There has been progress on the pavilion but it is incredibly slow. Christmas is almost here and we are not even close to moving in. The ring beam (or bond beam) is finished. All seven cross beams are in place. The earth bag wall that creates the structural anchor for the building is finished. Three king posts and the ridge beam in the back section have just recently been set. And the back storage room is fully enclosed. We still do not have official approval (on paper) from the senior chief in Mwandi. And there have been many disappointing challenges in our relationships among the Lozi people of late.
I have been reading The Christian In Complete Armor by William Gurnall. It has been very encouraging to me during these days as we stay busy but continue to wait on the Lord to do what only He can do. Here is a small portion from that book - "God May Have Purposefully Delayed His Power."
"When you have waited as long as you are willing to wait and God still has not answered, do not let your own impatience accuse Him of negligence. Instead, say to yourself, 'my Father is wiser than I, He will send what I need when I need it. I know if He withholds His hand from me at present, it is only because He knows best.'
One reason for postponing deliverance is to give your faith an opportunity to grow stronger. When a mother is teaching her child to walk, she stands back a short distance and holds out her hands to the child, beckoning him to come. Now if she exercises her strength to go to her little one, the child is ill-served for his unsteady legs are denied the practice they need. If she loves him, she will let him suffer a little at present to ensure his future health. Just so, because God loves His children, He sometimes lets them struggle to strengthen the legs of their unsteady faith.
Not only that, but He can also use trials as the occasion for great demonstrations of His power. Suppose a child is toddling along the rivers edge, slips, and is in real danger. What does the mother do? She rushes at once to rescue him! And her arms never seem stronger nor her embrace more comforting than in such a circumstance.
You may be a poor, trembling soul, weak in faith and ever on the brink of sinking; yet to this day your grace lives on, though full of leaks. Is there a greater demonstration of God's strength than to see such a pitiful storm-tossed ship towed past an armada of sins and devils into God's safe harbor at last? What a tribute to HIS power for so weak a vessel to foil all the battleships of Satan."
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
I said, "Let me walk in the field";
God said, "No, walk in the town",
I said, "There are no flowers there";
He said, "No flowers, but a crown."
I said, "But the sky is black,
There is nothing but noise and din",
But He wept as He sent me back,
"There is more," He said, "there is sin."
I said, "But the air is thick,
And smog is veiling the sun"
He answered, "Yet souls are sick,
and your work is yet undone."
I said, "I will miss the light,
And friends will miss me, they say";
He answered me, "Choose tonight,
If I am to miss you, or they."
I pleaded for time to be given;
He said, "Is it hard to decide?
It will not seem hard in Heaven
To have followed the steps of your Guide."
I cast one look at the field,
Then set my face to the town;
He said, "My child, do you yield?
Will you leave the flowers for a crown?"
Then into His hand went mine,
And into my heart came He;
And I will walk in a light Devine,
The path I had feared to see.
George MacDonald
God said, "No, walk in the town",
I said, "There are no flowers there";
He said, "No flowers, but a crown."
I said, "But the sky is black,
There is nothing but noise and din",
But He wept as He sent me back,
"There is more," He said, "there is sin."
I said, "But the air is thick,
And smog is veiling the sun"
He answered, "Yet souls are sick,
and your work is yet undone."
I said, "I will miss the light,
And friends will miss me, they say";
He answered me, "Choose tonight,
If I am to miss you, or they."
I pleaded for time to be given;
He said, "Is it hard to decide?
It will not seem hard in Heaven
To have followed the steps of your Guide."
I cast one look at the field,
Then set my face to the town;
He said, "My child, do you yield?
Will you leave the flowers for a crown?"
Then into His hand went mine,
And into my heart came He;
And I will walk in a light Devine,
The path I had feared to see.
George MacDonald
Friday, November 6, 2009
Building Site
Progress on the camp pavilion is painfully slow but the structure is going up little by little everyday. The foundation walls and footings have been laid and the floor leveled. Seventeen teak posts are in the ground. For 
those who may wonder, we don't use teak to be extravagant. We use it because it's strong and it's the locally available building material of choice among the Lozi. Each teak pole costs about $3 USD. The bond beam (they call it a "ring beam" here) is almost finished. It is made up of seventeen beams running horizontally from post to post all around the perimeter of the structure. Four beams still need to be added and then it will be complete. The earth bag wall that separates the kitchen from the showers/bathroom area is almost finished. When we stand on it the bond beam (which is about nine-and-a-half feet up in the air) it is about waist high. One more hard day and I think we'll have it done. After that we will start on teak cross beams. Then teak king posts. Then mopani ridge poles and rafters. The last step before thatching will be to add small sticks called "lats" that will span between rafters and run parallel with the top of the
wall. The bundles of thatch will be tied to the "lats". Vincent, our "foreman", is supposed to have a crew working on the storage room walls of the pavilion so that it will be finished when we get back. He needs monitoring so this could be interesting leaving him alone to manage this part. He's using the traditional Lozi building method called kukangala (adobe mud packed around a stick frame "matrix" - also referred to in England as waddle and daub).
A quick note about Vincent. He is very pleasant to work with. He's responsible, faithful, intuitive and shows initiative. I think he's a keeper. We continue to pray that the Lord will truly save him. It's possible that his heart has already been made new and he is trusting in Christ alone for salvation but just doesn't know how to express it in words.
So the Lord gave us a good gift the other day. Sean and I took Vincent with us to a place between Mwandi and Kazangula to see if we could buy some Mopani poles that I had seen in huge piles on the side of the highway. After driving two-and-a-half hours we were told that the man who owned them was building a lodge in Livingstone and was not willing to s
ell. I was praying and asking the Lord to help my attitude because it seemed that the whole trip was a waste. One of the old women suggested that we try to phone the man and, after a while provided his number. We took the old woman with us to where we could find a network signal. As it turned out we ran into a man who had cut all the trees for the guy building the lodge. He took us way out into the bush (30 more minutes) to his pile of poles out in the forest. He sold them to us for K 5,000 per pole which is about $1 per pole. To put that in perspective... these poles are at least twelve feet long and at least six inches in diameter, the strength of teak and the color of pine. Vincent was shocked at the quality of the wood and the low price. That made us feel pretty good about it. It was also a great testimony for him to see the Lord provide. It was a long day - Twelve h
ours altogether. But it was worth it. We pulled into camp at nine p.m. that night
with 25 poles. Hopefully we can get 50 more from this same guy.
The rains have started but we are praying that we can be moved into this by Christmas! Thank you for continuing to pray.
those who may wonder, we don't use teak to be extravagant. We use it because it's strong and it's the locally available building material of choice among the Lozi. Each teak pole costs about $3 USD. The bond beam (they call it a "ring beam" here) is almost finished. It is made up of seventeen beams running horizontally from post to post all around the perimeter of the structure. Four beams still need to be added and then it will be complete. The earth bag wall that separates the kitchen from the showers/bathroom area is almost finished. When we stand on it the bond beam (which is about nine-and-a-half feet up in the air) it is about waist high. One more hard day and I think we'll have it done. After that we will start on teak cross beams. Then teak king posts. Then mopani ridge poles and rafters. The last step before thatching will be to add small sticks called "lats" that will span between rafters and run parallel with the top of the
wall. The bundles of thatch will be tied to the "lats". Vincent, our "foreman", is supposed to have a crew working on the storage room walls of the pavilion so that it will be finished when we get back. He needs monitoring so this could be interesting leaving him alone to manage this part. He's using the traditional Lozi building method called kukangala (adobe mud packed around a stick frame "matrix" - also referred to in England as waddle and daub).A quick note about Vincent. He is very pleasant to work with. He's responsible, faithful, intuitive and shows initiative. I think he's a keeper. We continue to pray that the Lord will truly save him. It's possible that his heart has already been made new and he is trusting in Christ alone for salvation but just doesn't know how to express it in words.
So the Lord gave us a good gift the other day. Sean and I took Vincent with us to a place between Mwandi and Kazangula to see if we could buy some Mopani poles that I had seen in huge piles on the side of the highway. After driving two-and-a-half hours we were told that the man who owned them was building a lodge in Livingstone and was not willing to s
ell. I was praying and asking the Lord to help my attitude because it seemed that the whole trip was a waste. One of the old women suggested that we try to phone the man and, after a while provided his number. We took the old woman with us to where we could find a network signal. As it turned out we ran into a man who had cut all the trees for the guy building the lodge. He took us way out into the bush (30 more minutes) to his pile of poles out in the forest. He sold them to us for K 5,000 per pole which is about $1 per pole. To put that in perspective... these poles are at least twelve feet long and at least six inches in diameter, the strength of teak and the color of pine. Vincent was shocked at the quality of the wood and the low price. That made us feel pretty good about it. It was also a great testimony for him to see the Lord provide. It was a long day - Twelve h
ours altogether. But it was worth it. We pulled into camp at nine p.m. that nightwith 25 poles. Hopefully we can get 50 more from this same guy.
The rains have started but we are praying that we can be moved into this by Christmas! Thank you for continuing to pray.
Swimming In The Zambezi
During this dry, hot season the Zambezi is very low. One Saturday we decided to head to the river to play on the rocks and swim. Here are some pictures of that day. It was a very realaxing day!
Hunting for crabs.
Hunting for crabs.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Update from "Bush Camp"
Hello! It's been a while since we have updated our blog. We are in Katima, Namibia today shopping for supplies. We have just a few minutes to try to update you. We have been setting up our "bush camp" at Mutemwa Lodge. Here is a small excerpt from a recent update Sean sent out:
Mutemwa is 30 minutes drive from our land (only about 8 miles). The Johnsons have allowed us the use of an inactive tent-camping site about a mile from the lodge. The greatest advantage of this site is the bush-toilet facility. There is a water storage tank on a tower filled from the river by a pump, a real flush toilet, a vanity sink and deep sink for washing dishes, a shower, and a wood-fired water heater (for hot showers!). All of this is a welcome break from hauling water in buckets up our hill from the river, digging our own toilet every 4 days, and sponge baths from a bucket. This makes staying in the bush for weeks at a time much more tolerable for everyone.
In addition to these comforts, Mutemwa camp provides some unique enjoyment of nature. A long, narrow island in the Zambezi, just 40 yards from camp, offers incredible bird-watching opportunities. At night, the hippos are so close that you can hear them blowing bubbles when they come up for air or splashing as they walk along the island grazing. (We've also had monkeys in camp several mornings. Today one took off with one of our citronella candles!)
Please pray for the construction efforts. It's so much more than a building, but a tool that enables us to preach the Gospel more effectively in our area. All the Lozi men who are helping us must begin working in their fields soon. Farming will keep them busy for the next 2 months as the rainy season begins. Pray God would bless the guys each day they work and lots would be accomplished.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support of this ministry to reach the Lozi of Western Zambia with the precious Gospel of Jesus Christ!
This is the back area of the bathroom. The tarp gives us some shade. Underneath is the washing machine, coolers and a deepfreeze run on a large propane bottle.
Just a picture of putting up the shade netting around the shower, toilet and sink area.
Shower.
Morgan said one day, "we should take the table out of the kitchen, bring it up here and have dinner at the table! With candles and mosquito coils in the center!". So, we did just that. Our first candle light dinner in the bush! It was so fun we did it two nights in a row!
A picture of our tent.
This is the front view of the bathroom, shower and toilet. To the side is where we store the generator, deep freeze etc.
The girls doing school.
Nathan sitting in his hammock by the Zambezi, working on school!
Some friends gave us a screen room just before moving to Alabama. We are using it as the kitchen.
Just outside the kitchen we have two water tanks. This water is for cooking and drinking. Once a week the guys drive to a well about 15 minutes down the road and pump water into the tanks.
This is how we heat water for dishes, showers and handwashing. It is called a donkey. Each day on of the boys builds a fire it in and keeps it going. It is just behind the shower area.
For Shannon's birthday we hung a Happy Birthday sign on the front of the tent. Then hung it on Joyce's tent on her b-day.
Morgan and Emily sitting in the back of the truck with their headlamps!
Mutemwa is 30 minutes drive from our land (only about 8 miles). The Johnsons have allowed us the use of an inactive tent-camping site about a mile from the lodge. The greatest advantage of this site is the bush-toilet facility. There is a water storage tank on a tower filled from the river by a pump, a real flush toilet, a vanity sink and deep sink for washing dishes, a shower, and a wood-fired water heater (for hot showers!). All of this is a welcome break from hauling water in buckets up our hill from the river, digging our own toilet every 4 days, and sponge baths from a bucket. This makes staying in the bush for weeks at a time much more tolerable for everyone.
In addition to these comforts, Mutemwa camp provides some unique enjoyment of nature. A long, narrow island in the Zambezi, just 40 yards from camp, offers incredible bird-watching opportunities. At night, the hippos are so close that you can hear them blowing bubbles when they come up for air or splashing as they walk along the island grazing. (We've also had monkeys in camp several mornings. Today one took off with one of our citronella candles!)
Please pray for the construction efforts. It's so much more than a building, but a tool that enables us to preach the Gospel more effectively in our area. All the Lozi men who are helping us must begin working in their fields soon. Farming will keep them busy for the next 2 months as the rainy season begins. Pray God would bless the guys each day they work and lots would be accomplished.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support of this ministry to reach the Lozi of Western Zambia with the precious Gospel of Jesus Christ!
This is the back area of the bathroom. The tarp gives us some shade. Underneath is the washing machine, coolers and a deepfreeze run on a large propane bottle.
Just a picture of putting up the shade netting around the shower, toilet and sink area.
Shower.
Morgan said one day, "we should take the table out of the kitchen, bring it up here and have dinner at the table! With candles and mosquito coils in the center!". So, we did just that. Our first candle light dinner in the bush! It was so fun we did it two nights in a row!
A picture of our tent.
This is the front view of the bathroom, shower and toilet. To the side is where we store the generator, deep freeze etc.
The girls doing school.
Nathan sitting in his hammock by the Zambezi, working on school!
Some friends gave us a screen room just before moving to Alabama. We are using it as the kitchen.
Just outside the kitchen we have two water tanks. This water is for cooking and drinking. Once a week the guys drive to a well about 15 minutes down the road and pump water into the tanks.
This is how we heat water for dishes, showers and handwashing. It is called a donkey. Each day on of the boys builds a fire it in and keeps it going. It is just behind the shower area.
For Shannon's birthday we hung a Happy Birthday sign on the front of the tent. Then hung it on Joyce's tent on her b-day.
Morgan and Emily sitting in the back of the truck with their headlamps!
Monday, September 7, 2009
WATER
As many of you know, we have been having serious issues with water supply this past week. We were told it was a city problem. Here in Livingstone that means it may or may not ever be fixed!! But we have been praying, along with may of you, that God would provide.
Shannon went to the water company again yesterday. There were two Zambians in the "customer service" line who live in our area who had not had water in months! We were thankful that it had not been months for us. Shannon was told that a water truck would come to our neighborhood "soon" to fill our tank. But things are never as easy as they sound!! The"catch" was that we must have our own ladder, pump and hose to get the water from their tank to our tank! They did call to get directions to our house but we never did see the truck. We realized how completely we are dependent upon the Lord and HIM ALONE.
Thank you to all of you who prayed with us and for us ~ asking the Lord to provide water and more importantly ~ the grace to handle having NO water. Yesterday afternoon we realized we were completely out of water. There had been not one drop of city water for almost two days. All our buckets, trash cans, tubs were empty with no way to refill them. Shannon looked at me and said, "I think we need to pray ~ right now." So, in our living room, we got on our knees before the Lord and asked Him to do what only He could do. We asked for water or for wisdom to know where to go get water, trusting Him to provide either way. As we stood up Shannon said, "Well, a lady from church said we could always get water from them, so maybe I'll just go there."
But then we heard an amazing sound! Water was pouring from the outside water tap!!!! It was even running with enough pressure that the tank started to fill!!! For about an hour or so it was a flurry of activity! We praised the Lord while filling every bucket, tub & trash can available!!! We even got baths before bed!!! Below are some pictures of that hour. And no, I did not just stand around taking pictures! I actually got to wash all the dishes and mop all the floors! It gets pretty muddy carrying water through the whole house.
We are praising the Lord for His faithfulness to provide what we need. We have been learning to praise Him for His goodness and faithfulness ~ even with no water. Shannon reminded us of a Piper quote this week that we have been realizing in a deeper way than ever before, it goes something like, "what demonstrates true love for Christ is not gratitude for His gifts, but a glad-hearted zeal to leave all of His good gifts behind just to have Him." Water is certainly a gift from the Lord! I just don't think we realized that until now!
We have also been reminded that as we are dealing with having no physical water, the Lozi are living life with out THE LIVING WATER. How much more are they in need than we are? So we press on to know Him more and share Him with those here in Zambia. The guys left today, with three men from our church here, to teach in the village. Please keep them in your prayers. Hope you enjoy these pictures. Thanks again for praying and for being such an integral part of reaching the Lozi with the precious gospel of Christ!
Morgan had the job of washing out the tubs and getting them ready for baths!
This container is full of water drawn from a boar hole here in town. When we have this water it is Nathan's job to keep all of the drinking water containers in the house filled!
Shannon filing buckets at the outside spicket.
Filling buckets to carry into the house. Shannon wanted to make sure I got a picture of the water tank in the background. We could actually hear it filling!!! Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow ~ especially water this day!!!
This is a quote sent to us for our encouragement from a dear friend at home. It really meant a lot to us this week.
Shannon went to the water company again yesterday. There were two Zambians in the "customer service" line who live in our area who had not had water in months! We were thankful that it had not been months for us. Shannon was told that a water truck would come to our neighborhood "soon" to fill our tank. But things are never as easy as they sound!! The"catch" was that we must have our own ladder, pump and hose to get the water from their tank to our tank! They did call to get directions to our house but we never did see the truck. We realized how completely we are dependent upon the Lord and HIM ALONE.
Thank you to all of you who prayed with us and for us ~ asking the Lord to provide water and more importantly ~ the grace to handle having NO water. Yesterday afternoon we realized we were completely out of water. There had been not one drop of city water for almost two days. All our buckets, trash cans, tubs were empty with no way to refill them. Shannon looked at me and said, "I think we need to pray ~ right now." So, in our living room, we got on our knees before the Lord and asked Him to do what only He could do. We asked for water or for wisdom to know where to go get water, trusting Him to provide either way. As we stood up Shannon said, "Well, a lady from church said we could always get water from them, so maybe I'll just go there."
But then we heard an amazing sound! Water was pouring from the outside water tap!!!! It was even running with enough pressure that the tank started to fill!!! For about an hour or so it was a flurry of activity! We praised the Lord while filling every bucket, tub & trash can available!!! We even got baths before bed!!! Below are some pictures of that hour. And no, I did not just stand around taking pictures! I actually got to wash all the dishes and mop all the floors! It gets pretty muddy carrying water through the whole house.
We are praising the Lord for His faithfulness to provide what we need. We have been learning to praise Him for His goodness and faithfulness ~ even with no water. Shannon reminded us of a Piper quote this week that we have been realizing in a deeper way than ever before, it goes something like, "what demonstrates true love for Christ is not gratitude for His gifts, but a glad-hearted zeal to leave all of His good gifts behind just to have Him." Water is certainly a gift from the Lord! I just don't think we realized that until now!
We have also been reminded that as we are dealing with having no physical water, the Lozi are living life with out THE LIVING WATER. How much more are they in need than we are? So we press on to know Him more and share Him with those here in Zambia. The guys left today, with three men from our church here, to teach in the village. Please keep them in your prayers. Hope you enjoy these pictures. Thanks again for praying and for being such an integral part of reaching the Lozi with the precious gospel of Christ!
Morgan had the job of washing out the tubs and getting them ready for baths!
This container is full of water drawn from a boar hole here in town. When we have this water it is Nathan's job to keep all of the drinking water containers in the house filled!
Shannon filing buckets at the outside spicket.
Filling buckets to carry into the house. Shannon wanted to make sure I got a picture of the water tank in the background. We could actually hear it filling!!! Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow ~ especially water this day!!!
This is a quote sent to us for our encouragement from a dear friend at home. It really meant a lot to us this week.
As long as we live, new trials will be needful. It is not that the Lord delights in grieving us and putting us to pain; on the contrary, He rejoices in the prosperity of His servants. No, it is not for His pleasure, but for our profit, that we may be made partakers of His holiness!
Perhaps you may have observed a bird, in a hedge, or upon the boughs of a tree; if you disturb it, it will move a little higher and thus you may make it change its place three or four times. But if it finds, after a few trials, that you continue to follow it, it takes wing at last and flies away!
Thus it is with us! When the Lord drives us from one creature-rest, we immediately perch upon another! But He will not allow us to stay long upon any. At length, like the bird, we are sensible that we can have no safety or stable peace below! Then our hearts take flight and soar heavenwards, and we are taught by His grace to place our treasure and affections out of the reach of earthly vanities. So far as this end is accomplished, we have reason to be thankful and say, happy rod--that brought me nearer to my God!
-- John Newton
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Zambia Reformed Conference, Lusaka
We were so grateful for the opportunity to go to the Zambia Reformed Conference this year in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. This marked the 20th year for this conference. We really enjoyed being able to meet quite a few HeartCry missionaries. Here are just a few pictures. 
Sam and Melly, missionaries to Kenya
Percy and Betty, missionaries in Malawi.
Meeting with the HeartCry Missionaries attending the conference. This was good time of fellowship and prayer. We have been praying for these brothers and sisters and it was such a blessing to finally meet them in person. We hope to have more time together with them in the days and years ahead.
Sam and Melly, missionaries to Kenya
Percy and Betty, missionaries in Malawi.
Meeting with the HeartCry Missionaries attending the conference. This was good time of fellowship and prayer. We have been praying for these brothers and sisters and it was such a blessing to finally meet them in person. We hope to have more time together with them in the days and years ahead.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Morgan's 10th Birthday!
We celebrated Morgan's tenth birthday in Lusaka. Before leaving we made a chocolate cake, with chocolate frosting and chocolate chips! Chocolate chips from HOME! Very YUMMY!
The Lord really blessed us with staying at a lodge that had not one, but TWO swimming pools! Morgan had a great time swimming on her birthday! What a treat from the Lord!
Morgan requested we eat lunch at Debonaire's Pizza. She and Emily shared a cheesy "pepperoni" pizza. She calls it pepperoni but it is really salami!
Morgan really wanted to visit a pet store. But since we didn't know of any we went to a veternarian's place. Dr. Liza was recommended to us by some fellow missionaries here. She let us walk around and look at all the dogs waiting for homes. Morgan is hoping to get a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy very soon. Dr. Liza says this is the best dog to have in the bush! We'll see!
Thanks to all of you who sent gifts/cards/emails. Morgan had a great day!
Happy Birthday Morgan!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Loading Thatch
Dave and Jessica Bonvillian came to spend some time with us this last week. It was a blessing to see them. We were only able to get in one teaching session in Vincent's village because, as you can see by the pictures, we were interrupted by other plans (this is the way things go here in Zambia!).
After we arrived at our campsite, our friend Dominic informed us that the people from the village across the river were delivering the grass bundles in their mukolos (canoes) to the village of Mutanda on our side and that we needed to go and fetch them quickly because they were waiting. Oh dear.
So we dropped
everything, sent a hasty text message to our friend Gavin Johnson and asked him if we could borrow a trailer. He was very gracious in lending us a spare boat trailer which we rigged (and I do mean "rigged"!) to carry three loads of 4-inch-thick, long grass bundles (600 bundles t
otal). It was pretty funny because the trailer was designed for boats, not bundles of grass. It reminded me of some kind of team building exercise - a design your own hauling trailer competition! We changed our design three times and the by the very end of the second day, we got it right!So what's up with all the grass you may ask? Well, this is what we will use to build the thatch roof on our base camp pavilion. A camp pavilion is a shelter (like the kind you see at state park
campgrounds), that will house a kitchen, bathroom, and storage for each of the twofamilies. We will u
se this pavilion the whole time we are building our permanent homes. Then it will be for guests and teams to use when they come to visit.We submitted to the Lord's change of plans over the next two days and it felt good to take the first real step to getting established out in the bush. We are hoping to have the pavilion finished before the rains begin at the end of October. Then we can stay for longer periods of time and really devote our time and energy to learning Lozi!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Trip to Sioma, Zambia
This past week we spent in the home of IMB missionaries, Danieland Sky Scott. We had an amazing week! What a blessing from theLord! We worked on learning some Lozi using a method called PILAT. Aunt Sky gave Morgan some piano lessons! We took several boat rides, swam in the Lumbe River, took the boat up river to see Ngonye Falls, sat on the deck overlooking the Zambezi and enjoyed sweet fellowship with a brother and sister in the Lord! Here are a few pictures.
Nathan and Shannon at Ngonye Falls. These falls are horseshoe shaped and are very beautiful. The river actually flows under the rock on on either side of the falls.
Nathan and Shannon climbing down the rocks to get closer to the Falls!!! They had a blast!!
The walk from where we parked the boat to the Falls took us about half an hour. Some of the way was very rocky. Quite an adventure for a 9 year old!!
Both Reece families at the Falls.
Piano lessons with Aunt Sky. Morgan was SO excited! It really gave her a boost to get back into practicing each day. Sky has a degree in piano! What an unexpected blessing from the Lord!
Dinner at Mutewma Lodge with the Johnson Family. Shan is a year older than Morgan and Kayla is a year younger. They also have a daughter, Tammy, who is four. They served us dinner around the campfire. Each table had its own tablecloth, candle and place setting. It was such a fun atmosphere and the fellowship so sweet! You can see more pictures of the lodge at their website
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