Please excuse the longer than normal delay in communicating to you. Things have been very "exciting" over the past several weeks.
Last you heard from me I was recovering from malaria in early February after returning from Ghana. After a few weeks recovery, I spent a weekend with Nikki at her university, which included a day of skiing of course. Unfortunately I tried to live in my past skills as a member of the U.S. Ski team and tried to "ride the rail". Not smart... actually I bounced off it more than I rode it, and found my self back in another hospital with a broken rib. It was comforting to have my "physician's assistant in training" daughter nurse me that evening.
On March 9th, while on the mend from my ski adventure, Katie and I were in our old Ford Aerostar at a stoplight, when we were rear ended by a big pickup truck. That meant an ambulance ride for both of us and another visit to the hospital where they told me they discovered 4 broken ribs. Katie suffered some whiplash and is recovering and now receiving physical therapy. Our old faithful Ford minivan was totaled and we are now hunting for a "new to us" used vehicle.
The other pastors in the church now joke that I am part of the "hospital visitation" team. Whether I like it or not! We are grateful that we do have insurance to cover most of the expenses, but not all.
We have realized the importance of not just praying for the safety of Sari in Jerusalem, Nikki at college, but for us here in Baltimore!
Family News
On a lighter note... Susan is enjoying teaching the K4 class at the Greater Grace Learning Center, Chuck is helping "make ends meet" by working for an on line book business that sells Bibles and Christians books in over 200 languages, Nikki is staying focused on her Physician Assistance studies in preparation at Desales Univ. for her Bachelors graduation in May, Sari is back from an exciting semester in Egypt/Turkey/Israel and has secured an internship in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for the summer, Katie is unable to play soccer because of the accident and is making the best of it, and Ryan has started playing baseball for the first time. You can read of Sari's adventures on theMessiah Universitywebsite or her Blog.
IN GHANA
We are receiving great reports from Pastor Henry and the team in Takoradi.
The new Sunday morning service at the Shama church have started and we are excited for the growth in Abeku's leadership skills and spiritual gifts as he leads the church there.
* Kofi Quayson is taking more leadership responsibilities by assisting Pastor Henry at the Takoradi and Sekondi churches.
* Abednego is assisting in Sekondi despite his eye trouble (see left column) and has now moved into our "dorm" which has helped his spiritual growth
* Bright continues to assist Pastor Henry with Bible College and preaching in Takoradi.
* Bible College offers 2 live classes taught by Pastor Henry and 3 video classes.
* We have received a few Ivorian refugees in the church due ot the fighting in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire only a few hours away.
Pastor Henry continues to show his leadership skills as he oversees the three churches and teaches and administrates the Bible College. Please continue to pray for his family in the same way you prayed for us while we were in Ghana. Henry's amazing wife, Baby, has taken a job to help support the family and take care of their four adopted children.
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