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Category Archives: Family & Friends
Making quilts
Thankfully we made the trip to the fabric store before lockdown! The girls have their chosen seshoeshoe material, a fabric specific to South Africa, and they each are making a patchwork quilt. Since we can’t be out and about, and …
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Still picking macadamia nuts
Yes, we’re still picking macadamia nuts to help out our farm host family while workers can’t come, making the best of Covid19. The farm manager, Zweli, is doing the lion’s share of the work with his granddaughter, Ane, in close …
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He is risen!!! Hallelujah!!!
Singing to our risen Lord as the sun came up this morning! He has the victory over sin and death and wants to share it with anyone who will believe! Hallelujah!
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Avril
Roy’s farming colleague and tropical plant co-enthusiast, Avril, recently bought 150 trees from the Back 2 Eden nursery. This was a boon for Roy, who now, at least temporarily during lockdown, has no way of distributing the trees. Whenever they …
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Corona virus
Yes, the virus is alive and well in South Africa. We are under “lockdown”, only being allowed to venture out for food, medications, or banking needs. I have been to the grocery store, and the highway is pretty empty, with …
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All praise to our creator God
God’s creativity astounds me. All for us! Thanks be to God!
The heron is one of a pair that have been hanging around, maybe looking to nest? Our pair of crowned cranes haven’t been around for awhile.
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Reservoir covered!
In February our visitors, the Johnson family, helped us put up the reservoir, and last week Brian and Anne helped put up the shadecloth over it. This will help keep the water clear of falling leaves, though there still will …
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Brian, Anne & Maddie, YAY!!!
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 …
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Gunnel & Lulu
Our long time Swedish friend/missionary colleague and recently widowed Gunnel M. and her buddy Lulu (also was a CAR missionary) came to stay with us for a couple of days on their way from Capetown to Joburg where her son …
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Birthday fun
What fun – we were able to take a long weekend off to drive up the coast for an adventure, to celebrate my (Aleta’s) birthday. We went to see sea turtles hatching, but saw everything but turtles. Hyenas, Cape buffalo, …
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