the body of Christ

We are worshiping the Lord with Todd and Kristi Stewart at the Guesthouse in Lusaka. 

Worship may look a little different than normal where you are too....the body of Christ is the people of Christ, not the building.....

water water everywhere

Water on the floodplain in the Western Province of Zambia! Thank You God! Thank you everyone for praying for rain!!

Who doesn't love to play in the rain? (Hazel, apparently. ha!!)

casts are off!

We are so happy for Micah- Medland Hospital here in Lusaka x-rayed his arms on March 11th and his radius bones have healed- so this is a snap of the Orthopedic Doctor doing the honors of removing Micah's casts. Yeah!  Thank You Lord for healing Micah and for Dr. West!

taco night

Ever had ostrich meat tacos?? They're pretty tasty! None of the kids even knew it was ostrich meat till AFTER they'd taken the first bite. Even our picky eater Matthew liked it!! 

We found this at the local grocery store here in Joburg...

and very inexpensive, too- only $2 US dollars!

Gabarone

Here are some pictures of our weekend with our dear friends, the Turners, who live in the capital city of Botswana, Gabarone.  It's about a 5 hour drive from Johannesburg. This is such a special family to us! We went through training together in 2009 and have been friends ever since. We thank the Lord for this family, their sweet spirits, and what the Lord is doing through them!

family shot 

Madylanne and Taylor 

best buddies

 

Bradyn and Matthew- fast friends

 Micah and Ellie- so sweet!! They played so well together! 

Thank you Lord for the Turners and their friendship and for what you are doing through them in Botswana!

Friends

We're so thankful to the Lord for the gift of friends. We have made new friends while here and gotten to see old friends, too. Thank You Lord, for these precious gifts. 

Matthew and his friend Ethan.

Madylanne and Taylor....now, and back in 2009!

The Scotts, our supervisors when we lived in Sesheke. 

Amanda and Taylor, Madylanne and Melynda.

The Robertson family....2011 and now. 

sweet friends from our training in Virginia who serve here in Johannesburg now

Elli and Addie

The birthday boy

So you all know how much Matthew loves McDonald's. He is SO happy that we are here in Johannesburg where there are many McDonald's to help him celebrate turning 9!!

We were very blessed to have friends with whom to celebrate his birthday, too...right here on the playground at the guesthouse. Happy birthday Matthew! We love you and pray you keep following Jesus with all your heart.