Children in Action

 Madylanne was invited to share with the Children in Action kids at Believers Baptist Church in Wichita, KS on Sunday, about what it was like to grow up in Africa. We are so proud of her for saying yes. She loves spending time with kids. Praying for this generation of kids to say yes if the Lord calls them to serve Him overseas. The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 

Friday therapy group

Here is a little guy practicing using his new 

yellow button for communication- 

whenever he pushes the button 

it says a message such as, "I love you", or whatever

his mom (or caregiver) record for him to hear. 

Please pray for this child to know how loved he is

and that the people in his life care so much about him 

that they want to be able to communicate with him 

and for him to communicate with them.

 Micah had the day off of school so he came with me 

to play with some of the boys who are his age.

Thank You Lord, for the many opportunities

You give us to share Your love 

in community. 

Emmanuel Mission Trip

Look at this mission team from Emmanuel Baptist Church! They have been on a mission trip to a place a few hours away from here sharing Jesus in a new place. We are so excited for what the Lord is doing in them and through them....one person already said yes to Jesus and more than 40 heard the Good News! 

Please pray for their safe arrival back home and for the Lord to continue drawing people to Himself. 

May God's Kingdom grow and His name be glorified and 

lives transformed through knowing Jesus Christ as Savior.

Teen Camp 2025

 Thank you for praying for Teen Camp 2025!

It was an amazing three days with

8 teens and 4 moms.

SO MUCH FUN and also 

the Good News of Jesus

was shared clearly 

and with lots of love.

Please pray for these seeds to be

watered and grow and bear fruit

in the lives of these teens!

first day of school

Madylanne is a SENIOR!! 

And so is her cousin, Noah...

and Brianna is a sophomore.

Madylanne has moved in with their family 

to attend a public high school 

where she can complete her senior year.

Her cousins attend a different school in town.

We are so grateful for her Aunt Deanna and Uncle John, 

who have welcomed her into their home and lives for this next year.

We pray Madylanne and Noah have an AMAZING senior year!! 

And Brianna, we hope you have a great sophomore year, too!

 Micah is attending 5th grade here in Burden for the next few weeks

 until we return to Africa. Matthew is attending Algebra class, too. 

So they both had a first day this week. 

They said it was nice to see friends 

from when they were in school here 4 years ago, 

and to meet a few new friends, as well.

VBS 2025

Micah and I had a lot of fun visiting Stonebrook Baptist Church 

and their VBS. What a blessing to share 

with the VBS kids how God is answering their prayers 

when they pray for people in Africa.

 

Baptisms

We were so thrilled to watch our nieces Kylie and Lexi get baptized! 

Thanking God for their commitment to Jesus,

for making it public, 

and that we could be there to witness it!

Keep walking in obedience to Him, ladies.

 

Wisdom teeth

Madylanne had the joy of wisdom teeth extraction last week.

She was quite a trooper and we 

are grateful to God she has healed up so well! 

Thanks to Nana and Rosie for their help at home, too. 

 

South Carolina

Lifepoint Church in South Carolina welcomed us 

with open arms at the end of July. 

We are so grateful for your partnership in the Gospel! 

Thank you Lifepoint for creating 

all these special memories for our family!

We loved every minute with you all. 

 

Smore fun than ever

We had a really fun night at Aunt Deanna's house making smores. Yummm!!

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!