Time Is Approaching

Well,t I have 10 days left before I leave for Africa. It seems like it took forever and yet it also seems it is here with no time to spare. I have finished the project of church pew ends that Janet had given me to do prior to her leaving in March for Africa. The container is here with some things loaded, but Frank is to take the "bull" by the horns and finish the job as complete as he can prior to return in July. (She is coming back for ASI and also to ship the container.) I am to meet up with a woman and her two sons in London and we will be traveling together to Dar Es Salaam. They are leaving Texas about the same time that I will be leaving Denver. Her and her sons will be working with us for about a month. We also have a couple and their two sons coming to stay at Mago with us in September when Janet comes back to Africa. I talked with him and he is familiar with the type of hydroelectric plant that we have to install - things are starting to look promising for us to get electricity this year, of course Lord willing, that is; and I can't figure out any reason why the Lord not to will it for us. It has been a long time coming.

Janet said she was going to start working on a staff house for them and hopefully it will be done or at least close to being done by the time they get there. I am sure there will be plenty for me to do to assist the completiong of the project.

I am looking forward to being used by the Lord while there. I have in the workings to teach English to the people over there (do I really know what I am doing? No! but thru Christ I can do all things!!); I am still going to be doing her finances and anything to everything else she needs me to do.

I hope this year will fair better than last as far as me being comfortable and at ease over there. Please keep us (Janet and I) in your prayers. Everyone needs to know that prayers are going up for them and I know that that is happening for us. The Lord has trials for each of us to chip away the much needed worldliness on our character and I think I am ready for this to happen in the way He deems best. I have the promise that He will not bring on me nothing that I can't handle with Jesus by my side. That was my strength last year and He will be my strength this year. I know He sent me to Africa last year and is leading me there this year. What else can I do but follow.

Back to packing at this end and work here at EVI. I am hoping to take off the last week of my stay here from EVI work schedule so that I can get all ready and not have to run around the last minute for things.

Seven and a half months seems like a long time but before I know it I will be rushing around there to get ready to come home in December.

That is all for now, not sure if I will have another one before leaving.

God bless all of you and may we be ready for what is coming upon us like a storm.

Signing off from EVI,

Deniece

Back to Africa

Well, I have l month before I leave for Africa. Janet and Frank is there now and I think Frank is due back on April 8 and Janet may stay in Africa. She ordered a container before she left and it should arrive this week. She also purchased a new John Deer tractor with 4 implements to put in the container for us to use over there. The tractor will surely cut our work short, for sure. The EVI church had donated some of their church pews for us over there and they will be going into the container also, with a "few" other items that will be put in for us over there. I am making ends for the pews for we will be cutting them in half for our small church and so the ends will be used to cap off the cut end of the pew; and I am almost done with what I need to do with them here. I am going to meet up with a family at the London airport who Janet had made arrangments with before she left that will be coming with me to Africa and will stay and help for about a month. I think there will be the mother and two of her sons. I am thankful because I have not traveled overseas by myself before and sometimes, I fear, that it can be intimidating to go through customs and all. Anyway, I am looking forward to arriving and getting to work over there.

In my last blog someone made a comment that they wanted me to post pictures of Baraza and Mariam's baby "Isaiah". I can attach them now, but when I get over there I cannot for it takes up so much time and memory on dial up internet. So below are some pictures of Isaiah.








I will try and post at least one more blog before leaving, possibly two, depending on how busy I get between now and then.

Signing off from EVI, CO
Deniece