April

Is it really the middle of April already!  We dropped off my mom and spent a few extra days in Kampala.  There were a few things that we needed to pick up and we looked at vehicles. (The ol' Land Rover is needing to be retired.)  We found a place where I can go ride horses, which was a HUGE surprise.  I was very glad to see that the horses were well taken care off and a beautiful barn and ring.

My trusty mount, Ranger, and me at a dressage clinic a few years ago. 

We also are moving forward with our visa process and that is exciting!  Also we will be getting Silas's birth certificate soon!!  And Colin and I will be listed as his parents.  It may not seem like a huge deal but it makes all the other paperwork that much easier.

Love this little man!  He is truly a wonderful blessing and a gift from above.  

We have been busy in the garden in the village.  It is the biggest plot we have done so far with FGW.  Colin has carried LOTS of grass on his head the last few days to help cover the garden with mulch.  

   
We are also praying about building in the village.  It is something both Colin and I really want to do, but we want to be sure that we are following God's direction.  We have started to plant some trees and flowers out where we would someday like to live.  Silas and his friends went along and helped me plant the mulberry trees that I had.  Well, I planted and Silas and Naboths threw rocks into the woods.  

  
Our workshop in the village is coming together and Colin and Dan LOVE spending time working in it.  
  

Dan's son, Toni, has started some Jackfruit seeds and hopes to plant them and sell the fruit.  

This is a Jackfruit.

We have also just purchased a whole lot of pineapples.  Dan took the dirt bike and brought them all back in one big bag.  

Things here are clicking right along!  We were very refreshed by Terry's visit and my mom's.    There are just a few things that we would love people to be in prayer with us over:  

• Building in the village and moving out there.  It is something that we both really want and pray that the funds and material and the details that go along with building all come together.  We have never done this before, and have no idea what to expect.  So if this is what God is telling us to do we just ask that you pray for guidance and the right people to work with.  
• Our continued health.  We are very blessed with good health and are thankful that we have not had any real serious problems.  
• Our ministry here in Obulle and Pingire.  We always want to continue to follow the Lord and what He is already doing and not get ahead and do our own thing.  So we ask that you pray for us to have wisdom and a humble spirit to follow where we are being directed.  

Thank you for keeping up with us and our lives here.  We are so very thankful to have so many people praying and standing in the gap for us.  We are blessed to be a blessing!