Two Weeks! - ALREADY!!

It is so hard for me to believe that we have already had our feet on African soil for 2 weeks.  The old saying “time flies” is true even on another continent!   These 2 weeks have been a blur but we are making steady progress of becoming settled Batswana (that’s how you spell it when talking about the people).  By the Grace of GOD we finished all necessary paperwork for work/resident permits, we secured necessary documents and had our container released from customs, we finished and turned in all necessary paperwork for medical aid (insurance as we know it), we signed a 2 year lease on a home, and we have begun to collect the necessary items for our home.  This list seems small but has been quite a major feat working at different pace than in America.  


As I reread the above list it makes me very grateful! Grateful that God is in all of the details of our lives.  Grateful that He knew we would need help and placed us in the home with Jeff and April for 3 weeks.  They have been invaluable to us.  They have driven us all over town, taken us to appointments, given us endless hours of advice (they experienced by trial and error) cooked and cleaned, and have even taken care of our kids so we could do whatever was necessary.  Grateful that He placed us with a church that has church vans and they have allowed us to drive one until we get a vehicle.  Grateful that He created my children with “go with the flow” attitudes.  They have all done so well not really knowing who, what, when or where anything was happening!  They are all “troopers” created by the master potter for such a time as this.  Please continue to pray for all of our boys as we make Botswana our home.  Grateful that God is at work all over this great big earth drawing people to Himself and grateful that He allows me to be His hands and feet.
We love you all and thank you for your continued prayers and support.  TONYA