HE IS OUR REFUGE

Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge. I said to the LORD, You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing. Psalm 16:1-2

In Him we can enjoy so many good things! Friends, travel, family, exciting ministry...We are so thankful to be writing to you from our own home in Arua. We have been all over the country in the last few weeks and all over east Africa in the past few months, so we are grateful to be home and even more grateful to have Joanna's parents, Blake and Nancy here with us!

We had a great time at our field retreat with all of our colleagues two weeks ago. Coming home from that time in Mbale (eastern), Uganda Blake and Nancy arrived and we traveled back to Arua together!

The picture to the left is Elsie Jayne with the new son of our friends Kevin and Pamela Ironside! They have four biological boys and just added precious Kia to their family. He and Elsie Jayne were fast friends! :)

This past week Blake and Nancy have seen and experienced many firsts, but also it has felt so NORMAL to have them!!! We are so grateful to be together...especially these days as we have missed Billy's family and Indian Springs Campmeeting as well as a new nephew born to our sister Susannah! Jesus knew we'd need family here with us these special days!

Her grandparents wish that she would cuddle more, but we are grateful Elsie Jayne has received them sweetly and will be held when her tummy is full and she's rested! :)

We really were grateful to have Blake and Nancy with us in Nebbi this past weekend for pastoral training! The pastor's loved meeting our family and it was so helpful to show our parents what we "do" here and the people we are loving more and more.

They have also joined in bible studies, children's ministries, and even just today, helping with our Sudanese pastoral training. Hopefully over the weekend they will get to see some African animals...it will be Elsie Jayne's first visit to the game park too!