July 1, 2012
I haven’t written in a while so this will probably
be a hodge podge of different things.
First of all I am starting to feel better! I am so thankful that I can almost be me
again and am able to enjoy most of life once more. There are still moments that I am reminded of
the nausea but today I am 14 weeks and officially have entered the second
trimester so I think I will make it. My
stomach seems to have grown in just the last 10 days making it difficult to
wear some of my skirts. Luka looked at
me the other day and asked, “Will the baby be brown or white?” I couldn’t believe a three year old has those
questions. I guess it makes sense he
sees brown/black all around him and his family is white so what will our baby
be.
Last week we met the Calvin Christian High School
team in Murchison Falls where we enjoyed a two day safari with them. Our new van has a big sun roof that opens up
so the girls and I road standing up looking out the sun roof. What a fun view of the animals! No lions this time but we saw all the other
animals. It was very green and beautiful
this time of year. We were very thankful
for a couple days away. Lydia, Grace and
Luka were in the pool for 5 hours one day!
On Thursday we headed back to Soroti with the
Calvin team. This is the forth year a
team has come. They had a big group of
21 people this year including the two teachers and their wives. It was a great group and we are so glad they
came! Friday they went to a high school
here and saw what classes are like and talked with the students. In the afternoon we went to the blind school
where we read books to them, they sang for us, and we played goal ball together
(a blind game so our kids were blind folded).
Saturday they played soccer with the street kids and heard some of their
testimonies and in the afternoon we helped with the children’s program at our
church in Obulle. There were probably
100 kids there and they were at the road to welcome us with singing. The team loved the joy in the churches
singing. Saturday night they made and
brought necklaces from our Uganda friends.
Sunday the team climbed Soroti Rock, went to church and had a Ugandan
meal there, and heard stories from teens taken by the LRA. It was a busy three days but a blessing
too. Our kids love having new friends
and I enjoy getting to know the team and see God work in their lives while they
are here. Josh and I and a couple of our
teammates shared our stories and challenged the kids to be involved in
missions. There were a few kids by the
end of the week feeling God call them into some kind of missions. We praise God for the Calvin teams visit and
for the work God did in their lives.
Can’t wait to have another team next year!
Before the Calvin team came Josh and I celebrated
our 13th anniversary. Our
friends here were celebrating their 12th anniversary so we had them
over after the kids were in bed for a candlelight meal. We did fondu and cheesecake for dessert. It was a beautiful, fun night with our
friends. How thankful I am for
Josh. Because he puts the Lord first I
know he will always love me. He is an
example of Christ to me each day. What a
gift from God our 13 years of marriage has been!
Luka has started talking about God for the first
time. The other day he told Tabitha God
is the biggest and his best friend. Then
he told me when he found a nail that the bad guys put Jesus on the cross with
nails. It is exciting to hear he is
understanding and his faith is growing.
God is working in Luka’s life!
I love our kids imaginations and simplicity. They realize through friends about handheld
video games on a DS. Our kids each found
old travel alarm clocks and sit on the couch pretending they are playing on
their DS’s. I think it is the funniest
thing. Luka takes what he calls his “PS”
whenever he goes to our friends house to play.
Cute, huh. (Sorry if I already
told that story I couldn’t remember.)
The girls and I had some friends over the other day
to do some crafts. I just had to share a
picture of the hair things we did cause they turned out so cute. Being creative is so much fun!
Two weeks ago we had two snakes in our yard in one
day! Thankfully our guard killed
both. He saw one come from our garage he
says and killed it. He says it was a
baby King Cobra – Oh man! Grace told me
it was black and had a lump because it had eaten something. Later that day Josh was going to the bathroom
and saw a green snake in the window sill.
He went out and showed our guard who killed it. We hate snakes! I become so worried that one of the kids will
find one someday. Josh and I took time
and prayed with the authority of Jesus that He would protect us and our home
from snakes. And we haven’t had
anymore!
Josh continues to see God at work in people’s lives
as he teaches God’s Word. It is amazing
to see the change in people when they have freedom in Christ. When they know they are God’s child and have
assurance of salvation. There is so much
peace living in Christ. Josh says the
one man just sits and smiles shaking his head all class because he now know the
truth. What joy.
And if you haven’t heard my sister Angie had a baby
girl, Eliana! Pray for them as they
adjust to having 5 kids and Angie suffers from an infection. Their two year old, Zulea, has been marching
around the house proclaiming she does not want the baby. Wish I could be there to help and hold my new
little niece!
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