January Update

Only one week remains in January! While the days individually may feel long, all together they continue to  pass rapidly.

The field planting is winding down as we're in the middle of rainy season. The rains have been more than average, encouraging the growth of crops and trees.

Cory's been grafting both mango and avacodo trees as time and budwood maturity allow (the new varieties of mango are still small trees).

Fritz and I also completed the milestone of being half way through 9th grade!

The Bible students returned and started second trimester classes.

Post-holiday routine adds some predictibiltiy to our days, however having gone 3.5 days without elecricity or running water, followed shortly by the pump going out and no running water again for two days, one must remain flexible.

Cory drove a few hours to Zimba on Thursday to tour the Africa Wesleyan University College grounds with a group of church district overseers led by Dr. Henry Smith and Bishop Juden.  He also discussed landscaping plans with Dr. Smith.

Library

As Cory passed through Choma he took advantage of the oportunity to shop and also pick up our new internet system. The internet provider we used in the past hasn't been as reliable this year so we've upgraded to assist in school, Kris' continuing medical education needs, and communication. 

I will try to post here a couple times a month for those accustomed to following the blog. 

Should you wish to see short videos and updates you can still sign up for Thede Seed at Epistle. On Wensdays I'm posting a short update video for the week and prayer requests. Then at other times I may post something I think folks may find interesting. 

We've received positive comments and it also allows us to 'chat' back and forth with personal messages which is fun. Cory and Fritz have both helped me post a couple of 'taste testing' videos.

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