The Latest from Arua

Elsie Jayne LOVES holding baby Josiah!

 The last few days have been re-grouping of sorts and preparing for the days to come! Billy found himself learning the fine art of plumbing as we prepared to welcome the Rambos home and found there was still NO WATER coming from the town water system to their home...and with a broken pump, no way to get water from their rain water tank into their house...not a great way to be welcomed home with a brand new baby! As we learn new traits we find ourselves excited about the opportunities Jesus is putting before us! 

Lucy Mae Coppedge, as she refers to herself, was DELIGHTED to celebrate her third birthday on Sunday!!!  She had a very happy day with her sisters and learning new instruments...a harmonica, a local guitar, and a fun shaker!!!  She was overjoyed to find that her neighbors had come for a visit while she was taking her afternoon rest! Above Gertrude holds Sophie, Emmanuela holds Chloe and the girls build castles with Gloria and Emma.

The "big girls" were sad this week to say good-bye to Hannah and Louise who left on Sunday for boarding school...we love having these dear neighbors close when they are home for school holidays. 

 Sophia Anne and Chloe Catherine have been doing a great job growing!!!

We praise Jesus that at 7 months they are developmentally doing great, sitting up, almost crawling and eating delicious big people food...as well as weighing in at 14 and 13 pounds!  Thank you for your prayers for them to keep growing growing growing!!! Jesus is so good to us...what treasures!!!



Do continue to pray with us as Billy attends a burial in the district to our north and we get to delight in the neighbors and friends He brings our way here at home-home tomorrow (Friday, the 25th)! We recently traveled to Kampala for a pastoral training of trainers that Billy was helping to facilitate.  At a certain point in the road Lucy proudly announced "we made it to us home-home village!" That would be Arua!  We are thankful for where Jesus has called us for these days and the people that we get to love and live alongside because of that!
Much love to all of you who carry us so faithfully to Jesus...thank you for praying we all 6 might be a LIGHT for Jesus here in Arua and beyond!