Brothers in Christ

We had the honor of hosting two really special guests in the last week...Pastor Yamba of the Evangelical Church of Zambia, a dear friend and partner in ministry in Sesheke. Pastor Yamba was passing through on his way to see family. Such an encouragement! 

And Pastor Dominik, the pastor of Baptist Mission of Sesheke Church. Pastor Dominik stayed a few days while we were trying to help him find some answers as to why he's losing his vision. He'll be back this coming week to make a follow up trip to the eye clinic in Mongu. Please pray the doctor will be able to accurately diagnose the issue and give clear direction for what needs to happen next. 

Hazel is free!

The kids are so excited Hazel is allowed out of quarantine!! Matthew  loves to hold her....

Micah is not so sure about her.....

Madylanne on the other hand is IN LOVE and had lots of fun giving Hazel a much needed bath.

say cheese

                 Haircut time!

Mikey

This is Mikey. He's a little brother of one of the neighborhood boys. Isn't he adorable!! Please pray with us that Mikey and his big brother Muyinga will become followers of Jesus. 

Cashew Butter

Cashews!!

On our way back from Mongu we
stopped to buy fresh cashews and
this is what they look like in the shell...

and what it looks like when they are ground up.
Making homemade cashew butter is fun and
YUMMY!

Tada!

             

                  So here are the finished cushion covers that Bo Mulemba made. 

Aren't they pretty? 

Bo Malemba

This sweet Lozi woman is Bo Malemba. She has a tailor shop just a few blocks from our house. She is working on some cushion covers for us. Look at her sewing machine....she turns the wheel by hand. No foot pedals, no electricity. By hand! It makes me happy to watch her sew. She takes pride in her work and enjoys visiting with her customers. Please pray with me that Bo Malemba will come to know Christ as her Savior.

life in Senanga

Here are some pictures of life in Senanga. Ox carts are the most popular way of transporting goods....this top photo is the man who sells charcoal from his cart on the road in front of our house.

The middle photo- a man carrying goods on the main road through town.

                          This is a common mud and stick house in the Western Province. 
                                                             This one is really nice-
                                                             no holes and a tin roof!!!

                                               
                          

Tuesday afternoons

The kids enjoy Tuesday afternoons- games with neighborhood kids and then a Bible story afterward.

Bo Muluti

This is Bo Muluti, a Lozi man. He helps the kids in the mornings while Mark and I do language. He got his teaching certificate in education at a college in Lusaka and is waiting for Zambian schools to begin their hiring process sometime in the next few months. He helps the kids with their lessons in the mornings and has been teaching them some Silozi, too. We are blessed by his quiet sense of humor and ready smile. Please pray for his family because his uncle passed away unexpectedly last week.

ouch

Well they're smiling but it was a tough job...Mark and I had to give each other, the kids, the puppy, and our worker Bo Luka rabies shots.....   Hazel caught a bat in her mouth and we all came into contact with her afterward...so we all got shots just to be on the safe side. That's a lot of shots folks!! 2 rounds for all of us (thankfully we got pre-exposure shots at our training back in April!), 4 for Hazel and 4 for Bo Luka. Hazel is quarantined until after her last shot. We are thankful rabies vaccinations are available in Mongu, about an hour away from us. Mark drove to the pharmacy to buy them and brought them home on ice for all of us. I'm really proud of the kids for making it through this ordeal!! God put so many things in place to make sure we were all taken care of. We're all excited for Hazel's last day of quarantine, September 18th.

Building a dog pen

Mark and the kids have been working on a dog pen for Hazel.

                                                        finished! 

Introducing Hazelnut

Here's Hazelnut, our sweet German Shepherd puppy purchased in Lusaka. You can see how much she's loved.  :) The kids voted on her name and are calling her Hazel for short. 

Visiting Lusaka

We took a 10 hour road trip to Lusaka, our capital city,  a few weeks ago. 

                          Here's Pumba and his family! We spotted them along the way. :)

                               
                                                                        Wow!

Wints + Ethan = good times

Wints + Adair kiddos = lots of fun!!!

We were incredibly excited to see "The Lion King" while in the city. How amazing to be watching an African story IN Africa!!! :)