New Friends

This week was a little bit of a challenge, as Tricia was sick for the last half of it, but things are still going well here, and we are encountering new experiences everyday.

As you can see from the picture, Jake is making new friends. Clockwise from bottom right are Jake, Sam, Marshall, and Jordan. Sam is an MK, but the other two are South African boys from our neighborhood. Jake has also made another friend named Jordan (who is an MK), but he was not around for this picture. Jake loves to ride his new motorcycle with his friends either riding or chasing along. He has been LOVING how much he gets to play outside now, since there is always at least one of his friends out there during waking hours.

We visited another church today, this time with Linda Braaten, a fellow missionary. Incidentally, Linda is the sister of Dan Braaten, pastor of Lee's Summit New Beginnings Church, which is one of our LINKS churches that we visited during our pre-field training. Tricia couldn't make it due to illness, but Jake and I went with "Auntie Linda" and had a good time. We are trying to visit all of the area churches before finding a church home.

We're getting closer on the search for a car, but have not purchased one yet, so please keep praying. Just when we thought that we had our minds made up, another possibility popped up and we're checking it out. Hopefully we can make our decision this week though and get rolling on our own wheels!

Thank you for the e-mails of encouragement this week, they are greatly appreciated! We would also appreciate your continued prayer for the following needs:

-- The Church of the Nazarene in Africa (with the first African Regional Director, Rev. Eugenio Duarte, taking over March 1, it's going to be a year of exciting changes!)

-- Dr. Fred and Dinah Huff, the current Regional Director and his wife, as they travel back to the States for a new and exciting assignment themselves.

-- That Tricia would get well soon

-- For our search for the right car for our family.

-- For continued adjustment to our new environment

Thank you for your support, we are so glad to be a part of the Body of Christ!

Until next time,

Jeremy, Tricia & Jake