Dear Loved Ones!
Earlier this evening, we sat down to watch a mystery show on television and our little daschund gave a strange growl. When Steve got up to investigate there was a snake slithering around in the dining area! That makes number 29 that we have killed since coming to Botswana. We don’t live out in the bush anymore, but right in the middle of town! It is getting cool and I suppose it was coming in to find a warm place.
We were thrilled to have 97 this morning and it wasn’t even Easter! So thankful for what God is doing here.
This week, we and four of our young people spent the week with a group of children with HIV/AIDS. Three were selected to be overnight counselors. Many of these children are orphaned. One comment heard this week was from a young girl. She had overheard another girl saying that she lived with her mother. “How old are you – how can you be living with your mother? Mothers die before you are ten!”
We are thankful for these opportunities to share the love of Christ with those in our country who many times have no one to care for them. Thank you for praying for us. Today our youth studied about forgiveness. There is a song on the popular charts that says “it’s too late to apologize.” So we talked about if it is really ever too late to apologize. One young adult who is an orphan told me he struggles with forgiveness because his uncle who raised him spent all the money that his father had invested for his education. He said, “It is like you knew exactly what we needed to hear today.” So thankful that God directs our lessons and our lives.There is something you might be able to help us with.
Since we are in the capitol city and we have a mixture of nationalities, our services are conducted in English. Our school is an English Medium School meaning that all the classes are done in English, except for the Setswana and French classes. If you have Christmas or any other programs or musical programs you have done and would like to pass them on to someone who will put them to good use, please consider this ministry. You can send them directly to us, or via the missions office in Springfield. Even choir or kids choir music would be great. At this time, God has not sent any musicians to our church so we are happy to use CDs!
Our address here is P.O. Box 45159, Gaborone, Botswana.....the missions office is P.O. Box 191 Springfield, MO 65801
We still have two more weeks before school starts back. On May 7th, we plan to start with a spiritual emphasis, please join us in praying for that.
We plan to have some special guest speakers come and we ask that you pray for them as well.We are thankful for your prayers, for ourselves and the people we love here in Botswana.
Reaching the Unreached,Steve, Pam, Amanda, Derek and Devin
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