“HAPPINESS IS NOT NECESSARILY COMFORTABLE” --Thomas D’Ansembourg
The children are home from RVA!! Their clothes draped on every chair, the bathroom a madhouse, the kitchen in fast food mode, and ten kids glad to be out of school but continually wondering, “Mom, what can we do NOW?” We’re just a typical family on Easter break.
Another volunteer, Makenzie Bryson, joined us last month. Her father, David, accompanied her and stayed for ten days helping out, like fixing plumbing problems at the Rainbow Centre. He also was a gracious courier for our documents needing to go to USCIS in Chicago, the first step in applying for citizenship for our last six kids. Pray with us that the applications will be quickly processed. Thanks to David for his willingness to repair sinks, toilets, dismantle fans, and crawl into attics hunting electrical problems and roof leaks.
Makenzie stays on to help at Discovery School and Rainbow Centre. We enjoy her guitar playing fun songs every evening for family prayer time. One favorite is “A Joyful Heart is Good Medicine,” a lively tune that changes key with: “but a broken spirit dries up the bones,” (Proverbs 17:21) which is sung in painful discord—a reminder to me that I’ll be way out of tune, dry up and crumble if I don’t “rejoice in the Lord always and again I say REJOICE!” (Phil.4:4) Jesus is ALIVE! The Creator loves me! Glory and Trumpets! Thank you, Lord, for Calvary and Easter—for giving yourself for me!
Praise note: Joy and Jesse Johnson return after Easter, from being on furlough in the USA. We’ve missed their skillful input and liveliness. Pray they travel safely and smoothly with their three young boys through airports and sky.
Praise note: After a year’s wait, the title for the house near the mission is nearly ready—we can start preparation for moving in, first inviting the bees to leave. We’re so thankful that we’ve been able to stay where we are until our “new” house is available.
Post Note: "We have the title!" It took over a year but it's finished now so we PRAISE THE LORD for bringing it about! Thanks to everybody for your prayers!. Now, to get rid of those bees!
Praise note: Samuel successfully completed 2nd term at the King’s School with volunteer, Rachel Jacobs, helping him through sign language to mainstream. He signs answers to questions and then she voices them to the teacher and class. Thank you, Rachel!
Blessings and Love,
Melli, Ken, Sarah, Lizzie, Carly, Cindy, James, Daniel, Samuel, Christopher, Angel and Andy
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