Daily Archives: January 30, 2017

Chairs

Wow, someone took what they had and made something useful out of it.  First time I’ve ever seen tire chairs!

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We’d like to ask for prayer, that the recent reconciliation meeting that took place at Gamboula, with both the ostracized …

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Precious times

Enjoying the beach in the evening as the sun goes down is great, but what is better is if your grandson gets cold and needs to snuggle up under a beach towel to get warm!  What a gift it is …

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Whew!

Roy and Sam were on their way home when they saw this amazing bird, a Knyssa Turaco, sitting helplessly by side of the highway.  They stopped and picked him up, trying to figure out what was wrong with him.  They …

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So, like, what are Roy & Aleta up to?

We might be found clearing a place for a nursery tunnel for the future growing and distribution of trees and plantsblog nursery to be

or you might find one of us (guess which one!) doing employee health screening so that the head nurse …

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There are lots of different ways to celebrate!

Our grandson, Sawyer, and I both celebrated birthdays this month.  Sawyer chose wild and crazy (he’s the one with the goggles)blog bdays

and I chose shopping – first at an amazing farmer’s market with a marvelous view over a gorge
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and …

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Enjoying S. Africa’s Free State

We were able to take a few days’ break before school and work started again in early January.  Free State country is amazing, breathtaking, expansive, and ruggedly beautiful.  blog free state2

Crazy wonderful rock formations

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A sweet little outdoor chapel

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And a lovely …

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Blessing the foundation

Four guys and four girls, and a passel of dogs LOL, joined together to pray over the foundation of the house our son Sam is building for us.  The four guys anointed the four corners and we all tucked verses …

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