Many of you have been praying for us regarding our staffing needs at MCV/White River Iris base. Jean and I faced being alone in January, but God faithfully sent amazing labors in His perfect time! One of those awesome answers to prayer- Linda Chapell, a long-time friend of Jean’s, came from Connecticut! Sent with wonderful gifts from one of our sending churches, ValleyBrook CC, Linda came bearing gifts, but really became the greatest gift! She served so selflessly in very practical ways- from cooking for the pastors, tutoring MCV kids, and countless other areas; she also babysat Johanna for us so we could sneak in an occasional date night! Thank you again Linda! We will be praying for God’s best for you (which we hope means returning to Africa!)
Thank you Linda!
Johanna is one!
We thought about having a big party with all the MCV kids, but we did not want to encourage the already present “princess” problem (how the kids treat her special☺) Luckily, our friend Linda, who has been faithfully serving at MCV and assisting us in various ways, really wanted to do a safari before leaving South Africa. Therefore, we decided Johanna could have a fun, safari birthday! Our sweet girl celebrated with some larger-than-life guests- elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebras, etc! Good thing the guests stayed at a safe distance☺
Pray for us! Johanna started walking the day before her birthday, so she is EVERYWHERE! I thought it was challenging trying to stay on top of all our ministry responsibilities before, but now with a major focus of just keeping her alive, I really need Holy Spirit’s help☺
