Still in Nairobi

   We are back in Nairobi getting things ready for the upcoming move.  The plans as of today are that we leave for Sudan on June 18th and will be staying at the Mango Camp until we have a house to live in. The Sudanese government has re-opened the border to NGOs so we will be able to get our house and belongings into Sudan hopefully soon. Praise God for opening this door for us!!!

   We are taking a surprise game park trip for the boys this week. Davis' birthday is this week so we thought that he would love to see all the animals.  We will post lots of pics when we get back. 

   40/40 was fun and we learned lots of new things. We stayed with a Zambian family for 3 days and learned to harvest and cook African style.  The boys had a blast and made so many new friends and memories. One memorable moment was eating catepillars and capinta (sardines). Walker ate them and he thought it was the funniest thing. The kids stayed so dirty.

   Please continue to pray for the house situation to work out and for us to get all of our belongings quickly. Also, we are starting homeschool so be in prayer for me to have patience and for the boys to learn well. We miss everyone and hope that you all have a good summer. Please keep us updated on how you and your family are!!!

Enjoying Zambia

We are having a good time in Zambia, the weather is great! We have had to wear our jackets every day. The kids are loving the fun things they are doing and we are too. We are getting to interact with the Zambian people and learn a little of the language. They love to laugh at us. Walker was eaten up by mosquitos the first night we were here. He had approx. 60 bites on his body. This all happened with 2 hours and he looks pretty bad.
Shannon and his team mate talked with a young man yesterday and he prayed to receive Christ as his Savior! Please pray for us to be bold and for God to continue to give us opportunities to share the good news with others.

Zambia

   We are off to Zambia in the morning. We will be in Lusaka and then out in the bush. We will have bush orientation during this time. We are excited to see all of our friends from FPO again and for the new experiences we will have there. We will be in Zambia for 4 weeks and then we will back in Kenya for another month. Hopefully, we will make it to home in Sudan by the end of June.  

   Please be in prayer for all of the government decisions that will affect our house and our belongings across the border. We miss everyone and look forward to keeping in touch!

   

     We have finally arrived in Nairobi, Kenya.  We all survived the long plane ride and all 25 bags of luggage arrived with us. We went shopping for groceries this morning and the kids have played all afternoon on the playground with other kids at the Hampton House. Hopefully we can sleep well tonight and get adjusted to the time change. Please pray for us as we attempt our first time to drive in Nairobi.

Final Day in the US

We are down to one more day in the US. Things are happening so fast. We have just about finished all our packing and are now ready to get aboard and fasten our seat belts.

We had a very fun weekend in Beaumont with our friends. We stayed with our precious friends and enjoyed just visiting and letting the kids play. We also joined with friends for lunch after church to say our final good-byes.

These last few days we have been packing while the kids have enjoyed time with their cousins. The boys have been outside fishing, riding four-wheelers and digging in the dirt. Uncle Brian has taken off of work to spend time with us. Thanks Uncle Brian for helping out with the boys!!!

We fly out of Shreveport, LA at 1:15pm on Thursday, April 9th. We will arrive in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday night. Please pray for travel mercies and good rest on the plane! Thank you for all of your prayers and support on this journey. AFRICA HERE WE COME!!

Romans 11:36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever!

Africa here we come!

We are saying our last goodbyes and packing our last bags. Africa, here we come! The boys are excited and ready to get settled into their new home. We are so excited to see what God has planned for us and to see how He has been working in Southern Sudan.
We leave the US on Thursday, April 9th. We fly out of Shreveport, La. We will make it to Nairobi, Kenya the night of the 10th, us and hopefully all 26 pieces of our luggage. We will be in Nairobi for a couple of weeks before heading to Zambia where we will have "bush" orientation. We will stay in Zambia for a little over a month and then head back to Nairobi. Nomads we will be for several months. At this point, Walker has no idea what "home" is. We have been out of our house since November. Hopefully, we will make it to Sudan by the end of June.

We can not thank our friends and family enough for all the support you have given us. We love you all and look forward to keeping in touch with you. We will continue to send updates as long as internet access is available. We also look forward to hearing about what is going on with you, so please email us, too.

Please continue to be in prayer for us and for the Toposa people of Southern Sudan.

HURRICANE IKE

We all stayed in our home during the hurricane. We had some friends stay with us and we pretty much stayed up the whole night. It was really loud! At times I think that the roof was lifting up off the house. We went outside on the porch during the early part of the storm. With all that went on that night, the kids slept thru it.
We came out pretty well, the fence is down, lots of shingles are gone and many tree limbs gone. No leaks and our house is intact. Our awesome neighbors let us use their generator so we didn't even lose our food.
The kids are now having a blast with the neighborhood kids. They have started an acorn collecting club. They said that they are glad we don't have electricity.
No house sell as of today. Maybe with all the house loss in the area, someone will need a new one.
We are still a go for commissioning in November. Please continue to pray for the sell of our house and for the many people who have lost their homes or loved ones during the storm.