Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Visit from the Chitomba's




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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Random Happenings!

Random Happenings!
SUNDAY
Hey guess what? Uncle Steve Collins is coming down from Angola today and he is bringing some of our stuff from the container... what's the bad news... well the container was full of rats and rat pee... and one of them even ate through a CAN of cranberry sauce. Remember our stuff was only to be stored in a container for a month... its been 16 months now... so they had a lot of fun while we were waiting! Hopefully not EVERYTHING is wrecked... but at this point I feel like someone has kicked me in the stomach and the wind is knocked out. Not that THINGS are the most important thing in life... but when you chose carefully what THINGS to send from Canada and then you find out that a lot of those things are destroyed, its kinda hard! Our good friends the Goertzen's braved their lives getting into the container to sort through things to send down. I hope that the rat pee doesn't kill them! This is life in Africa! Some ups, a few more downs, and a lot of longing for HEAVEN!

SATURDAY
Well, Friday we showed up at the MPMC and there was no power... it is 'pay as you go power' so someone hadn't purchased a card! :-) So we beaded instead of sewing... but Pete came to our rescue in the afternoon and he purchased some power and then he proceeded to 'sew' some place mats, AND teach someone else how to use the serger! HA! Saturday we met at the MPMC again... Victoria, Helen, Ndemufayo and 3 of the young girls from the Ark! WILD times! Victoria was learning to use a pattern and electric machine, Ndemufayo wanted to make trousers, Helen is beading for the second time, the girls... well they beaded but mostly just made a mess and said Auntie Charlene about 300 times. So I must say that by the time I got home at around 8PM I was EXHAUSTED! At one point I was sewing a hem, took my foot off of the presser foot and well the machine just kept going, as I am freaking out I look down and there is the little foot of Tuliki keeping my machine running (almost lost a finger!).

FRIDAY
I am going beading and sewing today with Ndemufayo... I wish you could all meet her... she's great! She would like to make TROUSERS today... that's what we call pants in Canada!! Should be fun, just hanging out with Ndemufayo and teaching her to sew. She has invited me to come and stay with her in the village up north during Christmas holidays... we'll see how it goes! Just thought I would say hi to everyone! HI

CHECK THIS OUT:
http://kingscorecord.canadaeast.com/friendsneighbours/article/125222
Ok check this out... its the article on Talitha's school fund raiser!!!!

Another Sateco update...

Well now we have $670 in our account for Sateco. Please pray that he has a place in the program... as it is a bit late and he still needs another $470 or so to register. We'll keep you updated on the progress!
God Bless,
Charlene

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Update on Sateco

I just wanted to give a quick update on the status for the Sateco University Project! We are at 6 out of 10 pledges now. Four more pledges of $114 ($456) and Sateco goes to University next year.

One of the pledger's had a great idea... you know how some people give a goat or chicken for Christmas through World Vision or Samaritan's Purse? Well... they are giving someone the chance to go to University from a 3rd world country! So they are going to include in their Christmas letter that they gave someone the opportunity to go to university as a Christmas gift in their honour! I think it is a wonderful idea, the gift that keeps on giving!!!

Let us know if you are interested in filling in one or all of those 4 pledges left!
God Bless,
Charlene

Friday, November 09, 2007

Another New Skirt!

Ok so this morning I made one for Meagan while she was home doing school work! This one fits her... so now we are twins! HA!
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