First Week of School

As promised, this week you get a full report on Jake's preschool adventures. Well, as you can see from the first picture there, Jake was not too excited about going to school anymore when he was woken up early on Monday morning and found out that unlike the tour, Mommy was not staying at school with him this time! :)


However, as you can also see in the second picture here, by Friday, he was all smiles, especially when Teacher Sharon took his whole class to a park for play time! By the end of the week, Jake is loving school and talks about it a lot. Plus, he is one of the younger kids in his class, so he is being challenged physically, socially and intellectually, which we are thankful for. Thanks for the prayers for Jake this week!

This week has been a busy week at the office, with the Field Strategy Coordinators (used to be called Field Directors) from all over Africa coming in, as well as Dr. Louie Bustle from KC. Jeremy has had a few meetings, but they have all been great and have really encouraged us that we are exactly where God wants us. Next week is the Africa Region Nazarene Compassionate Ministries conference, which will also give us insight as to what's going on out in Africa, and how we can help here in our roles in Joburg. Should be exciting!

Also exciting was the inauguration service this past Friday. Rev. Eugenio Duarte was officially installed as the new Regional Director for Africa, marking the first time that an African (Rev. Duarte is from Cape Verde) has held this position. It is an historic moment that we are proud to be a part of, and we have the utmost confidence that Rev. Duarte is going to do a fantastic job.

Please continue to remember the following needs in prayer:

-- Safe travels for everyone flying to and from Joburg this week for the various meetings and the conference
-- That God would reveal his will for the ministry of the Church of the Nazarene in Africa at these meetings (and that we would be listening to his guidance)
-- Jake, as he goes back for his second week of nursery school

May God bless you this week!

Until next time,

Jeremy, Tricia & Jake