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2012 In Review: March-April

January 28, 2013

Lisa and her friends finally finished up a sewing project that took far more time than they originally thought. All the extra time was well spent developing a deeper level of friendship while passing on her love for sewing to the ladies. Only the Lord knows how He is using the conversations that revolved around […]

2012 in Review: Jan – Feb

January 27, 2013

We welcomed the 2012 with a small group of our church family in an all-night prayer vigil. We enjoyed singing, praying and yes, even eating. Our Mozambican church family continues to be a blessing and encouragement to us. It was good to have co-worker, Fernando back from Brazil January after my “solo flight” in the […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2012

Last Thanksgiving we reflected on all the things the Lord did to get us moved to Mozambique and get us settled into our new ministry. Who would have thought that one year later we would be spending Thanksgiving in South Africa all because of my gall bladder suddenly acting up? Although we are far from our […]

Using their heads…

July 24, 2012

Even after living here in Mozambique for a year I am still amazed at the way the people here use their heads. They carry just about everything…and I mean just about everything on their heads. Those who have been to Africa know exactly what I mean. I wish I had photos of all the different […]

Cross Cultural Shopping…

July 18, 2012

One of the first duties of our day in the office is to check our e mail in case any of our co-workers happened to send in an order for supplies. There are times we may go a few days or even a week without receiving any but at other times we may be receive […]

Still Sewing…

March 15, 2012

It has been really cool to see how God has used Lisa’s love for sewing and crafts as a means to get to know the ladies here. At first it started out as what seemed like a “simple” project to a project that has taken several months so far. Lisa accepted the task of sewing […]

Dependency…

March 15, 2012

When I first get to the office in the morning I usually have a few moments to check e mails quickly to see if there are any finance requests or new orders for supplies before the busyness of the day begins. By 8:00 am the rest of the staff is in and it is time […]

Routine…

March 3, 2012

Routine (roo-teen) – “commonplace tasks, chores, or duties as must be done regularly or at specified intervals; typical or everyday activity; regular, unvarying, habitual, unimaginative, or rote procedure.” (Dictionary.com) After seven months here in Mozambique that has included many new experiences, more than enough moves, several trips and the busyness of the end of year […]

Thanksgiving…

November 27, 2011

There is absolutely nothing other than our American calendar that reminds us that Thanksgiving and Christmas are upon us. No holiday decorations in the stores, cheery Christmas tunes on the radio or Salvation Army volunteers ringing their bells. Instead of long sleeves and jackets for the cooler temperatures we are experiencing indoor temperatures of 90 […]

Community

October 22, 2011

I can’t really say enough about how blessed we are to be part of our small church community. It has not taken long for us to realize how important “community” is here in Mozambique. We have seen the church body rally around its members for happy occasions like weddings and very difficult times such as […]