Africa and it's beauty ...

Thought you may enjoy "seeing" some of the many animals we have met here in Africa!

Uniforms ...

Well, this is the closest I have gotten to getting a picture of the boys in their school uniforms. They have been avoiding me and the camera very well.

They are "adjusting" to life in knee socks I must say!!!! We are so proud of them for all the many transitions they have been through ... and that they can still find humor in change! They are learning many new things at school, including classes in SiSwati and French, not to mention Agriculture and Home Ec! They are also learning how to play cricket, I'm still learning how that works!

What it's all about ...

We welcomed our first volunteer team this past week since our arrival in Tshaneni. What a great week of ministry it was! We had the privilige to serve alongside the South Roanoke Volunteer Team from NC, and to see God's hand at work in such a BIG way. Prayers have been answered, and MANY gave their life to Christ. YOUR prayers are such a BIG part of this work, and these lives for Christ are the results.

Thank you for continuing to intercede and battle the front lines for the precious people of Swaziland!

Sarah's first day of school ...

Sarah was so excited to pack her bookbag and begin school. Here she is ready to go! She was able to meet her teacher back in November, and is so excited about seeing her again. And, she even is begging to ride the bus, telling me "Mom you don't need to pick me up!" Her bus ride is about 45 minutes, and she loves it. You should see her in the mornings when she gets on ... she goes straight to her seat, with her new friend, and they begin talking, talking, talking before the bus can ever take off! Thank you to Auntie Hannah, one of the teachers who ride with the children, and Uncle Melly, her busdriver, for taking good care of our little girl!!!!

Drinking Pepsi proves to be a BIG help here in Swaziland!

Okay, for all of you that know how much I enjoy an ice-cold Pepsi, this one's for you!

We just received another mission vehicle, and discovered it had a little problem. Now, I'm not the mechanic in the family, so I left Bert out in the yard working on the truck while I cooked dinner. When I went back out, this is what I saw! See if I hadn't been drinking again, we wouldn't have had the means to "fix" this problem!!!!!

Oops, forgot to add the picture ...

Here is the birthday boy ... blowing out ONE candle at a time! Enjoying every minute of it too :)

Matthew's 11th Birthday

February 15th ... ahh, the day Matthew has been looking forward to for a month. I'm not sure why this one was so anticipated! We enjoyed this birthday by relaxing at home, and with a meal chosen by Matthew. We had roast, potatoes, and ugali (pop), along with a Mountain Dew Cake. Matthew really enjoyed eating the local foods in Zambia, and had been longing for some ugali and beans!! But, we didn't know it took that LONG to cook beans! We're working on that this week :)

Thank you for your cards, calls, and emails on this special day!

We've switched blogs ...

Sorry for all the changes since January, thank you for bearing with us through them. We have made ONE more change, and that is our blog. We have had some problems with users accessing our original blogsite, and we are now switching over to Blogger. This blog will not require a password, and you may share it with your friends, family and churches. (www.warrensinswaziland.blogspot.com)

We'll be up and running soon, and look forward to hearing from you!