Start of Summer

We enter a new time of ministry in Kidz Konnect 4 Jesus Medical

Ministry, we will be completely mobile again. This will afford us the

flexibility to work with the Ministry of Health and visit areas

without clinics at all. Please keep the next Medical trip in your prayers July

24-26. We have nearly moved out of ItVet completely!

The last weeks of school are here and graduations begin tonight at LOV

for standard 6 and next week for preschool. These average age 13 year

olds will be facing their occupation of helping supporting their

families or if they have the scores and money, on to high school. As I

watched them in practice, I was struck by the difference in our high

school graduations. What's missing is joy and life in their eyes. Out

of 33 I have seen a spark in fewer than 5 of them. Hope is so powerful

and they just don't have any. Pray this class will know their hope is

in The Lord, and pray we have the courage to say that to children who

are facing much more difficult days than we can imagine.

We were asked to go and bless a house yesterday for a teacher at

ItVet. As we listened to her anxiety and the things she needed, a wash

basin and a table top for her electric burner, I felt the guilt of

plenty. I would gladly give her the things she is asking for, but God

just didn't let me.  Pray God will move in her life and I will be wise

and generous as God leads me. Sometimes I can't trust my heart!  We

don't want to perpetuate the lie that the answer is in the table or

wash basin. The paradox is sharper here, the reality is the same in

the states. The fake desires taking up all our heart and we never get

to our hearts truest need...peace with God. Pray we can discern the

difference.

Ashby and Neely are a joy, they are college interns this Summer,

though Ashby has been here 9 months working in the discipleship

program. Their courage and faithfulness give us encouragement. The

camp will be lonely when they leave at the end of July.

The boys that lived here in discipleship are off on their own. Pray

for them as they seek to live out their faith where they have

influence and where temptations abound. Edward is here today chopping

and cutting grass the camp. We have had some good conversations with

him, it is good to have him at the dinner table. We fell in love with

those boys in a very short time! They bring such perspective to life

here. Pray God will use our relationships with them to further His

kingdom and to grow us all.

Laura completed Writing and Grammar yesterday! 4 more subjects to go...pray for her diligence. This year life has been about much more than school, I don't regret that one bit. But, unless I want all my education friends at my doorstep to take her away, we must finish 11th grade soon!

The Lord has met our every need, and in the places we are uncertain, we cling to Him. That's the point, I believe. We very much needed a touch from home and our "niece" Brittny and the Fochtmanns from Westwood provided much laughter, adventure and perspective for us. We so appreciate all who sent things our way via them and I can't even list all the things Scotty, aka Macgyver, was able to accomplish. Praise God for their faithfulness!

Thus says the Lord : “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let

not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in

his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands

and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love,

justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I

delight, declares the Lord.” (Jeremiah 9:23, 24 ESV)

My porch view every morning...

Blessings,

Shirley