August/September 2008

Meg and Anna came to visit us for three weeks each, overlapping two of the weeks. It's been a lot of fun having them here although we haven't seen the sun a lot (a real trial for Meg coming from Tanzania) so haven't been able to do some other things we have enjoyed in the past. Anna had a really busy summer directing Chattanooga Sport Ministry--an outreach to innercity middle school girls so came home really tired. I found her like this one of her first days here... We had fun celebrating Meg's birthday a month late. Anna and I decided to make a cake shaped like flip flops since that's about all Meg wears in Dar es Salaam where she works.

The first week both Meg and Anna were here we had Holiday Bible Club. It was nice to have them here to help as they wanted. But it was also just a lot of fun for Paul and I as we both worked with the kids. We averaged around 50 kids this year with only 8 kids from our church (which is about all the kids we have). Most of the kids come from the neighborhood and many don't know Jesus as their Savior.

The next week we stayed in a self-catering cottage near Cambridge, taking our bikes with the hope that the sun would shine and we could ride around, seeing the sights. It rained most of the week so we ended up doing a little walking, a little biking, and driving. We saw some interesting stuff and also had a good time just staying at the cottage playing games or going on short walks from there. Here's a few pics from our time there.

Anna leaves in a few days and Meg a few days later... the comings and goings involved in missionary life. We love having the kids come and are always sad when they have to go. Hopefully, at least Anna can come again for Christmas and maybe even Meg. That would be wonderful!