6 months and counting

We have been "in country" for a little over six months and I had my 6 mo review with the Tidwells and Wilcoxes. I guess I passed because I am still here! On one hand I can't believe it has been that long and on the other it feels like we have been here for years....kinda weird.




                                                                           

Generous donations have been made to purchase livestock for New Day. We now have 8 rabbits, 3 goats, 23 chickens and 1 cow. Oh, I almost forgot. 1 duck...sorry Sherry. We have been busy building pens and a small swimming hole for the duck. I am waiting with baited breath to see Blu milk Martha. (our cow) She is due to calve the middle of next month. The goats, rabbits and Nala....my cat are also PG so we will have babies running
around every where in a few months. Just in time for the hotest months of the year.

Speaking of warming up. The weather has been nice but it is getting hot in the afternoon. Pretty soon it will be 100 plus with no AC. Can't wait. ;)  There are 3 seasons in Zambia cool and dry, which we are coming out of, hot and dry, hot and wet. It rains six months out of the year and there is 0 rain the other six months.

                                   Thorn bushes i thought were dead




The kids are great! They are learning to take care of the livestock. Some day in the future they will be in charge of caring for everything. They are growing like the proverbial weed. They are so different. SiSi is very shy and really doesn't like to be hugged much. Muchoni is a sensitive leader. Francis, a quiet thinker. He looks at something and you can almost hear him thinking...."How can I take this thing apart?"  The two newest children, Joeseph and Christina are doing great and are learning English. Christina calls me Uncle Debbie which is funny enough but she calls Darbi Uncle Debbie too. Darbi, Debbie. They do sound alike. Then there is our DIVA...Axer. ...nuff said.  Please pray for each one of our kids. They love to be loved and we love to love them but they need more than us. They need Jesus.

                                  Axer and Christina gathering eggs