Eu chegei. I've arrived.

That is I've arrived back in beautiful Saskatchewan; with its dynamic sky that looms above you and is constantly changing; with its beautiful green and golden fields and lush green trees; with its refreshing rain; and its relatively smooth roads. Angola is not far from my thoughts as I enjoy being with my family and getting into the routine of life here in my corner of Canada. There is something to be said for reliable electricity and hot running water!
God has truly blessed me in many ways, allow me to share one. I was assigned to register for my upcoming classes for the University of Saskatchewan on July 9th. I attempted that day to register and some of the classes I wanted to take were full. This was quite disheartening as I had my life planned out. However, God used this situation to remind me that He is good. So I worried over this (which really isn't a good idea) and prayed over this and asked others to pray too. I was hoping this class would be similar to the Angolan taxis- there's always room for one more. Well, as we prayed God listened. I got back in SK late last Wednesday. On Thursday I believe I sent an e-mail to some of the professors of the course. One of them was kind enough to lead me to the people in charge and they made a place for me in that class. Thank-you to those of you who prayed with me. It is wonderful to see God come through for me again and again. Not everything turns out as I planned and when it doesn't it usually turns out better!
Life on the farm is busy. There is no need for me to sit around and twittle my thumbs. Yesterday I baked until my wee little heart was content. I made muffins, cookies and cakes until the cows came home. I was taking a break by going for a walk. I was merrily walking along and picking flowers as I went- the clouds looked as if they threatened of rain but I didn't believe it was actually going to rain- well it did. Luckily my brother, Stephen, was coming home on his motorbike and gave me a lift. This sort of thing doesn't happen in Angola during the rainy season. O, may I assure you, if you wanted a ride they'd give you one, and if you wanted to pick flowers I'm sure you could BUT it wouldn't be raining.
Today I was able to get all 21 rolls of film developped. I'm willing to show you all of my pictures if you want to see! Just a peak of the Angola I saw and love.

Killing some time!

I never had this problem in Lubango, always lots of things to do, places to go and people to see! Well now I sit in the Heathrow airport in London, and I have a little bit of excess time! The Lord has blessed me with safe and wonderful travels over the past 2 days. I only have one and a half days of travel left- 3 flights down 2 to go! I've been meeting a lot of interesting people- a Jehovah Witness missionary (boy is it interesting talking to them, I met a group of them on the way down to Angola as well) please pray that people will know the truth may they not be sucked into believing a lie. God is righteous, faithful and powerful He will prevail! Please pray for me as I visit with people. May I be able to speak truth in love and may I have wisdom in my words.
I love to see the fluffy white clouds out the window in London. I've had 3 months of beautiful cloudless blue skies so it's nice to see some diversity in the sky!
Love you all see you soon!

Almost Home!

Hey Guys. I'm sorry my updates have been rather few and far between. However, I am alive and well. These last few weeks have been a real blessing for me. Last Monday I was able to go to Tchincombe Farm- it's about 250 km from Lubango. I drove down with 4 Angolans for a vaccination trip from Rio Da Huila. It was wonderful to be able to spend some time in a real Angolan setting. We had real Angolan food for one meal I helped butcher a chicken, watched the women make pirao, did dishes with them. The road to the farm is full of holes it took us about 6 1/2 hours to drive. We stopped at many little villages on the way and greeted people as we went. There was some Portugeuse spoken but more so olumhuila and mgumbwe- so I didn't understand a lot of what was being said but the Angolans were very understanding.
I did all of the prenatal visits with one of the Angolan ladies- Domgingues- as my translator. It was a little unnerving being the one considered the expert. I have done many prenatal clinics with the midwife from CEML but I had never done them without her present. God was with me and as far as I could tell the women seemed to be fine. 19 women came to the clinic- I measured their bellies, took their blood pressure, weighed them and they received iron and folic acid. All women over 5 months got Malaria medication and all women got 2 anti-tetanus shots. Most of these women will deliver in their homes.
The prenatal clinics have been one of my highlights during my time in Angola. As I have said many good-byes already, the Angolans all reply with send greetings to your family, friends and your church. So considered yourself greeted by the staff from CEML, Rio da Huila and the church at nGunga.
I will be flying out of Angola- Sun. Aug. 5 and I will arrive home in Saskatchewan on Wed. Aug. 8. Please pray for safety as well as opportunities to share the love of God on my travels home.