Back Online

After a "brief" 1 and 1/2 months of no internet, we are back online. I will not describe to you how difficult it was to get it back up and running, but praise God it is now working. There has been a lot of good things happening here. We had a baptism in the church in Kabwe and the MM is getting the women of the church in Kaputa to start meeting for a Bible study on Thursdays. The church plant in Chansa village is going really well. In Chansa they have no well for water and so I have been working with the government here in Kaputa to try and get one dug for them. The women are currently carrying water from a well that is 2 kilometers from the village. So pray that this works out for them.

Hutch and Lulie are doing great. They have about 30 children come by everyday wanting to come in our yard and play. It is difficult because some are much older and some are very bad behaved. We have to tell many that they cannot come in, and it is hard. We have to constantly teach these other children proper behavior, and meanwhile we are trying to discipline Hutch and Lulie so the job can get big.

It's Been Way Too Long

I know it's been a really long time since we've posted. We had a terrible tragedy up here, our internet modem went down. It's a shame because it was only 3 years old. I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but I think because of the electricity instability, it may have just had a shorter life span than normal. However, thanks to many wonderful people, we were able to get a new one and are waiting on it's arrival. Our friend from the electric company is bringing it, hopefully, at the end of this week.

An update on the last month. James showed the Jesus film twice, we've had another baptism, and the women have started meeting again. It's been a really productive month. God continues to surprise us with the amazing things He's doing here! We have really relaxed back into our routine of living. The Jesus film was shown in Chansa village, and in Katenshi village. The baptism was in Kabwe, and the women are meeting once a week to share, encourage and practice singing! I love hearing them sing, they are so talented, they harmonize and sound so good together! It's so neat that we get to be here and be with the people here. They are so wonderful. We love them.

We've had many children coming over to play with Hutch and Lulie. It seems like before we left, they were too young to really play, but now that they are getting bigger, the kids are realizing that they can play with our children! It's fun letting the kids come over in the late afternoon to help Hutch burn off some energy! They love our basketball court, our small slide, and the numerous cars Hutch brings out for them!

Also, James got to go hunting, killed two puku and a warthog. Then he bought a bird license and is now getting to know the different species of birds here. I'm a little squeamish when it comes to fresh meat, especially the type that DOESN'T come in already processed and in plastic wrap, but I'm learning. Maybe one day I'll get used to it.

So we are all well, and are waiting for the new modem so that we can hopefully be back online, for real. You don't realize how valuable the internet is until it's gone! Well, not completely, the cell phone companies do offer small modems, but they can't do everything and it's a little slow. We're not complaining at all, we'll take it! We'll post pictures of everything I've talked about when we get our modem up and running!