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March 31,2009 Hi to everyone! We are in Lesotho, Africa and God is REALLY GOOD! We had absolutely NO difficulties in our travel and even arrived with all 23 pieces of luggage and bags. We arrived at he airport in Jo'Burg and were welcomed by the Dial family. They had signs made and gave all us girls beauftiful flowers. They are a precious family and have taken such good care of us. We then went to the Baptist mission in Jo'Burg for rest and more orientation. Jimmy has taken his driving lessons and we are still alive! He is doing a great job...the only problem he has is that every time he wants to put the turn signal on he turns on the windshield wipers. (they are on opposite sides of the steering wheel here) The girls love it! Today we go to the embassy and apply for our VISA. Please pray that all goes well. We will be here about 2 weeks at "Melvin's Place" I love Melvin. We will then go to Jo'Burg for a week of meetings and then fly to Zambia for cultural orientation. God has confirmed over and over again that this is exactly where we should be. When we were about to cross the border into Lesotho, Alan stopped and we all got out of our cars. Looking over the city of Maseru, we were overwhelmed with God's plan and His provision. He has been so faithful. He has provided for all our needs. He continues to speak to our hearts about the Basotho. You would not believe the beauty of this place. We have met many missionaries since we have been here. They are all full of grace and kindness. They have a passion for the job that God has called them to. We had dinner last night with Larry and Sally Pepper. They are the newest members of our team,next to us. He is the new director for the Lesotho Flying Doctors. This week Jimmy and I are going to fly with Mission Aviation Fellowship over the mountains of Lesotho. My heart beats really fast just thinking about that. I can't wait! Well, I wish had
more time to write,but need to get. We are safe, rested, healthy, and
full of joy. We miss you all very much, but know that this is what God
requires of us for this time in our life. We look forward to some of
you coming to Lesotho and helping us share the message of Jesus in the
mountains. Please continue to pray for Love to all, Jim and Teresa...and girls
PS-Your Lottie Moon dollars have accomplished so many amazing things! Keep giving!
March 16,2009 Hi to All of You, In 10 days we will board our plane headed for Africa. There are a few things that we would really like for you to pray with us about. We cannot do the things that God has called us to do without all of you praying. We can't wait until we get to Lesotho and can actually send you a note from there. Please pray for the following things: 1. This Thursday we have our last "big" project. We will be going to Washington DC for our evangelism emphasis. We were asked to identfiy a people group to focus on and our team has chosen the Ethiopian people. Washington has actually been called "Little Ethiopia" because of the large population living there. We will prayerwalk the city and try to find people that we can share Christ with. Please pray that God opens the necessary doors, that we will bold in our witness, and that He will receive the glory for our efforts. 2. We leave the ILC next Thursday morning for Richmond Airport. Our plane leaves at 12:26pm. Please pray that our travel will be safe, that we will have no trouble clearing immigration and security, and that all of our bags arrive when we do. Our flight from here to Detroit willl be 3 hours then to Amsterdam will be about 8 hours. From Amsterdam to Jo'Berg is a 10 hour flight. Pray that our girls will make it without any issues. (us too) 3. We will be in Jo'Berg for 3 days learning how to drive on the opposite side of the road, we will receive more orientation (pray that our saturated brains can absorb it) and will do our embassy stuff. 4. Pray for us as we move into a Bed and Breakfast in Maseru with a man named Melvin. 5. Finally, pray that we stay healthy. There has been SO much sickness floating around the quads and fortunately we haven't had any real sickness yet. Doug-did you ever send Deb T your newsletter list from Watson Chapel? Please give our love to all of the people that have been praying for our family so faithfully. We are thankful that God has chosen you to go to the Maluti Mountains alongside of the Floras. Jim, Teresa, Gracie, Anna, and Rebekah Jim and Teresa Flora Headed for Lesotho
Going Only 3 more weeks and we are on our way to Africa! It is hard to believe that all of our "waiting" is about to come to an end. We will then begin the next part of the journey that will lead us to Mokhotlong, Lesotho and the Basotho people. We have a few more things to learn before we leave Richmond-
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Please continue to pray for our family as we adjust. . . Our Person of Peace in the village of Mokhotlong Spiritual Awakening among the Basotho Safe travel to Lesotho LANGUAGE LEARNING! African Hospitality Africans are honored to have visitors at any time of the day or night. No prearranged time is set, no calendars or watches are consulted, no excuses are made for being too busy. African Saying Americans keep time. Africans make time. Praise Just a few more weeks until Africa!
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