We were blessed to have my nephew Jeron and his girlfriend Hannah with us for two weeks in February. Hannah is on her first of hopefully many trips to South Africa. She has spent quite a bit of time in Cape Town working with one of the special needs orphanages, Sibongile. On her off time she is enjoying getting to know some …

When we left South Africa in November we were expecting to return well before the February due date of Battie and Sylvie’s little one. Surprise! In January, Sylvie finally got an appointment for a scan which not only showed two blessings but that they would need to be delivered early by the doctor.  Raphael and Tryner, the Lingala version of …

 We had the opportunity this month to spend an afternoon with a group of 145 orphans at a Groutville primary school. Each of these children are aids orphans who either head a household or live with various families in the community. It was such a pleasure to take part in blessing these children. The Grouville Fire Department turned up to demonstrate their skills to these …

Nika was our three year old rust colored Rhodesian ridge back. She was a great companion and amazing protector and is greatly missed.