adulting

Madylanne is 18!

Thanks, Nana, for making her lemonade

birthday cake!

 Look who's driving? 

surgery

Micah got his adenoids out!

He's doing oh so much better,

thank You, God!

 

Fun in the summer sun

We've been making lots of memories 

all over Kansas this summer. 

We are grateful for 

family and friends!

 

     

                                          

                                      

                                          

Grandpa is 80! And Graduations Galore

Happy birthday to Grandpa!

Happy graduation to Kylie!

(with Logan!)

Happy graduation to Hope!

Happy graduation to Rachel! 

                                                            

Happy graduation to Calvin!

What are we doing in the US?

 We are currently on our Stateside Assignment in Kansas.

What does that mean?

It means every Sunday we are in a different church 

sharing all about the amazing things God 

is up to in our coastal spot

in East Africa.

This involves a good deal of driving. 

They're all awake in this picture, which is unusual. :)

The WMU invited us to speak at the missions celebration 

for Kansas and Nebraska. 

What a gift to be able to say thank you 

to the Women's Missionary Union 

for their faithful prayers and support through the years. 

Saying Goodbye

Madylanne has been so blessed with 

very special people in her life while living here on the coast.

Over the last few weeks we were at home, 

she was able to say goodbye to dear friends in many ways.

We are so grateful to God for these sweet friends 

and pray for Madylanne as she embarks on a new journey. 

When our family returns to the coast in August,

Madylanne will remain in Kansas with family to finish up 

her last bit of high school.

We trust the Lord with her future 

and ask you to join us

in praying for her!

Saying goodbye to Pastor Mike at Emanuel Baptist Church.

 Saying goodbye to Ednah, Laurien, Nicole...

Praying over Madylanne and the future God has for her.

Friends! Alina, Pendo, and Chloe

Saying goodbye to the teachers 

and preschoolers where she volunteered.

They threw her a surprise party!

Saying goodbye to Esther. 

  

saying goodbye to the Indian Ocean!

Getting down to business

Thank you to Lifepoint Church for bringing a team of volunteers to help!!

We needed every single one of the volunteers 

to love on these kiddos so their mamas

could be free to listen and learn. 

Here you see the therapy mamas- mothers to the children who have special needs- receiving the training on small businesses. This is being hosted by Emanuel Baptist Church. Pastor Mike, Ednah, and Laurian all helped lead the training. At the very end of the second and final day of training, a mama stood up and said, "Thank you for sharing with us how to have a good relationship with God and also how to help our families through learning about small businesses. You have loved us well." 

Praise God that His love was shared and that these mamas now have knowledge which may help their families. 

Let's pray for them...that they will accept God's Son Jesus as Savior- and that they will be able to use the knowledge about small businesses in a way that benefits their families. 

And look at all these happy kids and volunteers!! 

What a blessing to love on these beautiful children 

while their mamas were learning.

Thank you, Lifepoint Church, 

for loving on these families and for loving on us 

while you were here, too!!