Sitting on the Veranda

There's a gentleman who makes bamboo furniture and sells it by the roadside.  He does excellent work and we applaud him for coming up with a creative idea to be gainfully employed and support his family. He is an example in an area where many are unemployed and have no real desire to work with one's hands to provide for one's family. After admiring his work for quite some time, we decided to purchase some veranda furniture. 

Isn't it nicely made? 

We enjoy sitting out on the veranda and having a cup of tea.  

Bonginkosi is telling 'Mammy' (Jenn) what she should be doing. Newman is also in on the fun! We're thankful for both guys and the laughs/conversations we can share. 

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'Is Evolution a Fact?'

Another Daily Bread that I think is right on. My theory, believe what the Bible tells you and you cannot go wrong. Hope this encourages you too! Ian

                                                 IS EVOLUTION A FACT?

The theory of evolution is not without its problems. One scientist says this about life starting on its own:

“Amino acids would have to be arranged in exact sequence to form a protein . . . just like the letters in a sentence. Mere laws of chemistry and physics cannot do that .The probability of a protein forming by chance would be 10 with 64 zeros after it to 1!”

Many people assume the theory of evolution to be true. But can it be scientifically proven? Something is considered scientifically true only if it can be repeatedly verified under laboratory conditions. The claim that life sprang up on its own out of a long impersonal process cannot pass this test of truth. That is why evolution remains only a theory.

So if you are ever tempted to doubt the Genesis account of the creation story, consider the alternative. The odds against even a simple protein creating itself are astronomical. How much more reasonable to believe GOD and His Word.

Written by Dennis Fisher and taken from Our Daily Bread August 4^th 2005

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Sandy

It's been a tough week. We received an email from a friend of Jenn's sister, Sandy, on Tuesday saying that Sandy was very ill with pneumonia and other infections and was in the hospital. Jenn spent the next couple of days on the phone with the doctors and other family members in England. She had to make the difficult decisions about whether the doctors and staff should do drastic measures to save Sandy or to let her pass, since Sandy's son was out of town. Sandy did pass away on Thursday evening.

We've had numerous visitors who have dropped in to bring their condolences, which has been a great help.  Some friends of Sandy's in her bible study have also contacted us to share how much Sandy meant to them and what a blessing she was. That was so encouraging to hear and we're so thankful that Sandy is with God now.  It also looks like God is using Sandy's death to bring some reconciliation within our family.  As much as we'd want to go back for the funeral, we realize that we are not yet fit enough to make the long trip back to England. We do plan on going back at some point to get some closure.  This morning we were sharing some of our favorite memories of Sandy. She had quite the knack for taking us on 'shortcuts', when we were out and about on some excursion. However, her 'shortcuts would result in us getting lost or in adding quite a bit of time to our trip.

It happened so quickly, which was a blessing as Sandy didn't have to suffer long, and we are still reeling and trying to wrap our mind around the fact that she is gone. Please continue to lift us and our family up in your prayers. With our accident and now this, we are ready to be done with 2013. In the midst of our grief we pray that God will use this situation to really draw the rest of our family to knowing Him and bringing about reconciliation.

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Spinach and cabbage

Bonginkosi has a green thumb and our garden has been flourishing under his attentive care. He's turned our whole yard into a garden and has a variety of vegetables growing. You have to remember that it is winter for us and our garden has done very well.

Cabbage

Spinach

Tom's Beet Root

Turnips and Radishes

There is also green and white onions that are growing.

Over the last couple of weeks, we have been able to take our extra produce (50 pounds of spinach at a time for example) and go out into the communities, giving the veggies to those in need. One woman was so thankful when we showed up with spinach, saying that she only had enough maize for a couple of meals and the spinach was an answer to her prayers.  

We've been so blessed to be able to start driving again and able to head into the communities. It's been a long 10+ weeks of recovery and being stuck at home. The people are overjoyed to see us back and we are blown away by their care and concern for us. 

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'We Don't Need You'

I enjoyed reading this Daily Bread and wanted to share it with you. It's true, we can't do anything without God giving us the ability and the tools to do what He's called us to do. Ian

WE DON’T NEED YOU

There’s a story about a group of scientists who decided that humans could do without GOD.

So one of them looked up to GOD and said, “ We’ve decided that we no longer need You. We

have enough wisdom to clone people and do many miraculous things”.

GOD listened patiently and then said, “Very well, let’s have a man making contest. We’ll do it just

like I did back in the old days with Adam”.

The scientists agreed, and one of them bent down to pick up a handful of dirt. GOD looked at him and said “ No! You have to make your own dirt!”

Taken from Our Daily Bread  August  3^rd 2005

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