Our family recently had the opportunity to visit family in the US. IT WAS SUCH A SPECIAL TIME! We were so thankful to be able to celebrate Sara’s birthday in the US for the first time in 7 years. We were more grateful to be able to celebrate Mom’s birthday and Peter’s birthday with the family there too. It was strange for me and the boys to have a cold Christmas, and Christmas in the US was a bit of culture shock for me.

Unfortunately we didn’t have enough time on our way back to visit family in South Africa but hopefully we will see them later this year. It took us over a week to adjust to the time change and being back in Zambia. Nathan and Peter miss all the friends and family they met and spent time with in the US. They still talk about America every day. It was so special to spend a lot of time with family and have uninterrupted meals at the dinner table together each night.

Our Father is so good and faithful to speak to us when we need Him most. Soon after we got home to Zambia, we received a message from our friend, Cat, with a Scripture that has stayed with us.

“To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity. To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud. You light a lamp for me. The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness. In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall. God’s way is perfect. All the LORD’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock? God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect. He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭18:25-34‬ ‭NLT

These verses are on the wall in our house as we hold onto the promises and reassurances that God gives us as we navigate life in ministry serving the most vulnerable in deep rural villages, bringing the truth of the gospel, caring for our family, homeschooling, and traveling to far areas. Thank you all for your support and prayers!

2 Thessalonians 3:18
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.