Monday, February 13, 2017

Withdrawls

Greetings to all of you!  We want to apologize for the lack of communication over the past month.  There have been some challenges with internet availability that could not be avoided.  I assure you we here have felt as if we are disconnected and are missing out on the events that are happening in your lives.  The wonderful thing is that we are now able to email and have SOME limited access to the internet and are very grateful for this much communication.  Please feel free to email us!  We would really love to hear from you. Emergent2016@gmail.com.  Even if it is just 2 lines to tell us you are doing the laundry and taking the kids to school every day.

So, let me give you some updates on us!  Chris spent 2 weeks near Douala in Muteghene for a training course called ALSO, which stands for Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics.  He took the instructor portion first and then taught the course to 30 medical students and midwives the following week.  He was also able to attend church while there and was blessed to be able to do so.  The kids and I missed him while he was gone, but he made it back safely and we are happy to have him here.

One of our missionary friends returned to the U.S. last week and gifted her cat to us.  The kitty is super sweet and Micah and Micaja spend much of the time that the cat is home fighting over who will hold her and sleep with her.  Her name is Princess Buttercup, but we have gotten into the habit of calling her Kitty Mow Mow.  She spends the majority of her day outside visiting people and catching mice that she likes to bring home as gifts.  I do not like these gifts and that I do not enjoy removing mice bodies from my hallway.  I have asked her to take them back outside each time I find one.  She has obeyed me only once.


Our new kitty


Kitty getting fixed and her Rabies Vaccine.
Caja and I watched the whole thing and use nursing skills!

But seriously though.  We are doing well and are safe.  We have some things that we would love for you to pray for.

1.Please pray for Cameroon.  There is some unrest here that has made things challenging for the people of this country.  Overall there has not been violence which is a good thing.  But they do really need to find peace.

2. Pray that we as a family have courage and strength.  There are days that we have each struggled with the fact that we are so far from everyone and everything that we hold dear and are familiar with. 

3. Please pray for Chris. He has had some rough days with the things that he has seen and experienced these last 2 weeks since being home.  He really needs God to bless him with understanding and strength.

4. Pray for all the doctors here.  I know that there are days that they do not know if they are making a difference or helping anyone.  They are simply doing the best that they can with what they have.  They really see and treat things that are challenging and far more complex than what they would be asked to address if they were practicing in the U.S.

We pray that you all are well and that you are safe and healthy.  We are also praying for the U.S.  and all the turmoil that we read about.

Ashley

“The Will of God will not take you where the Grace of God cannot protect you.”