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In January I shaved.
Also in January, Kellys parents came to visit. Our employees
welcomed them with a sign that they made and a song that they
wrote.Welcome to our guests, grandpa & grandma
They had a lot of fun, mostly with the kids.
A few months ago our househelp, Ruthie (Ruth), told us about a
problem that he has. She lives with her late husbands relatives,
because he and his parents have passed away. Now the relatives are
selling their house and moving away and soon she wont have anywhere
to live. When her husband was still alive they purchased a piece of
land, intending to build a house, but that never eventuated. We let
the need be known to our prayer team, and a number of people came
though with prayer and financial support, and within weeks the
amount needed for her to build her house came in!
One of the groups that helped financially was a ladies Bible
study in California. They were doing a study on the book of Ruth,
and decided to put into practice what they were learning. You can
read the story of this here, written by a friend of ours.
I got the chance to go on a motorbike safari again with a few
friends. We took all our food and water with us and spent two
nights by the river bordering the Serengeti. At night we heard
lions and hyenas. During the day we hooned around and went
exploring.
Recently at the office we did some discourse training for the
translators, and rather than follow it up with a test or
presentations, we did a Jeopardy-style game show. It was a lot of
fun, although theyre quite the competitive bunch!
We did Easter at our house with some friends.
The kids love being read to. Sometimes it includes Bible
stories, which they act out, such as in the picture below where
they are marching around Jericho to make it collapse. Actually its
our septic tank, so I hope it holds up.
Here are some of the materials that our team has published,
mostly over the last year and a half or so. These include books of
Luke, Ruth, Jonah, literacy primers, and more.Thank you to those of
you who purchased a copy of Africa the Beautiful. These are still
available if you want to purchase one, so go to our website to find
out more.
Comments from satisfied customers:The book is amazing. S.C.It's
beautiful! J.L.My copy of Africa The Beautiful just arrived! Pretty
happy about that. J.F.The photographer is super cute! K.N.it's so
great! J.S.Just got mine, I it!!!!!!!!!!! D.S.Got mine yesterday,
the pictures are amazing!!! S.P.
SOME TIDBITS FROM THE KIDBITS:Malia: We can make everything out
of coconut flour. We make honey out of coconut flour.Michael: No,
not honey.Kellys mom: Malia, do you know what animal makes
honey?Malia: Yeah, it's my mom. She makes it.Malia: (holds up a
wooden toy) Look what Luke drew on.Michael: (sternly) That says
'Malia' on it. Did you draw this?Malia: Um... yeah... but that was
100 years ago.Michael: Oh, were you alive a hundred years
ago?Malia: Yeah. It was when I was 3.Malia: You know houses can
move around.Kelly: Mm hmm.Malia: Mommy, no they don't! Houses can't
move.Kelly: Oh, yeah. I know. Sorry.Malia: Is Yukon Cornelius God?
(character from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)Kelly: Um, no. Why
would you think that?Malia: Because he kills things.Luke: That's
just because he has really good ideas!Luke: Would I be able to buy
a remote control helicopter somewhere in Musoma?Kelly: Um, no.Lukes
friend: Well you can buy remote control cars in New Zealand. I
guess you could just ask your parents if you could go there to buy
one.Luke: But we don't know the language!Kelly: Luke, they speak
English in New Zealand.Lukes friend: Yeah and I'm sure they'd let
you speak American.Luke: Well, I'm not sure my dad would let
me.Luke: My calendar says December and it's January but there are
no more months!!Kelly: That's because the year ended. We'll have to
get you a new calendar.Luke: Why can't I just start it over?Kelly:
See, this calendar says your birthday is on a Thursday but it's
really on a Saturday so the days are wrong for this year. That's
why we need a new one each year.Luke: (weeping) Why can't you just
change the days so my birthday is on a Thursday again?!
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from OzFurther UpdatesIn March I traveled to Nairobi by myself
because I was suspicious that our last treatment for Brucellosis
hadnt worked, and indeed, it had not. Its back again, so Ive
started a new course of antibiotics, much stronger than the last
course. Please be praying for us as we go through this. Kelly hasnt
noticed any strong symptoms returning, so well wait to get her
tested when were in Nairobi in June.Work is going well. Were
pressing ahead with translation. By the end of next week we should
have half of the book of Acts consultant checked (one of the final
stages in translation).Weve been getting back into reading more
these days. Kelly made it through C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy
recently, an excellent philosophical work on the origin of evil,
nature of man, state of society, etc. Ive been reading some old
books like The Three Musketeers, Don Quixote, The Prince
(Machiavelli), and the Communist Manifesto (am I allowed to
acknowledge that?! it wasnt very convincing, if that helps). Kindle
gifts are never unappreciated. Speaking of appreciated, we really
appreciate our prayer and financial supporters at this time. Weve
felt very supported during this difficult time of sickness so,
thanks!click here to purchase Africa the Beautiful.
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.Birthdays: Luke Jan 19; Michael Jan 30; Elliot April 24; Kelly Aug
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