In This Life (may we glorify Him)

The title of our blog is "In This Life" and the subtitle is "may we glorify Him".  This is what we strive for our life to be:  In this life may we glorify Him!  

Below are some pictures of our everyday life here in Malawi.  We love our life.  We love our home.  We love our adopted country.  We love our children.  We love His mission. We love being His servants.

"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

Does this mean that if we love God He will give us what we desire?  No.  This means that the more we love, worship, and mold our lives into God's plan, the more HIS desires become OUR desires.  

For the first time in over two years we are NOT wanting to run home.  Yes, we leave in 1 1/2 weeks.  We'll be "home" (in the US) for a long 5 month furlough where we will share with our friends and family all that the Lord is doing here.  But we are very torn.  We want to see our loved ones.  But this is home.  These are also our loved ones.  This is our life.  We love it!  And it's going to be very hard to leave. 

 Thank you, Lord, that your desire has become our desire.  Thank you that your work has become our work and your people have become our people.  

Here is a glimpse of our life:

CJ and JC

JC and AJ

The "fruits" of our labor!  All organic veggies fresh from our garden!  This plus two heads of lettuce was one days harvest.

New puppies!  Some of the Rainbow boys found orphaned puppies who were starving and cold.  Of course they tried to hide them in their rooms for a few nights.  Once found we got permission from Nasson and the Kyser family took them to bulk them up until they're bigger.  THey've now doubled in size and Simba and Sam LOVE them!

Jeremy takes the Rainbow soccer team to many different villages to play games.  This day as they were returning we could tell they had received a BIG WIN!  Yay for Rainbow!!!!

Baby J keeps getting bigger and bigger.  He's now walking in his Daddy's footsteps!

Amayi (mother) and mwana (child) outside our house.  They are church members of Rainbow.

Heading to check out the work the Rainbow boys are doing in the fields.  This is our road.

Jeremy promised that if the kids got their fields prepared for planting before we left then they'd get a pizza party!  They've been working hard!

Phiri and SM

Toto (Towerra) and baby J.  

We love our life and we're so very thankful for the opportunity to serve.  To God be all the glory and honor!