Follow Up From Lori....and pray for Lorelle

{Pictures to be posted soon.}

All home again,

Val is back in Karamoja, and what a spectacular welcome back it was. They were ever grateful for the Land rover and the potential work it will be doing. They have welcomed Dr. Vaal and Landy well. And actually she is currently in Britain attending a conference and giving an ethno vet paper presentation.

Lorelle is back in Seattle, trying to catch up and prepare for another year at Seattle Pacific University. Unfortunately she is also fighting off malaria, very sick, pray for her recovery.

And I/Lori am back in Lebanon, mostly caught up, back at the clinic, and trying to keep up with the boys (husband, son, and 3 grandchildren).

We saw a lot of Africa, high places, sea scapes, mountain tops, flowered meadows, deep canyons, desert views, and incredible animals, but the people............

Allow me to share just a few stories about the people and drop a few names. First, the people here in the US were fantastically generous to donate the funds to buy the truck, thanks to all who played a part.

Wendell Cantrell, while in South Africa helped in the location process of the truck. Pastor Tim Cantrell( Wendell's son) and wife Michelle and the Honeyridge Baptist church helped organize our stay in Jo'berg. Lorelle and Ian Stewart of Honeyridge graciously let us stay at their house while they were away on vacation, the house with the "magic carpet". What a blessing to have a house in Jo'berg while trying to get the truck ready to head out. Stephen and Clifford helped get the Landy ready for travels. Johann helped equip us with the Armadillo to cover the back of pick up. Then Lorelle Stewarts parents Roy and Lyn Langford put us up in the most incredible bed and breakfast near Lesotho. Here's a photo of us all at breakfast.


Lesotho is a beautiful mountain kingdom. We had one day to see and get through the country, but we wanted to find a specific church and with God's help we did. We found Ntate and Ma’tsolo Mosoang in Mokhotlong,along with their son Tsolo and daughter Joy. A pastor position doesn't pay much so he has a coffin making business. Perhaps being a pastor and coffin maker seems like an odd job combo, but he is able to share the hope of Jesus and help families during difficult times when they lose a loved one. We sang, prayed and worshipped with them, again a blessing.


The Youth With a Mission(YWAM) People were also such a blessing to us. Graham Vermooten has spent many years building a "Media Village" in Cape Town, this is a place where Christians from around the world are empowered via media/communication education. While in Cape Town were able to attend church with them. South Africa has deep struggles with racial issues, and most churches are not integrated, so when I saw Joan and Zelda (see photo below), singing, dancing, worshipping together it brought joy to my heart. This was a church radically devoted to God, totally committed to each other and relentlessly sharing the gospel, and our favorite song they sung was our "G" "O" "D" is "B" "I" "G".


Zambia was especially YWAM filled. At YWAM Livingstone, Fred and Dorine took care of us. It was there we met the newlyweds Thomas and Boswa. They needed a ride to Lusaka so we cozily took them with us. At YWAM Lusaka we met Stanley and Priscilla. And what a pleasant surprise when we discovered that Kate was also in Lusaka staying at the same place as us. Another unplanned blessing. Kate works with AIDS education and used to live in Uganda near Val. They had a lovely vegetable garden, and blessed us with lettuce, carrots, & tomatoes. Jesse, a young boy needed a ride to Chipata, and we were going that way so we headed to Chipata. Dick and Anita the YWAM'er at Chipata were happy when we arrived with their son. Dick and Anita are just
feeling the waters of what God desires of them in Chipata, as Elizabeth the previous person at the base recently died of malaria. They are currently educating, feeding 76 orphans in the area. Pray for their direction.



The Herero women of Botswana were beautiful.

Mokoro (canoe) poler, Letohonho (Tony), shared with us about the people of the Okavango Delta, and made us necklaces out of water lilies (see photo below). There were so many people behind the scenes that made our trip possible, many thanks to all.


God provided and protected in many ways. Thanks for your prayers. They were greatly felt.

God bless you all, Lori