Caution: May Contain Nuts

It has been a crazy couple of months, to say the least! Each day has had its joys (read: coffee) and frustrations (read: learning to operate with two small children). At the end of April I had my first whole week alone with both kids. I wasn’t sure how that would go. I had visions in my head of temper tantrums, big messes, and lots of screaming. And I figured Monica would cause some problems too. I was surprised and exceptionally blessed, however, as both children were easy going and well behaved. (I didn’t throw a tantrum once. I’m quite proud of myself.) ; ) We actually enjoyed our time together. The kitchen was “closed” for most of the week- except for the day that Monica and I decided that we needed to make cake for lunch.

They're so quiet when they sleep!

Timothy had a really great field trip. He and several teachers from a local Christian school held leadership/teacher training courses in Petauke and Chipata (towns in the Eastern Province of Zambia). Timothy came home really excited by the response he got from the Chipata classes. He said the teachers and pastors were enthusiastic about the material that was presented. It was the kind of group that listened and really wanted to understand. What a blessing! Aside from the standard discipleship and foundational lessons, he helped them understand how to teach to the glory of Christ, for the furtherance of His Kingdom. He also had team members who gave presentations on how to teach reading, how to run a school/church, and how to prepare lessons/sermons. It’s incredible to teach teachers, knowing that they will take the material home and multiply it a hundred times as they work in their school.

Teaching teachers in Chipata