Monday, January 29, 2018

Monday at New Day!

Here we are, back at New Day, with wifi working off and on! We are back to the days where blogging is possible, writing the monthly prayer update is possible, doing payroll and online banking is possible..but it takes a LOT of patience! So here's a few pictures, to reward you for my patience! ;)

Uncle Aubrey & Chileleko

Blu after Kids Club... they lost..

Caedmon is the only person in each of his classes now, so when he finished early this morning, I asked Blu if he could come and help him!

Trevor was hard at work too!

Cambree just finished knitting a scarf for Bmaw!

Our family put up a basketball goal in our front yard this past weekend!!

My sweet niece in Costa Rica - love that girl!

Immanuel Baptist Church in Temple, TX donated these awesome soccer jerseys to New Day (and basketball jerseys for the girls!) Last Friday, they played their first game of the year against a nearby village team and tied 1-1 (with Muchoni scoring an awesome header shot for us!)

Ben can kick the ball a LONG ways!

Caedmon - soccer is his true love!

If the ball is anywhere near Cason, he'll head it!

Joseph is quick!

One day, Justin, one day...!!

Coach Melvin ready for the game!

Muchoni the superstar!

Mweene is our awesome goalie!

Warmups!

It's never an eventful Monday unless a snake is killed!

Thursday, January 25, 2018

An Update from Lusaka!

Well, hello from Lusaka! We made the 6 hour trek today (ugh...) for Cambree's first Zambian orthodontist appointment tomorrow! Hopefully they will allow us to come every 8 weeks so that we only have to make the trip every 2 months! We left at 12pm today and will get home by dark tomorrow - quick trip! (on horrible roads!!) Here is a little of what's happening at New Day!

The internet guys were there today to work on our wifi, and it seems to be up and running!!!! They offered to let Blu climb the cell tower, but he opted out..

An Indian food supper at Mahak in the capitol city with our girl! The boys stayed back with Mama Dee & Grandpa!

Probably eating chocolate...

Actually, just got this picture from Mama Dee & Grandpa..cookie dough!

Caedmon has been busy writing his Robinson Crusoe book report for Grandpa's 8th Grade Language Arts class! You can see he has some moral support next to him as he writes...

That's right...we have a pet. I know, I know. Meet Mara, who we have all fallen a little bit in love with! (Ok, maybe not Blu...)

Stuck in a tree - oh, the panic that ensued!!

Playing Integer Card War in 7th grade Math!

Mariah from Minnesota helping Cambree with her Texas History project.. in Zambia.. ;)

Our girls are growing up!! Here's Cynthia!

And Kelitah!

Trumpet practice every day at the Tidwell House from 12:15-12:45!

Cason ready for an evening wrestling competition with Caedmon!

That time a baby chameleon came to school..

My mom made these awesome outfits for her, Grandpa, and Cason (who loves to match Grandpa!)

Justin, Emma, and Stanley love being in Preschool and wearing real uniforms!

Machila has left New Day to go to boarding school for 8th-12th grades! She will be back in April, August, and December. We are so proud of her as she is attending a very good school, but we hate the fact that she is almost 3 hours away! She has left a big hole at New Day - Caedmon misses his only classmate for the last 7 years and his best friend!

The older girls' Discipleship class prayed for her before she left!

Thursday, January 18, 2018

An Update with (minimal) Wifi!


This is us...in an internet cafe...trying to get things done! It has been crazy here without wifi for sure! Banking, New Day finances, teaching ideas, and just communication has been so difficult! How did anyone ever survive in the past?! ;) Seriously though, we are ready to have our wifi up and running! (Today it is working enough for me to blog 23 pictures, but not enough to check my email!

American Fellowship - the "Kids Table" that the kids convinced Trevor & Mariah to sit at!

We had an epic ping pong tournament for American Fellowship!

Look who came out on top! It was a fierce battle between Blu & Trevor!

Caedmon did great!

Dad was awesome!

But I took him down...

Gaye had fun too!

You don't mess with Mama Dee!

Some days you just need a foot rub...

A bus trip to Choma...

Fun with my Mama on the bus!

Trevor on the bus..

Introducing Dad to Snapchat!

After a week long delay, we were able to start school!! Here are our babies on the first day - Caedmon is in 7th/8th, Cambree is in 6th/7th, and Cason is in 4th! I am teaching Grades 4, 6, 7, and 8 Math, Grade 8 Science, and Grade 7 Texas History.

Mama & Daddy are super busy this term! Mama is teaching Grade 2-4 Language Arts, Grade 7 Language Arts, and Grade 4 Texas History. Daddy is teaching Grades 6-8 Language Arts, Grade 8 History, daily Library Time, and a special Chess class with Cason! And he totally wins the Best Dressed Award!

Cholera precautions at Kids Club - hand washing with bleach!

We are loving our evening family time - one night was a game of Ninja Turtle Monopoly!

And lots of trampoline time!

Blu is helping out with Caedmon's Science experiments this year!

The New Believers Class on Sunday mornings

Trevor doing Homework Time with the older kids!