Dwarves, Sunsets and Mission Funding

     Time seems to be rushing toward our departure for Zambia on June 1st.  This past Saturday, we were awakened at 4:30 AM by a new addition to our farm.  He is the son of our Nubian goat, Millie, and a dwarf goat we borrowed named Harvey.  He looks alot like his daddy, except for the white spot on top of his head-just like his mother.  Stephen, our son, named him Gavin.  He is a precious, furry ball of love.  When we was first born, Lynne handed him to me wrapped in a towel.  He instantly began sucking on my chin-I guess the bear made me look like a goat.   We are looking forward to goat's milk to drink and for our coffee.
     With Spring and the time change my opportunity for photographing sunsets is on the increase.  I love to photograph sunsets and sunrises, but favor sunrises

"Great is Thy Faithfullness" is one of my top 5 favorite hymns.  Each sunrise reminds me that "morning by morning new mercies I see!"  Love that passage of Scripture in Lamentations 3:21-26

  But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;  they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.   "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."  The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.  It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

I am so looking forward to sunrises and sunsets in Zambia.
     We have good news for our mission fund.  We are approximately 50% funded thanks to an anonymous donor.  God is good all the time.  I am applying for a mission grant through a private mission fund at our church in hopes they can push us over the 50% mark.  Lynne and I starting to make lists of things we need to take with us.  Thank you for your prayers and support.

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