The new Aisha

Meet our new boarding student, Aisha- cutie on the left. She was a
little fearful of me at first but I think we've become fast friends,
taking quickly to gifts and photos, she's got the model stance down and
everything.

intercessions matters

We can tell you've been praying. Thank you, thank you, thank you. All
our luggage made it with us, except for Ben's Insulin- a big need! But
we arrived safely, after such a long journey. I had a moment of fear as
my entry into the country was almost denied. I really missed Evey- she
would have made copies for me to carry- but since I didn't have a copy
of my invitation letter I just stood there pleading with the Lord and as
Ben says 'prayer wins!' They let me in with a week on my visa, as
opposed to the normal 30 days but I'm grateful for whatever I can get,
we'll cross that bridge later. We also felt your prayers when we
realized, about 25 mintues from home, that our vehicle had been leaking
gasoline for the last 6 hours, I'm really thankful that you intercede
for us! We are so happy to be here, to see our friends again. Everywhere
I look I get a smile of recognition, like "hey I know you and oh yeah we
have history", it's totally special. I think we all feel a little
sluggish, 49 hours of travel door to door but we're here and happy!

Back to school.

Be praying for Nyaliru. He is usually one of our boarding students but is sick and hasn't returned to school. I think you can tell by this picture that he has the greatest laugh, it's from the gut and is contagious. I'm sure his family is glad to have him at home while he's down but selfishly I'd really like to see him again.

Ready, Set...

Bags are packed- each weighing in at 45 lbs ish. I even made this laptop case for my travels- why it hasn't been done before I'm not sure but it's a good idea then and now. Everything feels ready. Most of my trunks are filled with goodies to give away-which I think is far better than keeping stuff for yourself.  We leave on Tuesday at 11am and will reach Abuja on Wednesday evening. And Emi-Woro on Thursday! I talked with Salihu today, so did my mom, that was special, to hear her attempt the pigeon language :) I guess we have a new boarding student waiting for us- a girl! Guess what her name is......Aisha! I smiled too. I'm still praying for the opportunity to teach. Looking forward to time in the camps, time with friends. Each time back feels more relaxed than the last-there is so much known now. My hope is to do frequent newsletters while I'm away, I'd be happy to add you to the list. Thanks for your prayers and support for both us and our friends. Students will continue to travel and return to school these next couple of weeks, just like us, pray for protection.

You are highly welcome!

Come and see what the Lord has done. You're invited as the Myers and I share about one of our favorite places- Emi-Woro.For more info: http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1103782231791-172/potluck.pdf

Guess what came in the mail?

Yup! The visa is here! Time to start packing. Okay maybe that's a little much but the flight is two weeks from today. See me happy.

The results are in

First attempt at a Nigerian visa-denied. Second attempt-pending, I'll let ya' know. Pray for favor in the Embassy this week as they process my paperwork.