CHICKEN, CHILDREN, and COLLEAGUES

There is something amazing about traveling to the village and having the privilege and responsibility of sharing the Word of God with believers there. What a humbling assignment. On Sunday Jesus helped and many in the Yumbe district heard of Jesus’ desire to be their Lord and their God! In response for the day’s journey and exhortation we received one of our favorite village gifts! A chicken! Jesus is so good to provide abundantly!

Another great joy about being in Arua at this time in our lives is the joy of bearing new life here. Joanna and Baby Elsie are doing well (thank you for your prayers!) and are eagerly anticipating meeting one another face to face! While we wait though, we have had the privilege of hosting our friend Hope in our home with her new baby girl Awadifo. Hope loves Jesus and is eager to continue growing in her love relationship with Him. Do pray over our relationship with her as well, that we might be a light and a challenge as we all enter this new stage of parenting together!

Many of you have continued to pray over the health and wholness of our dear friend and colleague Jeannie Banter. We wish we could report that she is back here in Arua with us, still she is in the states. We are trusting Jesus to make a way for her return. The doctors are struggling to find answers for her. Pray for clarity and discernment for her doctors and patience and Jesus’ nearness and blessings for Jeannie! Jesus knows the best time for her return to us, so we are waiting on Him! Thank you for carrying her in prayer as well as the ministries she was leading here.