To all you dear people out there - a big hello! It has been an interesting past two weeks. Caleb, Seth and Roy have all broken out in some sort of interesting rash. I am hoping that it is just heat rash or a grass allergy. Abby has been spending her time helping various people plant their dry season farm (groundnuts) and has been enjoying it immensely. Roy and I have been busy writing and administering the final exams for the semester here at the school. It is really challenging writing a good test to begin with, and becomes even more challenging when you throw in a language barrier. It is hard to write the questions so that you can be sure that everyone will understand the question. We are also finding out what classes we will be teaching in the next semester, which starts in a week. Needless to say, there is a lot to be done. Please continue to pray for us. These past few weeks have been hard, I am not going to lie. Dad has been quite sick, without much improvement for about 10 days. I am happy to say that he is now on the mend, but is still weak and tired quite a lot of the time. In addition that, we have experienced significant stress from an unexpected quarter. I can't really explain, but I can tell you that false accusations are hard to bear, but I thank God for keeping us above reproach in every way so that the truth was revealed. It is not over, and there are still repercussions that affect us greatly, but we serve God not man. It is great knowing that you work for the BOSS of all Bosses! :) A friend just e-mailed me and encouraged me more than she may possibly know. She reminded me that she had not forgotten us (that's BIG) and that God does not forsake us as long as we seek Him! WOW! I can't tell you how much that gave me a spring in my step (even more than chocolate would have):) Thank you!
Sorry I am not as light today - but I wanted to let you all know that when you pray for your missionaries, or anyone that you are apart from for that matter - it is a big deal that you thought of them. It means more than you may realize. Send a note to a friend, family, or random missionary today, and you will have made a BIG difference in somone's life. After all, isn't that what we all want to do with our lives? You don't have to go somewhere hot and eat monkey meat to do it, just send an e-mail instead :)