 March is the month for the delicious 'ittal' /EE-tal/ ants! Everywhere we look, there are little holes in the dirt...places where the Awa have used a knife or machete to dig out an ant. Our friend Teacher Andrew told us yesterday that he had taken his whole kindergarten class on an outing to dig for ants. This is definitely a favorite season for the Awa!
The gold rush is over as quickly as it began....all the glitter that attracted so much attention turned out to be just fool's gold. (In other Awa communities, they really are finding gold...just not here close by! In many ways, we are thankful that the hubbub has quieted down.)
A thanks to many of you who are praying: on Friday, March 3rd, Milton and wife Delia came for the first time of Bible study together. (This was after trying to do this for three weeks in a row; reasons just kept coming up to prevent them both being here at the same time.) We looked at God's creation of Adam and Eve, and His purposes and plan for marriage. As we remind ourselves so often, GOD is ABLE! One way He has answered our prayers for Milton and Delia has been by allowing their whole family to be sick over the last two weeks, causing them to all spend more time at home together.
And....we have exciting family news! Kenny and Sophia have picked a wedding date for this summer: July 29th. Two years ago, on July 29th, our daughter Keilah and Jeremy Windler were married...so that date is turning out to be quite an important one in our family! We are joyful and thankful for all that God has done in Kenny's and Sophia's lives to bring them to this point. They have a few busy months ahead of them as they not only plan the wedding but also Sophia is finishing up her Cinematic Arts program and will graduate from Liberty in May. So yep! We are planning a quick summer USA trip so that we can be with them on their special day. :-)
In HIS grip,
Kevin & Kathy
Pray for:
- the Lord's timing in getting the materials for the church construction in Palm community
- preparation for Awa Conference April 14 – 16
- Marco Aurelio, an older Awa friend, with health trouble and has been hospitalized
- God's gracious hand in pulling our summer/fall plans together:
- a quick trip to Kenny's wedding in July
- August 1-18 a literacy seminar
- travel to Germany in mid-September in order to participate in some Mission days there
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