One month away!!!

We can’t believe we have been at the MLC for over a month now! The time has just flown by since we’ve been here. And in one month from today we will be on a plane heading towards Mozambique! It’s craziness! We’ve been praying, thinking, and talking about this for so long and it’s amazing to think we are only one month away from leaving!

The MLC has been going good. We are still busy as ever and it doesn’t look like it will be slowing down any time soon. Last week we had security training which was kind of stressful but really good to learn. We’ll have to tell you all (or y’all as some would say) about it sometime. We were also taught how to teach Bible stories chronologically. This was really cool because it requires us to memorize large chunks of Scripture. The reason we have been taught this technique is because some of the people we will be working with are illiterate. So this way they will be able to hear the stories of the Word and hopefully put them to memory. We’re really excited about this! Another thing we learned about this past week was the persecuted church. They told some incredible stories of how God is working around the world! They have encouraged us by showing us from the Bible how normal persecution is. In America, we are not accustomed to persecution to the extent of giving our lives for the gospel or living in fear of the government coming to put us in jail for our faith. It just seems like American Christianity is so different from what the rest of the world faces.



Hopefully, everyone had a good Easter! We had a good time on Easter even though we did miss our families. However, thanks to Jenni’s mom we were still able to do a little Easter egg hunt of our own in our tiny apartment. We also have enjoyed the abundance of yummy Easter candy! We were very much taken care of by friends and family! Thanks! Also we were able to attend a sunrise service here which was really cool. The director of orientation led us in the Word and it was a beautiful morning! We loved it, despite having to get up so early!
Jenni made sugar cookies for everyone here…she really missed her Kitchen Aid, but thank goodness her mom sent a small mixer in the mail. This helped to save some time and muscle. I guess this is one adjustment we are learning early to make since we can’t take our Kitchen Aid to Africa!! Our Easter dinner was not the traditional ham, but we did partake in a wonderful Mexican dinner consisting of tacos, rice, and beans!

Well, we only have 2 ½ weeks left and then we’ll be back in the SLC. Please continue to pray for us as we finish up. Pray for our Visa…we still do not have one. It is a very complicated process to get into the country. Pray that God would work out the details and that we would rest in Him and His perfect timing. Pray that we would walk closely with God and that we would be renewed continuously in our walk with Him. Pray that we would not neglect the disciplines of the Christian faith. Thanks for praying for us! We love you all!