So it's been a while since we've posted an update, and needless to say, a lot has been going on! We are still blessed to be living and serving in Malawi, but we want to give you a glimpse of the highlights of 2014.
The BIGGEST news of the year is that our family of three grew to a family of four! We welcomed home 8 month old Jaden Thokozani on April 5th. We met Jaden at Amao orphanage in July 2013 when he was three weeks old. He is a happy, excitable, playful little guy who has brought many smiles to our family. We are still in the foster-to-adopt stage of the process and hope to have a court case set for his adoption soon. Please pray with us that this will go smoothly and quickly!
The BIGGEST news of the year is that our family of three grew to a family of four! We welcomed home 8 month old Jaden Thokozani on April 5th. We met Jaden at Amao orphanage in July 2013 when he was three weeks old. He is a happy, excitable, playful little guy who has brought many smiles to our family. We are still in the foster-to-adopt stage of the process and hope to have a court case set for his adoption soon. Please pray with us that this will go smoothly and quickly!

One of the above mentioned seniors is Mphatso Sandram. He is a bright, thoughtful and caring young man. We have been blessed to get to know him better and consider him a part of the family. His extended family is from the area surrounding Bright Vision and he has been excited about helping out at BVOC regularly.

This young woman's parents have passed away and she is now responsible for raising her 2 sisters on her own. Last year, a men's Bible study group from Danville, California was able to support a project through BVOC to build her family a new house. She was also able to receive mosquito nets from Evergreen. We are grateful to see how God uses people from across the world to love and care for those who are in need in Malawi.

Kellen has the opportunity to speak to the upper school students in chapel every few weeks. He is gifted in grabbing their attention through action and humor, while still clearly speaking the truth from God's Word. The students love this photo, for good reason, and my yearbook class has already made plans to get it into the yearbook at least twice. :)

Yami and I have been doing "school" together at home this year. He is 4 years old and, to my delight, loving every minute! I am thankful for the time together, as I am not quite ready to send him off to school yet. He is also very excited about joining the reception kids at the academy next year and walking to school with dad.
Relationships with those around us continue to brighten our days and bring deeper meaning to our lives. We are thankful to get to love and be loved by so many friends who we consider our Malawian family!
Thanks for taking the time to visit our blog even despite our erratic posting. We hope our next one will come sooner!
Thanks for taking the time to visit our blog even despite our erratic posting. We hope our next one will come sooner!