We have had a good week. The MCH building is moving along. They have plastered the inside and are now working on the ceiling. Its a good thing because the scanner is on a boat and should be landing in Mombasa on about the 24th. We hope it will only take about 2 weeks to clear customs (Pray for this one)!
Trevor's physics class had an egg drop assignment this past week. We went up on Monday night and watched about 30-40 eggs be destroyed or saved! The object was to have the egg survive, but you got extra points if the egg survived and then rolled out onto the ground (whole of course). Trevor's Egg Savor-Inator did just that! His was a "catcher" where the egg was dropped freely into it. It did its job and the egg landed safely and then rolled right out onto the ground - Good little Egg!
Dropping the egg into the Savor-Inator!
Trevor and his friend Chris with the saved egg.
Just after we took this last picture, Chris wanted to see how the Savor-Inator worked and said, "Oh, so the egg just goes in here?" And proceeded to drop the egg into the top whole while holding the box this high. Do you think the egg rolled out and landed safely on the ground? No, it made a mess right at his feet! He understood the principle after that!
I had a close encounter with a Baboon this past week. We were at a friend's house with the ladies outside on the porch. We were praying and I was sitting closest to the yard. I heard something behind me and looked and there was this huge baboon standing there not 10 feet away! I jumped up and this scared him enough so that he walked away. The big ones are bold enough that they really don't run from you. They hold their ground or walk away. They say that they are not afraid of the women at all and they know if you are wearing a skirt you are a woman! I think it is more from the smell. They will usually avoid the men though. So, when I walk, I take a stick along and just by swinging that, they usually stay far enough back. I don't really want to be much closer to one then that!
Sallie wanted me to put this picture on the blog this week:
It was her breakfast last Wed. She just thought it was really pretty and healthy!
Sallie also did her hair in curls this week. Here are some before and after pictures:
Scary!
Cuteness!
I have told you about communications and how difficult they are here. That statement has several aspects. Most of the time, it is about the words and how they are perceived. But sometimes it is just about the connections! Here is a picture of Jim trying to get a good connection:
Oh, the things he will do to get the job done! Here is another rare sight of Jim. I got him twice this week!
At our ladies bible study this past week, we talked about suffering and why it happens. God never promised that we would not suffer. Quite the opposite! Philippians 1:29 says,
29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him, NIV
People don't come to God for the promise of prosperity. They come to God for the promise of His Love.
1 John 4:7-8
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
NIV
I picture God as a bucket full of water and that water is love (on a macro scale). It is not full of rocks or sand where there are gaps or holes in the matter that is in the bucket. It is complete and utter Love. And that love spills out over humanity. When we choose to follow Him, we are accepting that He will love us and from that we can show that love to others. Picture the opposite of the spectrum: Someone in a gang or that is just plain evil. There is no love for anything (including him or herself). If the heart is full of evil (devoid of love) that is what the person will be like. Letting God in to love you will let you know what that is like and then you will want to show that love to others. I recently have thought of Love and Evil like cold and heat. (I got this from some forward in my email)! Cold does not really exist. It is just the absence of heat. The measurement of cold is really just a measure of how much heat is present. Love and evil are the same. There is no such thing as evil, it is really just the absence of love. As you take away the love (just as if you remove heat) the evil presents itself (just as it starts to feel cold). I like to think of it this way, because we are beings created by God, and as you take away the love that he has for us (or reject the love) other things begin to fill the gap. This is not to say that those who love God are perfect. Far from it. It is just to say that "our bucket" is being filled even though it has a hole in it because of our humanity!
Take care and write when you can.
We sure appreciate everything you do for us!
In His Hands,
Jullie T.
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