Loving, Learning, and Living

LOVING

Some men buy their wives boquets of roses, others opt for a box of chocolates or write a poem.

My husband is romantic and he is thoughtful...so it was no great shock, but a LOVELY surprise, when after one week of no running water in the house, he showed up in the back yard with a WATER TRUCK!

I'll take water over flowers and candy any day!

There was a lot of help needed to get the water from that big truck up into our water tank...so that it would actually run into the house pipes.

Lucy manning the lines...

Elsie Jayne helping daddy oversee the operation!

LEARNING

After the disappointment of not getting to go into Sudan , to Tonj and lead the Storying seminar Billy had been planning, Jesus surprised us with a special love gift. Three Sudanese pastors Billy has been meeting with for months now, asked if it would be possible for him to lead a training right here in Arua
with their congregations.

Ten representatives came from each of three congregations in town.  The thirty leaders learned the tools of storying and grew together in community too. Billy had them seperate daily into small groups that represent their schools as well, so our prayer is that the groups will continue to meet and learn new stories from Scriptures even as students return to schools this week beginning the year's second term.

LIVING

THE GIFT OF WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You prayed and Jesus responded...I have hesitated to write...I don't want you to stop praying, but the rains seem to have begun! We have had rain daily now for about 8 days! The water has come back on from town and we are ellated. People are collecting water in pots outside their front doors rather than standing in line at the bore hole for hours. DO pray Jesus continues to open the heavens to us, but we THANK YOU for praying and we PRAISE Him for His kindness...WE HAVE RAIN!!!!!!

LIVING

Our littlest lady has made two years!!!!

Lucy Mae celebrated her birthday on May 20th! 

She had SUCH a happy day.

When we asked her what she wanted for her special celebration she said, "CAKE!"

And her sister thought icing would be a nice touch...so they got both! :)  What a fun thing it is to be 2!!!

Her other request when we pushed her (I was looking for a meal idea, others hoping for gift ideas), she said "JACK!"

This is Jack...our friend and neighbor whose family is in Arua with the International Mission Board.

Our birthday girl was more than delighted to have both of her birthday dreams come true!!!

Happy Birthday Lucy Mae!

We have so much more loving, learning and living to do...pray with us that Jesus might love through us, that we might learn more of Him and His holy ways each day and that we might moment by moment live in His Spirit.