God At Work

Well, this has been a week of seeing God at work. We are always amazed to see the diverse ways that he reassures us that he is in control and that he guides and protects us if we let him. As it always is when you see god at work, it has been a time of praise!

Tricia is 100% better than she was last week, thanks for your prayers. She went to the doctor on Monday and found out that the upper respiratory virus that she had had led to a secondary infection in her throat and sinuses. She went on antibiotic on Monday night and was completely healed by Thursday morning. We definitely want to thank God for that!

We also had a bit of a scare this weekend, as some of our fellow missionaries was involved in a serious car accident. In taking some missionaries to the airport, one of our Regional Office counterparts was driving down the highway early Saturday morning. A vehicle came up behind her at almost 200km per hour and then went off the road slightly as he passed her. The other driver's tires went off the side of the road and he overcorrected, skidding across the entire highway and hitting our missionary's car. They started spinning as well and both cars hit the embankment on the other side of the road. The other car, since it was going so fast, went about 20 feet up the embankment and then flipped down it, ejecting the other driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt. He died at the scene. Although it is a terrible tragedy and our prayers go out to that family, we praise God that our missionaries were not seriously injured, just bruised a bit. Keep the prayers coming and heed this tragic reminder to always buckle up!

After over 5 weeks of being here, we think we'll finally be able to get a car this week. Thank you for your prayers on this subject as well. We have had the wonderful benefit of having other missionaries around to help us with transportation during this time, and that has been such a blessing.

Thanks again for all of the prayers coming our way. We received several e-mails this week, assuring us that we have people praying for us every day. What a blessing! Please remember the following needs in prayer:

-- Missionaries that are traveling
-- The continued growth of the Church of the Nazarene in Africa
-- Continued good health
-- Finalization of our car purchase

May God bless you as you work for his glory!

Until next time,

Jeremy, Tricia & Jake