ahhhhh - vacation

I got out of my jammies and into the shower after NOON today!

Life is good

keep praying

Mr. Chukwuma called us at 11 pm and told us his little boy is “late.”

Keep them in your prayers.  So sad again – probably needed an incubator for a few days…  We take health care for granted!

Mr. and Mrs. Chukwuma had twins!

Man! Her belly was huge! She carried this boy and girl baby to 5 days
before her due date. We had asked for prayers for Grace because she was
experiencing labor pains at 5 months - look what God did! Born yesterday,
home today. Back at the hospital tonight because the boy is having some
bleeding from his nose and mouth and a rattling breathing - plus he talks
all the time like he is complaining. Keep them in your prayers! Miracle is
their big brother and he'll be 4 next month.

one year anniversary

One year ago we arrived in Emi-woro.  What a year.  Man!  We have a lot to learn.  God!  You are good.

Today at 4 we decided we would head for Abuja at 6 am tomorrow instead of Wednesday – so we didn’t celebrate like we should have but spent the evening packing! 

We’ll be in Wenatchee this weekend for almost a month.  Please pray for our safe and hassle free holiday travel.

pray for Awal

This is our boarding student buddy Awal. He has a wound on his shin that
we've been battling for long. It keeps clearing up almost all the way and
coming back and getting infected. The second doctor said if we were to
x-ray it, we would see that he has an area of bone underneath that is dead,
and it will keep opening up until surgery is done to cut out the dead bone.
We are achingly sending him home to his camp in the bush about 4 hours away
this weekend because it's Christmas break, and since the doctor said more
time won't cause further harm. We can keep him clean and cared for here
when he returns in January if his family doesn't elect surgery before then.
Of course it is difficult to keep things clean when you live in the bush,
but the doctor told him a local remedy (honey!) to dress it with, and gave
him ten days of antibiotics, some vitamin C, and some ibuprofen. He has
been so tough through the whole thing, but you can see he has some fear
after this last visit. We ask that you join us in praying life into the
dead zone. God knows more than any doctor, and with Him all things are
possible!

Teaching Fulani to make snow flakes.

It will be over 100 again today. Love her spirit.
They will miss her.

I lost my head there for a second...