News From Botswana

Dear Loved Ones,

It's been a busy couple of weeks--sorry we have not kept you updated on all that is happening with us.

We continue to have good services and are seeing growth in individual lives. Our Tuesday evening prayer meeting has become such a sweet time. There are only a few of us there, but the time of prayer and Bible study is rich. On Tuesdays, we have been going in depth into the sermon material from Sunday. We are so encouraged at how people are opening up and putting into practice what they are learning. It is great to see them comfortably sharing their struggles and growth with each other.

We have recently heard from our pastor in Kenya, Isaka. He continues to reach out in his community, training and encouraging. To our amazement, they are hoping to put electricity in the church building so they can have night meetings. Just incredible to watch his vision and excitement for what God is doing in Kabuchai.

This week we had a letter that left us speechless. We have written before regarding a young man in our ministry who is an orphan. One of our supporting churches sent money to help him begin his college career. He is now taking classes to be a lawyer. He wrote us today and said, "thank you for giving me something even my relatives never gave me--the opportunity to be loved." Wow--what a gift of a letter. He is so faithful to bring his friends to church. It has been a blessing to us to see him grow.

Last weekend, Steve and I celebrated 35 years of marriage! We were able to steal away for a couple days and enjoyed the time to be together and reflected on all God has done for us.

We came back to a full schedule for August. Friday is our last day of the second term of school. Saturday is a camp reunion. Saturday, the 14th we welcome another group form the US for another camp to be held beginning the 17th. That group leaves on the 23rd. On the 22nd, we begin our classes at Camp Hope for children with HIV-AIDS. Staff returns on the 31st and we're off again with school.

Specific Prayer Requests:

• End of term responsibilities
• Saturdays' Camp reunion to be well attended and feed into the next camp
• People staffing the upcoming camp to come with open hearts to learn about the culture and ways to effectively communicate God's love here
• I'm in charge of many of the activities at Camp Hope--pray I can find staff to fit each activity

Reaching the Unreached,
Steve, Pam, Amanda, Derek, Devin