Long Hair, No Hair, Yellow Fingernails and Flowers from Our Garden

Two New Teeth, Headstands, and Sitting Up On Our Own

Late Pictures from Christmas

Back from Furlough

We had a couple of bumpy rides back from furlough but no broken plane this time and God got us back safe and sound. The South American missionary conference we hosted here in Salvador the week after we got back (last week) went really well. It was very uplifting and we strengthened several friendships with other missionaries around the continent. And this past week has been about reconnecting with our team, the Brazilians, and getting readjusted to life and work here. This week we payed bills traveling to many different places to do so (fixing some problems from being gone), got Paisley's vaccines (poor thing has had a fever from them and already had a cough and new teeth coming in), took our do Nalah to the vet (we came home to a skinny balding dog - very sick but now getting better) and visited with several church members as well as held team meetings and some office hours. At the big team meeting at our house we caught up on what's been going on at church while we were gone (a wedding, a baptism, a couple of surgeries, etc.) and then we caught the team up on recruiting and furlough. All in all, it's been a productive, frustrating (with the heat and beaurocracy), and wonderful first week back. Thanks for keeping up with us. We hope everyone had a good New Years and pray God will deepen your faith as you seek after Him.