Day 5 & 6

Another Hands of Hope Home...doing good things in the name of the Lord!

Counselor English listening carefully as she talks with Franchesca.

Women always know how to multi task...no matter what part of the world!

Mr. Ethan...what a cutie-patootie!

Judy is so happy to reunite with her family...Chris & Joyce Goppert and Sean & Kim Doyle! What a great time for us all!

Diona's Baptism...What a wonderful event to share with the team! Praise God!

Hi all! We are excitedly spending time in fellowship with our wonderful hosts tonight, Sean & Kim Doyle along with their sweet son, Ethan. They are, as many of you know, Westover missionaries and daughter and son in law of other wonderful Westover missionaries, Chris & Joyce Goppert. also who live here in Harare.

Tuesday we went out again to Goshen Farm and finished painting. A few of us spent time working with the children on their preschool skills. A few of us visited a couple of the nearby village homes to spend a little time with the children there. One of the homes had four small children ranging in age from about 2 to maybe 7. The parents were out working in the fields and the children were home alone, with the oldest tending to the others. This is the way these children spend almost every day we would imagine. Please pray for the children of Zimbabwe tonight!! They need your prayers. You should see the love of Christ that many of the people of this country have! It is awesome! They give praise to Jesus constantly and love Him with their whole hearts. All of us spent time playing with the children and talking with the aunties and other women and men of Goshen Farm.

Today we visited a market where we were able to purchase some African gifts for some of our family and friends. We then visited Franchesca's home where she is a great auntie to 27 children!! Can you imagine?! It really puts things in to perspective when you see the sacrifice of these women. We visited another small community in the city and then Roosevelt, a school for girls where we watched some play volleyball, tennis and practice cheerleading.

Each evening, at the end of very full days, we have a time of talking about the day, spending some time in the Word and praying. As stated before, we also share our "highs and lows" of the day. For sure, a "high" for us all today was the baptism of Diona Slaughter. Several weeks ago, Diona mentioned that she had finished the Westover Membership class and Baptism class. She shared that she would have liked to have been baptized before coming to Africa, and Judy asked if she would want to be baptized IN AFRICA and she said she would. What a special time to have Garikai and Jephat share words of blessing, Candi sing a song and Chris Goppert bring a wonderful word from Scripture. Then together as a team we were blessed to hear Diona's testimony, and rejoice together as Chip baptized Diona. What a precious privilege to share that time as a team, and a moment we shall remember and for which we will praise God.

One week from today we will be home. Until then, we ask for your continued prayers for our team and the people of Zimbabwe.