Hey Y'all...
Janice and I were talking today about Alex's upcoming Birthday. During the conversation I realized that I really miss her. We've been getting great reports from her and others about her schooling and studies. It's so encouraging to us and it's setting a great example for her brothers and sisters who will follow her. Way to go, Alex!!!
It has been quite busy around here this last week or so. Among the various things going on we pulled the cover off of the septic tank today and discovered that the thing is completely full. This may or may not account for the problems we've been having with our toilets and sinks since rainy season began. We're going to have the tank pumped on Monday. Hopefully that will fix the problem. If not, we'll have to dig up the existing drain field and have a new one constructed. I certainly don't want that as a project of that type could take 4 weeks or more.
We've had pretty much a full Welcome Center for the last 5 days or so. There are some folks on a short term mission trip from Korea here. They are pleasant and well behaved although I've lost track of how many times they asked me for an air conditioned room.
One thing that Janice and I have noticed lately is that the Lord seems to be teaching me (in particular) and our family (in general) about the Biblical meaning of service. What's interesting is that here in Chad it is easy to sort of retrench ourselves because we're seemingly constantly barraged with requests for money and stuff by our neighbors and workers. This seems to lend itself to us becoming callous and hardened toward those for whom we are here. Instead of wanting to reach out to them, we've noticed (sometimes) the direct opposite happening. And, most of the time, this happens because our hearts aren't in the right place. All this to say that the Lord has been pretty consistent in His presentation to us of just exactly how important service is to Him. It is a huge area of weakness for me and only now am I beginning to see how I must live my life differently. It's equal parts welcomed and resisted. Such is our walk with the Lord.
Until next time.
sf
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Thanks Steve, for being willing to extend your day by putting up these almost daily blogs. It is nice to hear what is going on there, so we know specificaly how to pray for all of you. The water/bathroom problems sound undaunting project,,,,,,
Alex certainly is doing well with her studies and had been "religous+ about keeping to the task, to the point of almost making herself unable to consentrate any longer at times! I am sure it will pay off for all of you.
Her Birthday will consist of a dinner for our side of the family on the 13th, her biblestudy girls will celebrete with cake and ice cream on Monday evening. Then the Flude side will have a family dinner on the 14th, and finally, an ice skating party on Saturday, with cake and all at the Ray Corwin Jr's ! Hopefully the D's will join all for the skating, so you will all be missed!
This is too long now so LOVE to all. G'ma Judy
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