1 year

This week has been one of those weeks where we have all just taken account of this last year. We reached our one year in South Africa yesterday! Wow! It is amazing to me that we have actually been here a full year.

Here are a couple of my thoughts. It feels like yesterday we were called and started praying about going. God provided in such huge ways and confirmed His call at every turn. I still cant believe we sold/gave away everything we owned. It's a long time to be away from family, sure wish they would consider visiting. Humbled that for an entire year friends, family and our precious church have supported us! Humbled even more that you are still supporting us!

How life has changed: We just had a baby... never thought that would happen. Really happy we just had a baby, she sure is cute! My whole family is in love with Kommetjie, South Africa. We moved to Durban and then to Cape Town. God has led us in all sorts of directions we weren't expecting. God has blown us away by following His will and not ours. People have been saved, clothed and fed because the Lord chose to use the week and foolish things in the World (us). We have learned that we dont need what we thought we need, we have also learned to live with much less and be perfectly happy with that. We are still expectant that God has big things and little things on the horizon and excited He still wants to use us! We have met some really wonderful people that we would have never met before. We have seen poverty!!! Real poverty!!! We have seen hungry people!!! Real hungry people!!! We have seen disease and death!!! We have seen neglected children!!! We pray a lot more than we used too! We love each other more than we used to and hug and kiss each other more! We have served as a family and that is priceless!

Totally thankful for the Lord for taking us on this wild ride. He is so good. I would encourage you to listen to His call for you, and to follow it wholeheartedly even if it doesn't make sense to others. It is not about what people want from you but what the Lord desires of you. Go and make disciples my friends!!! You will not be disappointed.

Blessings,

Andrea