A Day in the Life of the Coppedge Ladies

I used to get regular questions about what a "normal" day looked like for us. I would routinely respond that there was no normal and while that is SO TRUE still...we thought we'd give a little picture preview of a day in the life of the Coppedge ladies...

 

Dad had a battle with a rat in the kitchen, so breakfast one day last week
was in our courtyard....this was still mid-battle when the stove
had been removed but still no rat found!
The girls thought this was GREAT FUN!

Sophia Anne and Chloe Kate are DELIGHTED that mango season is here!
They are SO STICKY all day everyday!
Praise Jesus for juicy mangos!

 

 After one mango bath, we had a quick 18 month twiny photo-op! Sophia is in black and Chloe in white.  Sophie is still our talker and Chloe our active girl. Sophie's first "sentence" was this week. "Where daddy go?" when he left with the big girls to just grab milk at the duka. Chloe dances more than she walks, but runs if she's not dancing!

 

 

 Another dancer is our little ballerina, Lucy Mae...later that same day, we went to the local "golf course" where daddy and some friends from his weekly Arua Bible study were playing frisbee golf.  The walk made for fun photos, but we captured one of some of the players too before heading to our friend Amelie's for a swim!

Chloe, Billy, Lucy, Benard, Gerrard, Elsie Jayne, Jack, and CT
taking a time out from their game!

A cool dip on a hot day! Thanks Amelie!!!

 Friday was another full day, but FUN! We had lunch with my friend Faida and her baby Junior! She is very open to the Gospel...pray with us for her and her family as they seek TRUTH!

 

We rushed from lunch to a baptism.
Our friends David and Medline pastor a Calvary Chapel Church here in Arua and three of our friends were being baptized in the local pool!

My friend Medline and her daughter Melody...
born just a couple of months before the twins.

David, Medline's husband and our friend Doug baptize Betty while Karis and Kylee look on.

 Our next stop Friday afternoon was at our friend Beatrice's home...she has been sick. You have prayed for her before...will you ask the Father to touch and heal his daughter. Her youngest is in her lap in this photo and she has three older children, but she and her husband care for around 10 kids from various brothers and sisters...they truly are a James 1:27 family! Pray with us for encouragment, health, blessing and God's provision! THANK YOU!!!

Elsie Jayne playing in a huge pile of bricks at Beatrice's home.

We concluded the day at the post office...Elsie took this fabulous shot of our post manager who helps us send letters to grandparents and friends and also recieve our mail.

Thanks for your willingness to carry us on our days just around town...

We have traveled much with lots of trainings already this year...but even when we are in Arua, thanks for carrying us to Jesus...and praying that our friends might know Him more and be more wholy His!

Called by Name

I will give you hidden treasures,
riches stored in secret places,
so that you may know that I am the Lord,
the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

Isaiah 45:3
                                                                                  

waiting for daddy at the Arua airfield

eating after church in Nebbi

 

My treasures are not very hidden...

The secret place is not very quiet most days...

Slowly by slowly, as we say in Africa, I am getting to know Him

I would have not realized 7 years ago setting out, that He knew me so well if He had told me these were my surprise gifts!

I thought because He knew me, He would call me to preach, teach, even heal...

I get to instruct, discipline and kiss booboos...

For this season, for these days...this is my treasure.

He knows me.

I am loving getting to know Him.

Thanks for carrying us on this journey to know Him more...and make Him known along the way!

To Reach the World with Jesus!!!

 

Because these little dears are my day time focus, we organize certain ministries for after dark! Last night we got to share "God's Story" a video by Simply the Story in our yard on a big wall of bougainvillia. We have invited a group of about 12 Muslim men to come for dinner and a movie!

 

Only four showed (typical that we would get all excited and had somehow have miscommunicated in our invitation). We LOVE it that Jesus is not impressed by numbers! :)

 

Anyway, one of the men whispered to Billy of his interest in Christianity, but his fear of family and their opinions. We continue to pray for the open hearts we got to share with last night...and do sit with weekly in town. Thank you for praying with us that Jesus will meet each one in His best time!

 

Thank you for carrying us in the days...and the nights!