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Another beautiful African sky and a few ramblings.

Currently enjoying:

Our new fridge. MAF have bought us a new fridge so that we can sell our old one. It is huge and has a cool ice dispenser. We will only have it for a few weeks before we leave as it is really for the next family that come, but for now we are enjoying it.

Our car, I love our car, sadly we will have to say goodbye to that too. But I love the fact it will do almost anything I want, drive through huge ditches, on it's side (almost), through
water ; I can throw it about all over the place on all sorts of roads (or not really roads) with no problem. It has to be our best car ever, so far, I will be sad to see it go.

Our women's bible study, we are currently looking at Ruth.

Going out for dinner a lot. Daniel is spending a few days in Dar this week. So far I have only had to eat breakfast at home! You can't beat MAF hospitality and great supportive friends.

My children. It is so nice to have slightly older children who you can chat with and play games with.

Having a bath. Finally after about a year, the water pressure has been fixed on our bath so you can fill it up and have a hot bath. Before, the pressure was so low that by the time the bath was full enough the water was cold. (We do have a shower, in case you thought we hadn't washed for a year!)

Currently Reading:

Just finished 'The Lineage of Grace' by Francine Rivers. Amazing book about 5 women in the bible. I highly recommend it, it really brings the stories alive and makes you want to go back and read them again in the bible.

Currently watching: Just finished season 5 of Lost, how weired was that! Just waiting for the last season to be sold in town, probably next week!

James May's 'Toy Stories'- Josh is loving this DVD about silly adventures and feats of engineering with different toys.

Currently not enjoying:

The madness in town. 'They' decided to shut the main roundabout in town for repairs. It is the main intersection and the only way to cross the railway. We have to cross the railway to get to school, so we have spent the last week learning all the back routes to school. Unfortunately so has everybody else. There are no diversions signs, it is an everyman for himself system. This involves people driving all over the pavement, until the police stopped us doing that and now we have to drive on very bumpy tracks behind the market. Needless to say it is absolute chaos every morning, as no one gives way to anyone else, and there is so much dust you can't see where you are driving. Add to all the big cars, huge lorries, minibuses, bikes, people, push carts, cows and that is the drive to school. I have been stuck many times in absolute gridlock and there have been lots of accidents and 1 death that I know of. Please pray for safety when driving and give thanks that I have not hit anybody yet and nobody had hit me.

Currently praying for:
A smooth transition to Kenya for us and the kids. That Daniel will be able to do a good hand over to the next guy who is coming in July. Daniel is pretty busy at the moment but our neighbour who had just returned form New Zealand after 5 months away, said she had never seen Daniel looking so well!

Currently working on projects: Packing up the house and selling lots of stuff, but also trying to keep the house not looking too empty so it doesn't unsettle the kids.

Currently wishing for:
Still, nice chicken, but hopefully we will be able to get that in Kenya.

Currently learning:
To trust God, no matter what. Not something I enjoy learning, but I guess fairly fundamental.

Verse of the week.
"If only you would prepare your heart and lift up your hands to him in prayer. Get rid of your sins and leave all iniquity behind you. Then your face will brighten in innocence. You will be strong and free from fear. You will forget your misery. It will all be gone like water under a bridge. Your life will be brighter than the nooday. Any darkenss will be as bright morning. You will have courage because you have hope. You will be protected and will rest in safety. You will lie down unafraid and many will look to you for help. Job 11 v 13 -19