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What a treasure to have the Word of God in your own language!  We do not yet have a Bible in Joola where we work.  We do hope to start translating soon, though.  One day, we pray that there is a Bible here but people will need to learn to read and write this language […]

We were so blessed recently to have a family from our church in Georgia come visit us and start a bead project with the ladies!  They brought beads, glue, line, and lots of other things to make beads and necklaces.  They spent lots of time with the ladies from church showing us how to make […]

Our team is doing a lesson development training in the capitol.  Three leaders from the church are participating with Charles and I.  The kids are enjoying playing with lots of MK’s from West Africa.  The training emphysizes teaching the Bible chronologically and making it clear that God has always existed and created all things, making […]

We are planing for a literacy workshop.  We need 20,000 words typed in Joola.  Sounds simple, right? But this language has no books, no dictionary, and no Bible. We now have a keyboard and the guys are working on typing up some recorded texts to get to our goal.  We are grateful that our co-workers […]

Pray for the children’s ministry.  There are so many kids in our village!  They love coming to kids club.  We also have a faithful group who comes on Sundays.  The church recently added a place for children’s worship outside because our living room was getting too crowded.  Pray for G who heads up the children’s […]

Missionary: One sent. Charles and I have been sent out by our home churches to this village where there is no Bible and only a few believers.  But, we are not the only members of this church planting team. We are blessed that among the group of believers here, there are two men who are […]

I, Heather have also had a language evaluation.  I am in the middle of my studies.  Please keep praying that I can continue well.  It is difficult to have language sessions with the kids.  Jeanne-Ines, now a toddler, is always wanting to climb on me or fight with her sister when I am wanting to […]

We have had a visit from our language study consultant and he has spent several days with Charles and different language helpers from the village.  He has proven to be at a capable hight level and communicates well enough in this language that he can do other work.  So far, he has spent hours each […]

During our time in Georgia we have been helping Dad to get used to the idea of mom being gone.  We are also expecting our fourth child and were thinking of having her in Senegal.  However, doctors said that there may be some complications.  After much prayer, Charles and I decided to stay in the […]

We know that life on this earth is not eternal.  And praise God for that!  After 30 years of struggling with sickness, my mom has said goodbye to her temporary earthly home and been welcomed to eternal life in paradise with Jesus.  What a blessing to be able to celebrate this with her for over […]