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.
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| Our new kitty |
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| 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.”
