Winter on the Way

Well, now that we have entered May, we are reminded that winter is on the way. This past weekend has been VERY cold (for autumn in Joburg), with highs in the low 50s and very windy, and the temperatures at night getting into the low 40s. This forced us to get the space heaters out, since houses in South Africa do not have central heating. Today is much warmer, but we are hearing that a cold winter is on the way. Luckily, winters here don't last too long!

Last week, Jeremy finished teaching his first class at Nazarene Theological College, and it was a success! He taught church administration and basic budgeting to our future pastors that are going through the program there. Jeremy still has finals and course projects to grade, but he enjoyed it well enough to do it again when the college needs him!

We have had a few days to relax in the past week, as we celebrated Freedom Day and Laborer's Day here in South Africa. Freedom Day commemorates the birth of the "new" South Africa, when free democratic elections were held for the first time in this country on April 27, 1994. Laborer's Day is essentially the same as our Labor Day, and is celebrated today, May 1st. The time of relaxation has been nice!

Jake's Quote of the Week

“I really miss my cousins. I’m going to be sad for forty days and forty nights, because I really miss them.”

(We recently got some pictures of his cousins, so he is remembering them and has been talking about them a lot lately.)

Praises and Prayer Requests

It has been a good few weeks, and we are really thankful for that. Jake has battled with the change of the seasons and sickness, but nothing too major. We also praise God because the first test in the series of tests that Lindiwe has to go through turned out to be negative for the illness she was feared to have.

Please remember the following needs in prayer this week:

-- Lindiwe's continued testing

-- Jake, as he fights off a cold

-- That Jeremy and Tricia can manage to stay healthy as the season changes

-- God's blessing on our work here in the Africa Regional Office

-- Unspoken request

Until next time,

Jeremy, Tricia & Jake