AS BIG AS THE SHOES WE WEAR!

This year has started with a bang!! Probably for you too! Life has a strange way of running away with itself. Our plans can be turned on their heads by the most unexpected happenings.

We don’t have a chapel “yet”, so most mornings, I leave Florian sleeping and I creep out of my room to my office to have my “special time” with the Lord before too much activity. This is the only time that seems to stand still. St Mark’s Gospel chpt. 4 stayed with me this week- Jesus said, “Let us go across the other side of the lake” – “Then a strong wind blew up”.

After seeing the amazing ways God has provided for us here in the last 4 years, I thought I could never doubt Him again. Yet with every new circumstance there’s needs for a new step of Faith.

The disciple’s trust was tested. Jesus was not disturbed by the storm, he wanted the disciples to be confident in him and to find the centre of stillness within themselves that only He can give. Along with that trust, and an authority, beyond their own, to command their situation to be at peace.

Florian is going through a stage of wanting to wear everyone else’s shoes except his own I am sure that when he wears my shoes he thinks he is me and Julian’s boots that he thinks he is as tall as Julian. My prayer is that we can learn to step into Jesus’s shoes so that we have a deep knowledge of Who God is, and to Trust Him. We had an attempted break in again this week, and we need to reinforce our wall with electric wire and get 2 watch dogs. Our water bill has strangely doubled. We are not able to sell our pigs. Some of the children are struggling with school and need special time. Bianca still doesn’t like to eat. All ordinary things of life stretching us “Mamas” to wear our Father’s Shoes! Please pray for us, as we continue to pray for all our friends. God bless you all and enjoy this month’s news!