We are leaving for the village again, we probably won’t be back with internet till the Fall. Our 6 weeks out in the town we were able to get everything on the list for our supplies. We even got a small washer machine that will come out on a cargo flight sometime in the future. It will run off of our solar system and help tremendously.
These next three months will be the rainy season, so we pray that the weather will be good on our travel day. We also pray that the Lords will, will be done and He will see fit to save His people.
Journal entry , April 13,2023
This morning Caleb and Elijah left for a trip to go down river to another one of our villages. It is the first time Elijah has gone with Caleb and I have been left alone with Bella in the village. It poured all morning I prayed for them throughout the day . I always get concerned about many things. Bella and I had a very peaceful day. We were able to get a lot of house chores done. Washing mold, cleaning windows, vacuuming, and changing sheets. I also tried to make it a fun day for her by watching movies and eating popcorn. We had pizza for dinner and she wanted Jell-O for dessert. I’m so thankful that I can talk to my in-laws on the short-wave radio. When they’re in the village we can cell call each other through our radios. Just nice not feeling so alone. Around 5 o’clock one of the younger men came up to tell me that his brother was in excruciating pain in his stomach since 2pm. When I got down to the house it seems like he was in a lot of pain and his skin had went more like a yellow color. I was concerned that it could’ve been appendicitis but as I checked he said the pain was on the side and up into his chest going by his heart. I asked him what he had eaten and he said some kind of fruit in the afternoon my only thought that I could help him at that time was to give him activated charcoal. I gave him a healthy dose of activated charcoal in a cup of water he drank it down and in about 20 minutes later he seemed to be OK.
I really don’t know what caused the pain or what was the true problem but I totally recommend activated charcoal for all stomach issues we live for it in our house. We continued through the night with our handy dandy protector, Jersey and prayed for Elijah and Caleb to have a safe return home tomorrow. Can’t wait to hear what they were able to accomplish and if anyone came to hear Gods word.
April 14th
The boys arrived home around noon, much earlier then expected. Elijah said he had a blast and brought a little bag full of “treasures” he found from the old lumber camp that left in 2019. Originally they were going to stay with a family from Moka who has a house there, but since it was overgrown from being vacant for a few months the police man said they could stay in the old police barracks. Elijah thought that was epic and enjoyed being with his dad. Caleb was able to preach 2x while there. The first night and then the morning after. He said they started the meeting off with singing which most nationals love. At first there was only like 2 people at the beginning but by the time he got to the preaching there was a crowd of around 40. He preached from Luke 10:21-22 , he was also able to hand out that same passage that he translated so they could read it in their own Language. It was a great visit and we pray that the Lord would use his word to save people.
Bella and I had a great time together and I was very thankful for the one on one time with her.
So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.
