist Mission Guesthouse where we have been staying and they had a breakfast for us! The guesthouse is really a blessing! We are staying here till we go to 40/40 in a week. The yard has a huge playground built into and under a big tree! The kids have really enjoyed playing with other missionary kids they now call "cousins".</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">The morning after we arrived, we left for Lake Kariba Inn in Siavonga. It was the missions annual meeting where they all get together. It was a great blessing to have a team from Wynne Baptist come and lead our worship and time in the Word and to have a VBS for the kids. Needless to say....Taylor, Emily, and Micah had a blast making new friends, swimming in the pool, and trying new foods! I think my kids ate Nshima with every meal. It is a very bland dough-like porridge made from ground cornmeal and water. They even tried fried Kapenta which are the lake's specialty...."fried minnows". They ate them eyeballs and all! :) We spent a few nights without electricity. Thanks to my dad's idea to buy each of the kids a flashlight for their backpacks, we were able to see to shower and brush teeth. Thanks dad!<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">What a wonderful mission family the Lord has provided us! Everyone is so loving and warm. It really hit me one day as I listened to them weep over some who are leaving that I just left my "family" in the US...those who wept with me just days before! Thank you Lord for providing me with even more family...a mission family... to love me, pray for me, weep and even laugh with me! <br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">I PROMISE not all my blogs will be long but wanted to update you all some! Will try to think of some funny things the kids have done/said to post! </span></span></span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7