First the good news! Sherry is better! The fever broke late last week, but it fluctuated up and down for several days. It has stabilised and she is up and moving around – albeit it slowly. The doctor told her to take it easy for the next week… so she goes to her office at the Christian Resource Centre as per usual and does the scoring of the courses for the Bible Correspondence School, prepares for her youth lessons, meets with those who come in with questions and attends to the bookkeeping of the various ministries we have. Does that sound like "taking it easy"? Hmmm I didn't think so, but she tells me that she doesn't get up from her desk unless she needs to do so. Thanks for your prayers. Please continue as her strength increases.
We had a few water "issues" at the Lighthouse Children's Home last week. The shower fixture in the boys' bathroom was leaking so I bought a new fixture. The "plumber" (notice the punctuation) left it with a leak so one of the boys decided to "fix it." The hot water handle snapped off into his hand so I had to buy another fixture. After the "plumber" left for the second time there were even bigger leaks so I contacted the water company and asked one of their plumbers to come in today. I also warned the boys not to "fix" things without my permission – and permission is denied. It is always interesting to note that boys around the world are still "boys." Hopefully the plumber will be able to correct the problem today.
This coming Sunday Sherry and I will be on "split duty" as I go out to Kafubu Block to teach and preach while she attends a service being held in the Christian Resource Centre as one of the churches in town uses our baptistry tank so several new believers can follow the Lord's command to be baptised. The water in the streams is very low and muddy so the church leaders contacted me to see if the facility was available. Of course, it is and we have just repainted the washrooms and baptistry tank last week so it is ready to be used. It is always encouraging when churches are growing and new believers are being added to the Kingdom of God.
We want to remind you that school exams begin in a few days and several of the children at the Lighthouse Children's Home will be taking these exams. Nancy, our 18-year-old ninth grader, is getting more anxious She says she is confident of passing, but there is still a lot of pressure. The boys, Shadreck and Dickson, are less confident though they promise us that they will "at least pass." Please pray for these the other students in school exams here. All grade 7, grade 9 and grade 12 pupils country wide are taking the exams.
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Together in His Service,
