Africa - one month in

Snowbird Family,

Things are going very well for us in Africa! We have now been here a little over a month, and we feel like we’re getting the hang of it. It’s cold, cold! Its winter here in this part of the world, and it’s still pretty chilly here as we move into spring. The Lord has been very good to us and continues to strengthen us daily, and revives the calling in our hearts. We feel very confident in our being here, and excited over the work he’s called us to.
We are spending most of our days producing stories that we cover here in Africa. We had a great opportunity to do some coverage a little North of us, and we’re looking forward to its publication sometime in November. During our trip, we got to see some of the major urban centers of our region, and also the very rural parts. We did a week-long coverage in the “bush”, and God really opened our eyes to the immense need that exists in a vast part of this continent. The media team we work with is very cool – several Southerners . We get along great and we’ve made several friends, both from our team and nationals, in the short time we’ve been here.
We’ve become involved with two really great churches as well. One church is very mixed between whites, blacks, Afrikaners, Indians, and MBB’s. They meet in a small, unheated building, but the time together is very sweet and genuine. The other church is more urban, and plays host to many music loving punk/alternative young people (I mean, do what you know, right?).
We received our package from camp yesterday! It was such a joy to receive. We could barely wait until we got home from the post office to open it. Your letters were especially great, and we sat down and read all of them together. The candy, snacks, books, and birthday gifts were a really close second, though! I mean, why would they not have slim jims in Africa? Or maybe they do and people just buy them up really fast. We took all of your letters and taped them to the wall of our apartment. That way, we can just walk up to the wall and read them every day. It is a wonderful feeling knowing that we have a family at home that cares for us and prays for us, even some of you staff that we haven’t met. So, thank you very much.
It looks like we’ll be here in Africa for about two more months, and then sometime in Oct/Nov we should arrive at our final location in Europe. There are lots of travels coming up in the next few months, and a great need for prayer. We love you all.

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