New Couples On Staff!

This week has brought the much anticipated arrival of two new couples who have joined our staff. We are so excited to welcome them and have been helping prepare their new place to stay, which is with us. We are all staying at the house formerly known as the girls transition house, since we won't be having that program again this year.

We went to the orphanage yesterday to play with the kids. School has started again so they were all there, it was a much different experience than going there over the summer when so many were at home.

We were welcomed by a huge crowd of kids and had so many hugs and kisses we felt like celebrities. The kids really missed us over the summer as we were away at camps. Here are Rebecca and Haley hanging out with some of the kids.

And here is Steven, the one with the red hair, Haley's husband and one of my two new guys on staff. I hope you can understand how exciting it is to have two more guys after I've been the only one on staff for two years. Let's just say I'm really, really happy!

Here are Josh and Missy, the other new couple. We go way back with them to our long summer here in 2008. They were interns then and we got to work with them at camp.

God has truly answered our prayers by sending these great new couples here to work with us. We are looking forward to getting to know them better. God has provided for each of them as they raised their support and prepared to come here. He brought them both here at the same time which is really neat. They will be great editions to our staff. Please pray that God will bless their transition here and bless them especially as they start language lessons soon.

This week we will be also be finding out what our fall program will be like. We know already that we will be working more in our southern location which is where we feel there is a revival coming. Please pray that God will lead us in all of our planning and that he will bless us with another fruitful year. We have already put the word out that we are looking for an apartment there, please pray that God will provide just the right one.