Claire and our little diva Akhona at glow stick night!
What a good looking Army! Mykl, Jared, Andrew and the boys showing off their armor during God Fights for us activity!
Siobahnne and Esona during God Fights for his People activity!
Tanya and Eddie "our ball of energy" playing around!
Mykl and Eddie goofing around on the soccer field!
Heather, Jennifer, a CHE Leader and the kiddos discussing Gods Story!
The OVC Kids proud of their hand crafted picture frames!
Wood and Edie praying in a moment of prayer.
Nicole and her "little angels", Liletha and Esona.
SINATHEMBA aka "Stud on Campus"! = )
Hooray for pictures!!!!!!! So good to "see" you all....Thanks so much :). Still praying....get some rest!!!
ReplyDeleteXoxo, Em
Love "seeing" the action! Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeletethanks for the pictures.... I am so excited to recognize some of the Sweet Home kids from this past summer. John Wayne! Eddie! Akhona! So awesome! keep up the good work and thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYay! Finally! We have been patiently waiting for pictures of the kids we love so much :) Thanks for taking the time to do that. Love it!
ReplyDeletePsalm 62: 5-8,11-12
"Yes, my soul, finds rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge. One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you,God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and,“You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
Praying daily for you team! Find rest, strength, and hope from our Great, Loving God! Love to you all!
Lai
I agree with Em. It's great to see pics!
ReplyDeleteThis weekend I was thinking about your past blog entries especially the one that Wood wrote about Aphiwe the other day, and I came across this passage in my devotional book. I just keep thinking about it and feel like I need to share it with all of you. My prayer is that it covers you today and encourages you.
"So now Israel, what do you think God expects from you?
Just this: Live in his presence in holy reverence, follow the road he sets out for you, love him, serve God, your God, with everything you have in you, obey the commandments and regulations of God that I'm commanding you today—live a good life.
Look around you: Everything you see is God's—the heavens above and beyond, the Earth, and everything on it.
But it was your ancestors who God fell in love with; he picked their children—that's you!—out of all the other peoples.
That's where we are right now.
So cut away the thick calluses from your heart and stop being so willfully hardheaded.
God, your God, is the God of all gods, he's the Master of all masters, a God immense and powerful and awesome.
He doesn't play favorites, takes no bribes, makes sure orphans and widows are treated fairly, takes loving care of foreigners by seeing that they get food and clothing.
You must treat foreigners with the same loving care—remember, you were once foreigners in Egypt.
Reverently respect God, your God,
serve him, hold tight to him, back up your promises with the authority of his name.
He's your praise!
He's your God!
He did all these tremendous, these staggering things that you saw with your own eyes."
Deut. 10:12-21 (MSG)
Thanks for the pictures. It is so amazing to see you all working with and loving the children. Their smiles speak volumes.
ReplyDeleteTanya & Sio, it is so great to see your pictures and to know that you are doing well. I miss you so much. Love you, Pam (Mom)
Oh My!!! What a treat to get pictures!!! We love you all so much for what you are doing in these childrens lives. Nicole, you have no idea what it did to me to see your picture. I find myself just starring at it. (all the time) Iam so on top of the world. It was hard not hearing from ya for a few days..then we get a double treat, messages from ya and pictures!! It is so wonderful to hear the joy in your emails. Isn't God just WONDERFUL!! You all are so special. :) You are such amazing people. This has been an amazing experience for all of you and I praise you for taking your resources/vacation time and spending it with the Lord.
ReplyDeleteNicole, Iam so proud of you sweetie, I survived babysitting the grandchildren, Allison is a "screamer". She screams when she wants something. She fell down the stairs the last day we had her. Go figure. So thankful she is ok. Rudy says hi, Daddy says he loves you and sweetie, I cant wait to hear your voice. Wish I could be there to hug you when you arrive. Shucks!!! I hate living so far away from you. All My Love, Mom
Hi Nicole, this is your dad. Wow, it was a blessing to get to see your picture. Your Mom was so excited, she was calling everyone in the family. We really miss you. Nicole, I cant wait to hear your stories. Iam very proud of you. May God be with you and the team as you near your journey. PS. Hope the spiders have gotten better, your mom and i have really been praying for that too. Do you remember... your moms experiences with spiders in Africa and Honduras. Love you, Dad
ReplyDeleteIts me again!! Can't get ya off my mind. I forgot to mention that You all are on 2 prayer chains, one in Yakima Valley and the other in Texas. You all are being prayed for by name. We are praying for rest and a safe trip home. May God Bless each and everyone of you. I can't explain enough how proud we are of you all. God Bless! Nicole's Mom
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Africa! I just want to wish you all a very Blessed day on this beautiful day that God has made. You all are so special. We continue to pray for your journey. I know it will be hard to say goodbye to those precious children and we are praying for peace within your hearts. God Bless to you all. Cheryl
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