A quick update

Sorry it has been a while since I have updated,but it has been non-stop action here with little time to catch our breath.  Let me summarize the end of December and January.  Christmas was not as merry as we would have liked, because William was sick and Lisa was still suffering some from morning (all-day) sickness of the pregnancy.  But it was nice in that we quietly celebrated this happy occasion with just our family.  Thank you for all your prayers as we celebrated our first Christmas away from family and friends.  also thank you to those that sent us cards, care-packages, e-mails and phone calls.  WE HAVE VONAGE- IT IS A SHREVEPORT NUMBER!! Ask us for the number if you want it.

On New Year’s Eve we heard that our crates had arrived in country 2 weeks early and we were waiting for them to arrive!! The next week they arrived at our house, but we did not know they were on the way here.  We were a little unprepared but we had lots of help from a few friends.  We spent the next week trying to get things unpacked and finding a home for everything, which we are STILL trying to do.  That next weekend our teammates arrived in country, and then they arrived later that week in town after an adventurous trip down.   We took a week off from language to help orient our new team members, and Mariama suffered from a stomach illness but is now feeling much better.  She has learned to not drink the water here, and that includes the bath water.  This last week found us back in language full force as we prepare for our approaching language evaluations.  

That is a short, quick glimpse of our lives this past month.  So what is going on in your life??