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Street preaching, praying with Islamic Imams and Family Worship!
Why have I waited so long to send you dear friends and family an update? Now I have so much to share. The last time I wrote was on the day Shelley and the rest of my family left the … Continue reading
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Exactly where God desires us to be
Yesterday, Dave and I celebrated 21 years of marriage! How time flies. For a quick second, I thought, if I had known that 21 years ago that we would have been celebrating our 21st anniversary in Africa, what would I … Continue reading
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The One Month Mark…
Well, tomorrow will be a month since we landed on African soil. So much has happened that it seems much longer.
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My experience with the Jehovah Witness’
Yesterday afternoon (Friday) these two ladies walked in our gate area with their son. I was talking to my neighbor friend Annie and I asked Annie, “Are those the Jehovah Witness’ ?” and she was said yes. They had come … Continue reading
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Virginia’s First Post
Hello Everyone, I have been here now for 3 weeks. I love it here, the people are so kind and there’s so much to do. This week has especially been a fun one! We started of the week by on … Continue reading
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Update From Lydia
Hey guys, I just wanted to give you an update since I haven’t really given a good one since I left for Africa. Anyways, two weeks ago from today, we were at the airport saying goodbye to friends and getting … Continue reading
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Stearns Family Update
Just wanted to give you an update on the family. Thank you so much for your prayers and concerns for all of us. So many of you have specifically asked about how Sadie Grace was doing in school. Dave and … Continue reading
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A Note From Mary-Frances
Being here for three weeks now has in some ways gone by so fast. In other ways though, I feel as if I have been gone from home too long. Yesterday, however, was probably my favorite day being here in … Continue reading
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SIMON AND SAMSON ARE STILL THERE!
Hey guys, Wow! There is so many things to share! Africa is very different and definitely an adjustment, but I think I am beginning to finally get into the swing of things. Yesterday, we had the opportunity to go to … Continue reading
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Adjusting!
Hi! Just wanted to give you a quick update about how everyone is adjusting. I think the middle 4 children are adjusting the quickest. Sadie Grace started school today, but only lasted for about 2 hours. She cried a lot … Continue reading
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