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Hello all
We have sent for the orphans finally. I will take a couple of days. One family member went to get them. They were living on the far side of Sierra Leone. We have used the money in part already to buy mattresses and lots of extra rice and a lot of other little things in preparation. We will have only about a week with them before we come home to visit.
Pray that we will be prepared, and that pastor Andrew and his wife will have a lot of grace for all that is needed.

Hello everyoneThis is Isaac I just wanted to write and share my heart a little about how Brit and I are doing. Being a missionary is really interesting. We are having to learn so much. There are so many problems all around you at any given moment, for us to choose what we will invest our energy and love into is something that is being worked out. If we were to answer every cry for help we would be led around and around and burn out. And yet one thing that we believe is to 'stop for the one' which means to try to the best of our ability to be like Jesus to them. So it is a challenge to find the balance. Pastor Andrew too tries to do too much sometimes because of all the needs and when you do that you are left with incomplete efforts and incomplete results. We have, however, seen some of these 'ones' really changed since we have been here. One youth well call 'Bill' recently quit smoking marijuana and started interpreting for Brit and I in church. He has now obtained a well paying tech job and so now he can support his son. I love seeing the grace of God do that kind of thing. There are many many other really encouraging stories. We live in a tension everyday. If you take on all the problems its too much and you just grow cold. If you dont do anything than you are missing the point alltogether. So we are learning. The answer of course is to become more like Jesus. No problems overwhelm Him, all was paid for on the cross. So we need to grow in 'the knowledge of Him' as Paul the apostle talks about. The Holy Spirit is really helping us. We are growing in compassion and love as we go out and interact with people. It is amazing what having the love of God in your heart can do. Yesterday I saw a man we pass by everyday, Mr. Bolo. Before reaching him love just rose in my heart so instead of the normal greeting I was really happy to see him. He in turn told me about his strained back. Because of the love in my heart it was easy to believe God to heal him and sure enough He did! Continue to pray for us as we have so much more growing to do. We love you all. Isaac and Brit