Waterworld

This is a beautiful and oh so refreshing waterfall about an hours drive away. We hiked 2.5 km down to the falls and then played and got soaked, which was awesome because then we hiked 2.5 km back up to the top. God is so imaginative with His creation! We felt like we had stepped into The Jungle Book. 

 
 

 

Christmas Party time!

 We had a lovely Christmas party yesterday at a local restaurant with a kids play area. 23 children came! Praise the Lord for the opportunity to share the Christmas story from the Bible and explain why Jesus came...because God loves us and wants to save us from our sins. We had a lot of fun playing games, singing songs, eating chocolate birthday cake, and coloring stars and angels. We are thankful for the church that partnered with us to host this party.

May many of these children and their families follow Jesus! 

African fun

Our neighbor Soham (I spelled his name incorrectly in my earlier posts, sorry about that!) had his 6th birthday last week and it was a lot of fun having an evening picnic with both our families! He's a dear blessing. He and Micah are such good friends. We pray he comes to know Jesus as his Savior. 

A tiny hedgehog is rolled up into a ball on this leaf. 

The leaf is 3x bigger than the hedgehog! 

It's fun to find them in the yard. 

 

Art Week

The boys had the honor of having their school's artwork displayed at a local restaurant. It was a lot of fun looking at everyone's masterpieces! A veritable art museum. 

 

Yikes!

We've been experiencing some close calls lately. Thank the Lord no one was IN the water tank storage when it collapsed. There was a loud boom and then, this...

A few days after the water issues occurred, our power went off.  Termites ate through the bottom of the pole. There's been a lot of drama getting the power back on. But it's on for now. 

Thankful for another day with electricity! 

 This is the new water storage tank being built. 

It's been pretty stressful for Mark. However,

We've seen God providing for us in amazing ways. 

Thank you for praying for us! 

Happy Birthday Mark!

 We had a lovely day celebrating Mark's birthday on December 5th. Thank you all who prayed for him! We are so grateful for your prayers! And we are so thankful God created Mark. He's our fearless leader and we love him! 

Praying for Micah

This is Micah, asleep in a pile of stuffed animals on Madylanne's bed. He just wanted to be close to her. He has been sick with a tummy bug and fever the last few days. 

Yes, I did unearth him so he wouldn't be too hot. :)  

We are grateful for your prayers for our family. Micah is feeling a lot better today. Praising God!

 Micah helped me make cinnamon rolls for breakfast on Saturday a few weeks back. He liked helping me roll them out and sprinkle on the cinnamon/sugar. He even volunteered to wash up the dishes!! 

Thanks, Micah! 

Lorian

This is Lorian, Mark's new language teacher. Lorian is awesome! He loves Jesus and he is a fantastic teacher and he has a great sense of humor. We are so thankful to God for Lorian! 

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Happy Thanksgiving! We are so blessed to have such sweet neighbors. We really loved sharing butternut squash pie together. Thank You Lord, for your goodness.

She's Back! And happy birthday Ednah!

We are overjoyed to welcome Madylanne home for the holidays!

 From the airport we went straight to Ednah's birthday party. 

Yeah Ednah! We are so glad God made you! 

We are so thankful for how God uses you to point people to Jesus 

and encourage them to go deeper in the Word.