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Our Judah is 7 years old! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s grown up quite a bit this last year. He’s started to develop a sense of humor that has us laughing out loud often. He carries around his baby brother (something that surprises many Americans but is very common in Tanzania), feeds him baby food and plays with him. He’s even tried to change his diaper. He switches easily between English, German, and Swahili, and often amazes us at the English words he uses and at the amount of Swahili he understands. He is a social boy who is often heard saying things like, “Are we going anywhere today? Is anyone coming over toady? Can Jonas have a sleepover?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He loves knowledge and has a million questions in his mind. He is enraptured by stories and would have me read to him all day long
(but doesn’t care very much for practicing his own reading skills). He loves learning about Columbus and Leif the Lucky and the Pilgrims and is getting pretty competitive about memorizing his AWANA verses. He likes to be the leader and can be quite bossy. But he is also shy and timid when it comes to new situations and likes to send little bro Elias first to check things out before following him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is our prayer that, ultimately, Judah will learn and grow in following Jesus as the guide of his life and the light of his path! Judah’s name means “praise” and there is nothing that we desire more for our firstborn than to praise the Lord our God with his whole heart, soul, mind, and strength!<\/p>\n\n\n\n