The African Carnival

On Saturday, I took Lily to the International School of Lusaka for their carnival. She had a great time getting her face painted and riding a horse ALL BY HERSELF! I was so glad that Lily was able to experience a carnival!

Southwestern Seminary 2+2 Program

Southeastern Seminary was the first seminary to offer a degree in International Church Planting called 2 plus 2. The students spend two years in the classroom in the States then spend 2-3 years on the mission field applying what they have learned. During those years on the field, professors will come and teach classes that apply to life as a missionary. This picture is of the first 2+2 missionaries from Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. The two classes offered this year were Missionary Anthropology and Family on the Field. We have really enjoyed our time of fellowship with our fellow missionaries. What an honor to be apart of this program and to spend time with professors on the field. It is a huge encouragement to us as missionaries to have those instructors that we respect come to our home and minister along side us in an educational setting.

The SWBTS 2+2 students and their families.

Our Family

What makes a Mama smile....

While in Lusaka, the Kim Family who serve in the Copperbelt Region of Zambia, were also at the guest house. Their son, Enoch, is in Zambia for the summer after completing his sophomore year at California Baptist University. Enoch really enjoys photography and took some pictures of the children and me while Kendall was attending his classes for his seminary degree from Southwestern. Enoch did an amazing job! As missionaries, we have learned to truly appreciate each other's gifts and talents. I was so blessed by the time and the talent that God has given Enoch. As a mother it is nice to have some good pictures of my children being themselves. Enjoy and pray for Enoch as he returns in the fall to CBU to begin his Junior year. Also pray for the Kim Family as they serve in the Copperbelt.

Lauren's Baby Shower in Chipata, Zambia

Lauren Callaway has now been officially dedicated to Jesus by the precious women of Umodzi Baptist Church! Today these women came to our home and had a baby shower and dedication for Lauren. It was such a sweet time for me to spend with the women in my home. They were so happy to come and we had a great time!
Just to give you an idea what happens at a Zambian baby shower here was the program... the women came into our home and sang praise songs; we had a devotion; then they gave me a bowl and told me to sit and they all came by and gave us gifts of laundry soap, socks, money, and a basket for clothespins; then we prayed and danced and sang our way outside. We went outside on our porch and we got in a circle and each of the women took a turn holding Lauren and danced with her in the middle of the circle while the rest of us danced and sang. Of course when it came my turn I tried to shake my hips like they do and I was pretty much a HUGE entertaining act for the women! It was so fun to laugh that hard with the women. They were crying they were laughing so hard! Then we ate potatos and rice and had Kool-Aid to drink. They were so funny because they had never had Kool-Aid and because it was red they said that they were getting more blood in their bodies! HA! Then we spent time singing some of my favorite Zambian songs. At the end of the party, I looked at the clock and 3 1/2 hours had passed, but oh what a joyous day it was!

Easton loves the Zambians, he sees no color.
Singing in our home


Easton with another friend, he ate a whole bowl of rice and potatos!
Funny story, this lady had never seen a picture of herself and she wanted to see the hole where her tooth used to be! I just love this picture! Priceless!

Pray for Easton

Please pray for our precious baby boy. A mosquito got under his net this week and bit him several times during the night. We were able to kill the mosquito, but we are just praying that it was not a malaria carrying mosquito (anopheles). We will not know if he has malaria for several more days. We do take anti-malarials but sometimes that is not 100% effective...but I KNOW that prayer and the grace of Jesus Christ IS 100% effective! Please intercede for us. Kendall and I are so sad that this happened and we want the best for Easton.

As Days Go By....

My little boy barefoot and loving life...
The two princesses
The proud big brother!
Our three precious gifts from God
The first picture of Lauren smiling!!
Sweet baby girl