05/17/12 12:59AM

Yesterday - An ordinary day...most of the time...

Awoke to find we have no water -- and still no water 24 hours later.
8am - 3 Christians arrive. One preparing to go to the prison to teach, one to study with Dave for the day (a surprise visit), and two (mother and child) just to visit.
8.30 - took Prince to the prison and had my eyes checked at Spec-Savers, and a flying visit for groceries.
9.30 - returned to find the kitchen full of hungry bodies after morning devotions
10.00 - everyone helping the Chaffins to pack up and leave for the airport back to America.
10.15 - two curtain people arrived to measure and take four rooms of curtains back with them. (A gift from the Chaffins.)
10.30 - leave to fetch Prince from the prison
11.00 - Bible classes continue until lunch time
12.00 - stopped to bid the Chaffins goodbye

1.00 - lunch time, feeding lots of bodies
2.00 - Bible classes continue until 5pm
6.00 - house quiet and sandwiches / leftovers for supper
8.00 - that bed is looking mighty good!

So, how was your day??

Shamefully lazy by comparison, but I *thought* I was busy!

by tryphena at 05/17/12 7:00AM
Talk about a busy day!

by onelittlecandle at 05/17/12 7:06AM
My day? Boring by comparison. :)

by littlelamb at 05/17/12 7:48AM

05/13/12 2:23PM

I had my first class with the Dzanani village ladies. It was a very pleasant surprise to find most of these ladies have had a good amount of education and stayed right on target as I introduced my study plan with them, actually sitting forward to learn. Such a joy to see them responding, expressing the realization of starving and now being fed. I write these words to remind me (and you) to rejoice in hunger pangs, always seeking new horizons as we study from God's Word.

This morning we studied about Jairus' daughter being raised by Jesus. After she was given life anew Jesus told them to feed her. This is something we need to remember - once someone is given life anew they still need to be fed :) Thank you for taking time to spread a feast before these ladies! It sounds like they were both hungering and thursting!

by grandmadiane at 05/13/12 2:30PM
How thrilling for you! I've not posted about the retirement home ladies lately, but they have shown lots of hungering and thirsting lately on the topic of the church and it certainly encourages me and our resident member.

by aleta at 05/13/12 2:57PM
Wonderful!

by lrfs611 at 05/14/12 10:13AM
Sounds like a good class. Wish we could have you join ours! :)

by praguer at 05/14/12 11:18AM
I stopped and said a prayer for you just now. Keep up the good work.

by ceoltoir at 05/14/12 7:02PM
thank you, thank you for your care, concern and prayers.

by granny at 05/15/12 12:50AM
Thank you for your kind words. I can not be sad for the reason of the moving of my family.......our youngest son has decided to take on the task of full time preaching of the gospel. He, his wife, and their 5 month old son (who have lived about 18 miles away for the last 3 years, and also met with us for worship) now live about 5 hours away. I realize this isn't very far, considering how far you are away from some of your family.

I think of you often, being where you are and going through all you do, for the gospel's sake. I thank you for that. In my class on Sunday, I talked about the difficulties you sometimes talk about when teaching your ladies in Africa, and we had a good discussion on the differences in culture, etc. and how that affects things.

I do enjoy reading your posts!

by mamabear at 05/15/12 1:11AM
Thank you, Joanne.

by marmee at 05/15/12 7:43AM
Sounds like a great study!

by sallyanne at 05/15/12 11:28AM

05/09/12 1:17PM

Here is the update on Nancy Reaves from Facebook:

Hi All! This is Sheila Hensley Reaves with an update on Nancy. She appreciates all the warm caring thoughts and fervent prayers being put forth for her. She is doing as well as can be expected and the doctors say that she will be going to rehab in a few days and will be there for several weeks. She is and will be in a lot of pain for a while so the family requests that she have no visitors at this time. She needs to rest and regain her strength to prepare for therapy. Please feel free to send cards to the hospital (North Fulton hospital in Roswell) or her home address and continue to communicate here as well. If you need any further information please know that you are welcome to pm me or any of the family. The Lord has blessed us all and we know that with fervent prayer He will continue to, please keep those prayers coming! She feels them.

posting from Ken Weliever:

"Just learned that a friend of mine and former FC class mate, Nancy Clendening Reaves was in a car accident last night [that would have been Friday, 5/4, I think -- es]

Her son Jeb said in an email last night, “She was hit on the drivers side ("t-boned") in her little Toyota Prius by a Chevy Tahoe. She is in intensive care and the doctors report that she has suffered damage to her pelvis and has some internal bleeding. The doctors say she will need therapy and rehab for a couple of months. That being said, we feel quite blessed that this was not worse. We are prayerful that the bleeding is merely a consequence of trauma and the doctors seem to indicate that this is fairly normal after an accident of this sort.”

Remember Nancy, her husband Brownlee, a gospel preacher, and her family in your prayers today.

Thank you for this. I will spread the word on my blog to come see this blog so that we might have many, many prayers going up for her. I have loved this family for many years now.

by marmee at 05/09/12 1:24PM
Thank you for updating us--I now realize who this is!

by tryphena at 05/09/12 1:27PM
Thank you for updating us all! I really appreciate knowing so we can pray!

by stambering at 05/09/12 4:28PM
Thanks for the update.

by ginnyann at 05/10/12 8:51AM
Thanks for posting this Joanne. She is being moved today to a rehab facility close to home. It has now been 7 days since the accident and the reality of the coming road ahead has hit her. She is doing well but needs prayers that she will stay strong in determination. Thank you all for prayers.

by loveofjebs at 05/10/12 3:08PM
^I cannot even begin to imagine how one must feel when the reality of what Nancy has just realized hits one, knowing what's about to happen. But Nancy is a strong, determined person and will work hard at her recovery. Your family has really been through a lot lately. Many prayers are being said on your behalf. God bless!

by lovescats at 05/11/12 12:53PM

05/09/12 3:47AM

One of my Bible classes folded and a fourth class to begin. But get this. Scheduled for 4pm on Sunday. Twill mean travelling twice to the village in one day and then try to beat the sun going down. But, hey, if these ladies are game to study twice on Sunday, I'm going for it! (And husband keeping an eye on overload.)

Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled...I am so glad they are hungering and you are able to fill! All of you are blessed! I am also glad you have a partner to watch out for overload.

by grandmadiane at 05/09/12 4:42AM
:)

by chickadee at 05/09/12 6:02AM
Please click on the group "Caregivers" to the right. Our Nancy has been in a bad car accident.

by granny at 05/09/12 6:33AM
I heard about Nancy's accident from Eva. So sad. I've been praying for her. Her dear family's been through a lot lately.

by lovescats at 05/09/12 7:41AM
I'm not seeing "Caregivers" on the right here.

by lovescats at 05/09/12 7:42AM
Me either....went to the "Our Hope" and discovered the sad news about Frank Jamerson passing......another fine Christian man in the arms of Abraham.

by ginnyann at 05/09/12 8:26AM
Can you give us some other news of Nancy? All of us who aren't in that group can't see anything about her accident. It's a closed group My family knows the Reaves and we're all very concerned.

by stambering at 05/09/12 11:38AM

05/04/12 1:00AM

We were studying in yesterday’s class from the book of Proverbs concerning the home. When we got to the exercise of identifying the gifts the Prov 31 lady gave her family, we all got such a great laugh from one student. After reading & discussing six verses, she hit the table on the seventh with such disgust, “Industrious, again!” Surely these verses emphasizes steady, loving service. I personally think Lemuel’s mother had a soapbox!

Thanks for - not just the laugh - but the reminder!

by aleta at 05/04/12 6:52AM
: )

I do remember your daddy, but did not have him as a teacher. had no idea you were his daughter. It seems that my friend's baby sister may have married into your family. Donna (Boyd) Barnhart. Am I correct in thinking she married your brother?

by chickadee at 05/04/12 8:11AM
Reminds me of growing up with my mother always holding up a girl from her youth named Lily who was exemplary in all she accomplished. I was expected to follow suit. Sometimes I don't measure up.

by matilda_jane34 at 05/04/12 8:28AM
I am doing a study now with a young girl (16) on different women of the Bible, studying their characteristics and deciding which are good and which are bad. The study is now on the Prov. 31 lady. I had her go through each duty the lady did, and compare it to what the equivalent today would be, then look up what that salary would be if she were in the public work force today. It brings "for her price is far above rubies. " Prov 31:10 (KJV) more to a reality! :-)

by mamabear at 05/04/12 9:07AM
I rather agree that Lemuel's mother had a soapbox...I keep trying to get my husband to agree to letting me "consider a field and buy it." I have wanted to purchase some real estate for quite awhile.

by tryphena at 05/04/12 9:18AM

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