Life in Fort Portal

We are enjoying our new life in Fort Portal and are learning new things daily.

Specifically, we have learned:
-not take for granted when we have power and rejoice when the power is on and praise God when we can have a hot shower a few days in a row!
-to appreciate washers and dryers more than ever and are thankful when the internet is up & running (after days & days of working to get it set up)
-that we are amazed when something actually works the first time
-that finding parts to appliances and other household items is nearly impossible here

Aimee Jo has been setting up our home, cooking meals, and taking care of Anaiah. She LOVES being a stay-at-home mom. She's been attending the ladies Bible study on Saturdays, which Cheryl is teaching on the book of Acts. It has been good for her to study and pray with the ladies from church.

Andrew has been busy with accountability meetings, Bible studies, community service, fire fighting training, hospital visits and other ministry opportunities that arise. He is learning about how to minister in this place, which is so different from ministering in America. He is speaking the truth and is always praying for those he is helping.

Anaiah is growing and learning everyday. She brings much joy to us with her smile and slobbery kisses. She makes us laugh and amazes us with her new found abilities. And the most adorable thing is her singing and dancing during praise time at church--it's GREAT! She continues to stay strong & healthy, which we are most thankful for.

We miss our families & friends very much, which is to be expected. We allow ourselves to feel sad, cry, and pray to God for comfort & peace, and then press on.

All in all, things are going well.

God is Good...all the time...all the time...GOD IS GOOD!!

Moving In

No, our container is not yet in Fort Portal, but we are going to move into our house this week! YAY!

Since there is aleady furniture in the house, and Jeff & Cheryl will let us borrow the pots and pans from Faith Quest, we are going to get out of their space, and move into our own!

Even though the kitchen will be pretty bare, it will be fun to do our own grocery shopping and see what exciting meals we can come up with!

I (Aimee Jo) am excited to begin moving things into their correct rooms, even if they won't have a place yet.

Cheryl, the Cash kids, Anaiah and I walked over to our house on Saturday and I was very excited to see that the painting is finished! It looks really good, and I'll post pictures soon. We have a purple bathroom for guests, yellow in the kitchen & Anaiah's room, tan in the living/dining/guest room, and blue in the hallway bathroom. It looks really good and I am happy with how the colors came out. Andrew and I (okay, who am I kidding, it will be all Andrew) will need to add one coat of purple in the bathroom, because the painters didn't have enough to finish the 2nd coat. Also, if we want our room and bathroom done, we'll have to do that at a later time. But for now, I am just thrilled to move in and thankful that we found good painters at a decent price to do the job.

We'll keep you posted and share pictures soon!

Home Sweet Home

We are pleased to announce that we have found a home in Fort Portal! YAY!!!

We are feeling quite elated and Aimee Jo is having fun picking paint colors for the different rooms, while Andrew is focused on the repairs and other boring, yet important things! :) It is an older home in town, but it is in good condition and in a great location. Two houses down from the Cashes!

It is a lot of house for us, but it gives us growing room, which is nice, and we got it for the same price as some other smaller homes in town. It's a four bedroom, three bath house, which includes the guest room and guest bath. There is a pantry/laundry room, a nice kitchen (good size for a house here), a living room, and a nice wrap around porch. The garage was also converted into a room, and we are planning to use that as a school room in the future. There are also outside rooms that we envision as office space for the church. So, the house is more than just a home.

We are excited to have our own place and establish family life as a group of three. We've not had our own home since May of 2006, so it will feel very weird at first, but I'm sure that we'll adjust quickly.

Well, enough about that...here's the good stuff:

Front of the house

Driveway and patio above the school room

The living room

One of the bedrooms

Our little dining room

Our little kitchen

View of the yard

Anaiah Likes it :)

Our family and the mission have been blessed.

Thanks for praying!!! God is good.