Our Maddie arrived, accompanied by her great Uncle Brian and great Aunt Anne, even in the face of covid19’s beginning stages for us. We had an absolutely delightful time with Brian and Anne, taking in the zip line and Lake Eland animals and Leopard Rock photos. It was wonderful that they could do that all with Maddie so she could have a bit of her Africa experience with her dear auntie and uncle. They did decide to try to get their planned tour in before heading back to the states, so they picked up their rental car and took off, with many prayers carrying them that’s for sure. They got a few days in, and seeing the photos it seems they had a lovely time after they left us, though they had to cut their time short and rush to Joburg to get on one of the last flights out of South Africa before the airlines stopped their flights. Brian and Anne are now safe and sound, back in the Chicago area. We are thankful to have a guestroom and close by things to do. We are thoroughly enjoying Maddie – she sleeps in our guest bedroom but spends most of her time up at the kids’ house.
She has a desk in Sawyer and Elaina’s schoolroom, and they all do online homeschool together. We’ve already had all sorts of adventures with her, from zipline to beach to animals to braai (bbq) with friends, and on and on. She’s a good helper and she seems to love it here, with lots of laughter and good talks happening. We are so thankful that she is with us, and of course we would appreciate your prayers for her, that she would remain healthy and would learn and grow in mind and heart, understanding more about the God who loves each of us so much.
