Africa 101

We are here and find it a bit hot. Enought about that, we love it and are adjusting well considering all the details that have gone into moving a fmaily of 5 around the world. All but one of our 17 bags made it and we saw many airports, Nairobi having the most hospitible people.

Judah is a different kid, I believe he as found his nitch. Asher is
sick and Abiel is finally saying that maybe she will really love it
here.

We have spent a lot of time painting and bug proofing our house. It is
a wonderful house and a huge yard.

The need for a truck is getting more obivous, The main reason being
that the high speed internet is a mile away on the other base and we
will never be able to go anywhere with out taking 20 kids with us, if we walk. Of
course this is all comfort things but the Lord keeps telling me he is
going to give me a truck.

Emie has given into the idea of getting a dog. The one main reason is
for snakes and the other is for security. We can get one from South
Africa. So this little dog lover is more and more excited.

Here is some things that Emie wrote up in an email the other day. Once we get in the mode of coming to the office we will be more consistent in emails.

COMMUNICATION:
We found out that for wireless internet, we need to go to base 2, which will be more difficult for me (emie). So that means, until we get an external connector for our mac laptop to handle dial up (in about a week), our email will be sporadic.
We do have a cell phone and a number but I forgot it at our house! Next email.

TRAVELING:
God's grace was surely on us and we felt all your prayers.

SLEEPING:
Last night was the first night the kids actually slept since we left home. The other two nights they were up from 12:30 AM to 4;00AM! Pray for rest for us in the adjustment.

HEAT
It is almost unbearably hot right now. Poor Asher is sweating the worst!! He drips with sweat and his hair is like he just got out of the tub all day long! But they seem to be doing well with the heat rashes, bug bites galore, and new living conditions.

JUDAH
I am shocked to say that Judah is amazing! Thank you to all who are praying specifically for him. He is adjusting better than all the kids and loving it here!! I think he was made for missions and to think, he would have been the reason I would've not come to the mission field! What a lesson.

ABIEL
She is grieving but today has been the first fun day for her. I can see it will just take a bit of time for her to let go of our wonderful life with the Truax's to embrace life here.

ASHER
Within the last week, Asher has become deathly afraid of bugs and we just moved to BUG HEAVEN! Before we left the states, he got bit by an ant and now every bug, big or small is a major threat to him! Please pray that he is delivered of this fear entirely. Sounds funny but I'm very serious. He wants to be held constantly because there are bugs in and out of the house, everywhere!

HEATH
Doing great. In just do it mode and he painted our kitchen brick red (just like our kitchen in Aurora)! He is patching up the many holes that bugs, snakes, frogs, and cockroaches are entering our home through! Praise God for Heath!

ME
Tired but feel like I'm home already. I can't even begin to express how wild it feels to move halfway around the world and feel like I am home. I guess it really is the reality that when your home is in God, you are at home everywhere. Pray for my patience with Asher's bug issue!

Our HOME
We love it and it feels like ours. We are making it quite cozy if you can do so with brick, tin roof, and bars and chicken wire over the windows!