So, we bought a house. I got moved up to full time at the Calaveras Enterprise, and Jamison's step-dad lent us the money. They were asking $87,000, but we offered them $70,000 and they took that without even countering. Escrow closes on March 27th and we are super excited!! Here's a video walkthough, so you can see what we're getting ourselves into. We'd really like to hear what is going on in your lives, so let us know! joylovessonshine@gmail.com

Hello! We are doing well and we hope you all are as well. Jamison and I are enjoying being back in San Andreas. We are living with my parents. I got a job doing office work at our local newspaper. Jamison is still looking for a job, but he is enjoying the break. Last Sunday, we were able to give a presentation about our trip at San Andreas Community Covenant Church, where we both grew up. If you are interested, here is a video of our talk:



Thank you all for your support, we love you all so much!

Hello everyone! We have safely made it back to the good old U. S. of A. It is nice to be home! Our last couple of weeks in Nigeria were busy but very good. The Thanksgiving service was fantastic! Everyone was dancing and singing as they brought their gifts up. Afterwards, everyone wanted pictures with the white people, so we stood and smiled for what seemed like forever! Here’s a picture of us all dressed up in our Nigerian clothes with a bunch of our church members. It was difficult to leave all of our wonderful friends behind! Before we left, Jamison and I were able to give them some small gifts, everyone was so happy! We were especially glad to be able to give some gifts to our Fulani friends. Jamison and I are sponsoring one of the little girls here through International Childcare Ministries, so we were able to give her and her family a special gift of clothes and school supplies. Here is a picture of us with our sponsored child, Aisha. My mom is also sponsoring a child from our school, so we gave him a little gift too. There are many children here needing sponsorship, I wish we could do more to help them. If you would like to sponsor one, visit the International Childcare Ministries website at:http://www.childcareministries.org/sponsor/. We are so thankful for all you have done for us while we were gone. It has been wonderful experience to be able to be in Nigeria and to work for God for the past five months. We could not have done what we were able to do without your support. We love you so much!

Hello everyone! Things are wrapping up here. I got the mural finished, it turned out better than I could have ever expected. Here is a picture of me and the finished product. The Fulani that come to the school sit and stare at it. It is amazing to me how much they appreciate it. God is doing an amazing work in their lives; one day there will be a great harvest of them coming to know the Lord. It is exciting to be right in the middle of all that is going on here. Paul, Eddie and Jamison have been working really hard to get all of their projects finished before we leave. They got the bathhouse finished, it is looking really nice. Here is a picture of it. All of the huts are finished, all that is left is making a covered meeting place in the middle of the dormitory area and children will be able to move in. It should be ready at the beginning of the next term. We are really enjoying our last week here. Our church is going to have a big good-bye celebration for us on Sunday. They are bringing in a drummer and a keyboard player for music, so there will be dancing. It is going to be a Thanksgiving service. Each family will bring an offering to God to thank him for the year. They will be called up family by family to present their offering. It is going to be very exciting to participate in this service. We have been so blessed with this little church that we are a part of. God is going to do amazing things in this little village. It is going to be difficult to not be here, but we are ready to go back and see our families. We will be back in San Andreas on Friday, December 5^th. My father had his surgery last week to remove his cancer, and the surgeon said that it went perfectly! We are very glad that he is doing well. Thank you for praying for us, we appreciate it so much.