Melvins on the move April 2007

Pray for the Melvins … Titus 3:4-5 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Dear Prayer Partners, You are awesome. Thanks for your prayers and for keeping in touch with us. It means more than you know. We are still adjusting to life in Lesotho but are doing well. Language/culture study continues to consume most of our days. Sesotho is difficult but we are trying. It is fall in Lesotho, complete with leaf color and cooling nights. We never thought of having pumpkin pie for Easter until now. Our ministry involvement remains limited due to language learning, but we did have the opportunity to experience Easter with one of the village churches. There were baptisms on Saturday and Tom was blessed to lead the Lord’s Supper on Sunday. We continue to meet with our “Backyard Kids” once a week and shared the Easter story using Resurrection Eggs. The boys are fine and enjoyed a nice Easter break. The cat competition is now over and Zachary’s Feline’ won by a landslide with 7 rats, 1 bird, and a lizard. Sorry, Eli. Thanks to all of you who cast your votes. Don’t laugh! Animal control is serious business around here. Thanks for your prayers as we enter a very busy time of training and traveling. We have our first annual training meeting April 13-17 in South Africa, Cindi goes to Kenya for the regional ladies’ retreat April 30 – May 7, and then all of us will be in Zambia from May 12 – June 11 for cultural immersion training. We look forward to letting you know how God uses these trainings and times of renewal to better equip us for reaching the Basotho with the gospel. Melvins@ilesotho.com
Praises: Good Health and safety Email communication Adjustment to new culture Faithful friends and prayer partner’s Newly updated/revised Basotho Team website	Prayer Concerns: Health and safety Traveling mercies for upcoming trips Home schooling for the boys Spiritual wisdom and discernment in strategy planning to reach Basotho Immigration papers to be granted
We have Flavored Soft Drinks like… Iron Brew, Mango, Granadilla, Berry Nectar, Pineapple, Ginger Beer, Coke Lemmon Light, Tab, Guava and Peach
We Have Flavored Chips like… fried tomato sauce, poppy seed with roasted garlic & Italian cheese, sour cream & chives , roasted chicken & parsley mushroom onion and chicken, spicy beef,
You know you’re in Africa when … milk is on the nonperishable aisle, dieters drink retro Tab, light bulbs push into sockets, ketchup is tomato sauce, serviettes are napkins and napkins are diapers, Sweet-O concentrate makes liters of drink, cookies are called biscuits, jam comes in a can while jelly comes in a box, and the meat choices aren’t just “chicken scratch.” Chicken feet anyone?
Backyard Bible Club with children who live behind our house. Some go with us to the village churches	MechWarrior played with strategy and skill, MAF Mike Shutts & son Joel and Jordan Gestring
The Melvins go back in time when dinosaurs roamed Lesotho. Footprints in the rock…