At long last (after 70 days, 10 weeks, or 51 work days, as you like) we have our passports back! And they contain valid visas! So now that we have official permission to enter Congo, we need to rebook tickets to Uganda, as well as organize logistics to get into Read more…
It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve written, so I thought I should post something about how things are going. Not because I have something new to say; things are still pretty much where we last left them, with our passports in Washington, D.C., and us unable to do anything Read more…
Joel poses with a couple of his cabin mates. They all started out best friends, as nine of the ten of them were in the same cabin last year. But this afternoon, one wanted to stay in bed because others were being mean. So we took a break from our Read more…
I figured I’d get decked out for camp with a couple Christian tattoos made from the henna our Afghani immigrant friends gave us; artwork courtesy of Kimberly.
Tomorrow we leave for Kid’s Camp, so the excitement level around here is pretty high. The kids asked if they could build forts/tents in the living room, which I allowed after they got some other basic housework done — and they’ll have to clean this up, too. 🙂 They even Read more…
So we’ve apparently entered the end of the year awards season, which like other things seems bigger in Texas. James got inducted into the National Jr. Honors Society this morning: And Joel got awards for no infractions and A honor roll all year: We were worried when the K-3 awards Read more…
Sunday evening at the end of homegroup, after the kids finished praying for one another, we pulled out the Cray Button so they could practice their dance moves for camp, which is just over a week away!
Today I started printing the posters I’m making for my trip to DRC at the end of June. They should be large enough to be seen by people a long distance away, so they can be used in large classrooms/venues. The last time I was in Nia-nia, they did some Read more…
Last night I heard that a woman I’ve been in ministry with has filed for divorce. I could only respond “ouch”. There are lots of details I don’t know (and that’s probably good), but I can only think how much our enemy is laughing. And that we need to continue Read more…
Anna has been studying Ancient History in homeschool this year, including African history. She chose to do a month-long research project on the Zaire /Congo River. Today she will present what she learned, so I sewed her a new outfit. She chose the kitenge pattern.