Monkey business

We had some interesting visitors this week. A guy came by on a camel again.
Second time since we've been here that a camel guy came through.
And some friends brought a monkey to buy. It was a baby, but one of the ugly orange
monkeys. They get to be very big & ferocious. Joannie thought he was cute, and was
tempted to take him. But the dogs don't like monkeys, and they are difficult to keep, so we had to let him go. We did get a few pictures, though.

We're progressing well on the house. We should be ready to move before May is over.
We really need to make room because we have another girl coming short term for the
summer. Her name is Danielle, pray for her as she makes the transition from life at home to life in Mali.

Danielle will be working the study room teaching/practicing english. Pray that people would respond to the possibility of an English conversational class, and that their hearts would be open to the gospel. Actually, summer is not an ideal time to start a class, because students are out of school, and many go home to villages. But it is a good time to offer local businessmen time to teach them.

Calebs birthday is May 20th, he is looking forward to being 6. Also Joannie's birthday is May 22nd. We hope to celebrate these birthdays each in a special way.
Joannie has been so helpful to us while she has been here, but a birthday far away from home can be a bit depressing. Pray that the celebration goes well, and her day is special for her.

The rains have come back, bringing cooler weather, but also power outages. Our power has been out 2 times for the whole night, and several times for an hour or two. Nights are especially difficult without fans.

The kids are nearing the end of the school year. Our kids as well as the national youth. Pray for the youth as they enter exam time. It is especially challenging this year, because teacher strikes have made them miss almost 2 weeks of class recently.

Thanks for stopping by,
God Bless,

Tom & Lisa Seward