Hello everyone!

I was informed today that I can no longer use the excuse that my computer was stolen to not post things on my blog. Since I have had a new computer for 6 months I guess this is true.

We have been blessed with the opportunity to spend Christmas with our family this year - the first time  since the Christmas of 2013! Since we had to be in the USA for meetings the beginning of December we figured we may as well stay for Christmas since most things come to a halt in South Sudan from mid Dec to mid Jan. The interesting thing is that the meetings we came for were cancelled 4 days after we arrived.

So, how are we doing? Well, I would say it depends on the day but that is true for everyone. Overall, we are doing okay. We have super busy and stressful times and then we have kind of boring times.

As you know we work in Sudan, Ethiopia and South Sudan. These 3 countries keep us on our toes. Sudan had demonstrations and the leader removed from his position. Ethiopia had its Prime Minister given the Nobel Peace Prize and South Sudan is struggling to meet the requirements for the transitional government. All 3 countries have experienced a lot of violence this past year but all 3 have also marked changes - changes that we pray will stay in place and bring peace to all.

This next year, 2020, looks like a year of travel for us with possibly 3 trips to the States a trip to Switzerland and South Africa and then our usual trips to Ethiopia and Sudan.

I will write more after the holidays. I have some neat pictures to share, some progress with the Education Project and just more about us.