Well, we can't believe but we've been here for 8 months now. A lot has happened in the past 8 months. We've had some of the best times and some of the not so best times. We've grown a lot but at the same time, still have a long way to grow! So, what have we been up to lately??? I can sum it all up in one word...
LANGUAGE!! I am sure all of you are sick and tired of us talking about language and asking you to pray for us in this area. Honestly, we thought after being here for 8 months we would be fluent Bambara speakers, boy were we wrong!! While, we have come a long way since we first arrived here 8 months ago, we still have a long way to go. There are days we get so discouraged we want to quit but we know we must keep moving forward if we ever want to get to where we need to be. At times, well a lot of the time, this is very frustrating. The enemy is constantly throwing lies into our faces. Such as, "you don't have a purpose here", "you can't even speak, you might as well go home", "you're never going to get this, so you might as well give up".Honestly, there are days we buy into those lies but then our Heavenly Father comes in and gently reminds us, "I do have a purpose for you here! In due time, you will see!" So, here we are, 8 months into living on another continent, still trying to learn to speak the language. Praise the Lord, we are finally at a point where we are starting to bridge into learning spiritual vocabulary. Hopefully soon, we can start sharing why we came to Mali in the first place....JESUS!!
Zeke is growing faster than we can believe. He went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago. His weight came in at 14.6 pounds!! On the 28th he turned 3 months old. He's talking, cooing, laughing, and babbling more and more. One thing is for sure, he may not look like his Mama but he sure does have my mouth!! The boy is hardly ever quiet!! Praise the Lord, most of the time it's just babbling and not crying!
We've also been dog sitting for one of our team mates, LaVerne. She is on vacation right now. She has a 2 year old, yellow lab named Sherlock. He's been such a joy to have around. He's a sweet dog and it's been nice having him around!! I did promise Arnett that once he goes back home, I can't say anything about us getting a dog!! Hope I can keep my promise! :~)
Sherlock
Praises:
- While we still have a lot to learn, we have learned a lot!
- Zeke is a very good baby and very healthy!
- Rain!! It seems to be raining about every day here lately!
Prayer Requests:
- Language
- That we will keep our focus on God and not the tons of other distractions that come our way.
We can't say "THANK YOU!" enough for all your prayers!! Until next time...
3 comments:
Sherlock! The world traveler! I think three or four missionary units have his picture!
I liked your comment about Zeke's mouth ... funny.
Keep up the hard, good work…..thank you for being so transparent and giving us the opportunity to pray for you! We love you guys and know you are doing precisely what God has called you to do.
Love,
Neal, Allison, Kayli, Trenna & Trent
P.S. I officially have two Kindergartners & one Middle-Schooler! YIKES! Can you believe it?
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