O give thanks to LORD for He is good

The longer we live here the more we realise some incredible people have walked the way He is leading us. It often seems super isolating to be honest to come from a world so far away to another world that is so unique and yet still not our own. To be constantly the visitors isn't super comforting, but it is how He has led us and we know He is trustworthy.

Reading Psalm 107 this morning has been a helpful perspective:

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endures forever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, who he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

And gathered them out of the hands, from the east, and the west, from the north and the south.

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble AND HE DELIVERED THEM out of their distress!

And He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Will you pray with us that we might PRAISE Him for WHO HE IS and HIS VERY GOODNESS?! Even when we can't see it or see how or even where He is leading!? This is a good city and we are in an amazing home here...but our heart still aches for the places and the people He has called so to live among in Africa. Will you pray we have God's perspective for this season and gain all He might use and multiply back there in His time.

Please pray for the "right" supervisor for Billy's PhD studies as that is not yet set in place and pray for a clarity of thought on his topic and studies.

Thank you for praying for these littles ladies! They are pictured here with David Livingston! A hero of ours that lived for times in both of our worlds!

We have been reading in our homeschooling studies about him as well as Mary Slessor. Part of her growing up years were spent just minutes from where we are now and as we read about her culture shock entering Africa but then her learning to love the people and the place God called her to, we get it! We know the contrasts and we know the pull...yet we too, know His presence!!!

We are trusting Him and THANK YOU today again for trusting Him with us!

He is GOOD and His love endures forever!

We loved the education we got last month as daddy studied
church architectures and
we got to visit some incredible spots around the country!
We still pray for our friends under their mango trees too!
The body of Christ is INCREDIBLE and beautiful!!!

A little different than our friends in the game park.
Honestly a bit complicated to explain how this
"real" elephant got put in this museum...
but we are slowly learning the ways of this land!