What a busy month we have had with Family, Visitors, Project
Completions and a renewed spirit!
On the fourth of July Janine’s sister, husband and son
traveled and endured that 24 hour journey here to visit us and our project in
Uganda. Having family make the sacrifice
to visit and see first hand what we do here on the ground was an indescribable
gift to our hearts. Describing the
people, the roads, the culture and the life here cannot be fully understood or
captured until it is seen with ones own eyes and you experience it yourself. They were able to see the wild life by going
on a safari. They visited homes (huts)
in the village and went with us on family visits to welcome a new baby into the
village and to pray for an elderly lady that was extremely ill.  |
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The men worked
putting in new fencing
for the Farming Gods Way garden at the school.
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They also helped bring sight to some with new
reading glasses being given out. It was
a wonderful visit!
What a spiritual blessing having visitors. As a missionary we always seem to be in work
mode. And our work ethic seems to push
us to the verge of overworking. We were
able to communicate,
think and act like an American with our visitors. It was a pleasure to have someone get Bruce’s
jokes. It was nice to receive a laugh
instead of a blank look of bewilderment.
Instead of ministering to someone we were ministered too and we were
able to talk about spiritual matters on a common level.
We also had the privilege meeting Mariam, a young woman from
Egypt, who came and worked with us in the village, teaching the teachers some
strategies and concepts to help them be better teachers. We had a great time learning about her
culture and her heart for the needy and those without Jesus. She spoke such good English we forgot and
introduced her as an American.
Oops! She was loads of fun and we
all learned much from her visit.
All 10 Classrooms are FINALLY FINISHED! We have one more small building project that
we will be finishing before we head home to the States for a visit. With All the building projects completed for
the Afayo Project, over the next 10 months we will continue our focus on
preparing the community spiritually to stand on their own and placing a Ugandan
as an overseer of the Project as we consider what and where God is leading us
next.
We are excited to return to the States for a short visit and
ready to welcome our new grandbaby. We
hope to see many of you at the Open house.
Getting reacquainted with American life, driving on the right side of
the road, and catching up on everyone’s lives….we cant wait!
We’d love to see EVERYONE!
Please come out and see us!
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, September 17
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Presentation at 3:00
Light snacks served
Come do some Christmas Shopping! We will have hand made items the ladies have
made. Aprons, book bags, jewelry etc.
Your purchase will support our African community and give HOPE!
Olivet EFC
6790 Harvey Rd.
Spring Lake, MI
