Please pray for our trip

Tomorrow we will be leaving our home for a little while to go back to the States for Furlough and for the birth of our little miracle.

Our schedule is:

Leave Kara the 25th at 5:00am

Arrive in Accra, Ghana sometime on the 25th

(Please pray for this part of the trip, the roads in Togo are not the safest and not the smoothest, it will be a 12 hour drive for us)

We will be staying in Accra, Ghana till the 28th

We are flying out of Ghana on the evening of the 28th at 10:45

We will be stopping in London for 5 hours

And in Dallas, TX for 5 hours

And on to Portland, Oregon on the 29th at 10:45 where we will be greeted by the best parents and sister in the world and the greatest friends also, and some yummy Tillamook Cheese.

We can't wait!

What we eat.

This past Friday I was visiting some neighbors and one of my friends was going down to the mill to get her corn ground, so I decided to go with her. As we were walking I started to think about all of the different kinds of meals I make and how we rarely eat the same thing twice in one week.

After that thought I asked my friend how long this bucket of corn would last her. She said about a week if they do not have anything else to eat like rice or fufu. You see, they eat corn for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. As I was standing at the little mill I began to realize how fortunate I am. The Lord has given me enough money to buy different vegetables and meats to make wonderful healthy meals for my family.

We are all very blessed in so many ways. But I want to say this, the lady I am speaking of has never complained to me about food, or the lack of it. She is a single mom with four kids who is raising them for God. She says she is blessed beyond measure and that is so true, even while eating corn 3 times a day she is blessed.

I am sure you know!

This December I discovered that I was pregnant. This came as a really big shock because we have been praying for a baby for 7 years, along with many other people. I had often asked God just to give me a yes or no answer, but I never got one, only "wait." So that is what I did.

God's timing is perfect in our lives with everything. I was just speaking to a lady the other day who was, I believe, 7 months pregnant when she lost her baby. I was sharing with her that I was pregnant and that I have been waiting 7 years. At times I have not understood why God did not give us a baby, but I did not understand His plan in my life.

I told her that sometimes His plan is hard to accept and hard to understand but you can rest in the fact that His plan is perfect and He will sustain you and lift you up; just completely rely on Him. God has blessed this lady with two beautiful boys and she is so thankful for them.

I am also thankful for my wonderful son that God has blessed me with and I can't wait for our new addition to meet him.

Adorable Children and Strange Smells

I think that children in Togo are some of the most beautiful children in the world. God has given me the opportunity to minister to these children and their mothers in my neighborhood, for which I am so thankful. This past Saturday during Bible Hour as we sang songs I started looking around at the children. Some were so dirty, some had no pants on, some had just underwear on, some had holes in their clothes, but they were so happy to be singing songs about God. After the verses, review questions, and the story, the kids got to color a picture. I don't do this often but when I do they LOVE it. They all lay down on the tile floor and color their pictures. For some of them it is the first time they have ever done it. As I was helping Backie, a little girl that lives next door, I noticed that every where she went about five flies would follow her. This is a very common thing with her, but despite the smell and flies she is so very lovable. Another little boy who often comes to Bible Hour loves to hold my hand. He never speaks, he just stands by me. While we were coloring I noticed that he came and sat by me to watch me color. He wanted to show me his picture and did so at least another five times. I think he just liked my reaction! Despite the smells and flies these children are adorable.

A HOT Saturday and lots of kids.

Today at Bible hour the kids learned about David and Goliath, the toy sword and the sling shot were a big hit, the kids love to hear about what God did in the lives of the people in the Bible. They really enjoyed the part about David walking around the city with the head of Goliath, they became very excited. When they were asked who gave him strength to kill Goliath they all yelled out together “C’EST DIEU” it was God. It is exciting to see the children understand that it was not the man but it was God. After cutting the head of Goliath (just in the story) the children memorized Psalm 119:2. Soon the children became restless because it was to hot. I had an IDEA: hot kids, hose, water. The children had so much fun playing in the hose I squirted them with water for about 10 min and loved every minute of it.

I just found this blog entry I had forgotten to post it, so it is a little old, forgive me.

A strange smell

The other day I came out of our house and was hit by a strange smell, I didn't think any thing of it because this is Africa, Africa is filled with strange smells. When I stepped out of our outside gate I discovered the source of strange smell. It was the fur of a cat, two guys were burning the fur off of a cat, they were getting it ready to cook and eat. Yummy yummy.

An exciting day

Friday was an exciting day for me, I learned that our next door neighbor had her baby, a little boy. I was going to be able to be the baby taxi. I was able to bring home a precious little baby. The mother had no complications and the baby and mom are doing great. Tuesday I am going to go to the market and buy some soap for her and some clothes for the baby. I hope you enjoy the picture of the new life that God has given to this wonderful lady and her husband.