Saturday, December 29, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
THANK YOU GUYS XXXOOO
This is a "shout" out to all my WONDERFUL family and friends who sent me care packages for Christmas. Thank you all soooo much!Drew and Lisa - WOW - What an amazing treat! May God bless you guys for your generosity! I really appreciate the notes of encouragement from my fellow peers and your faithful prayers every Sunday.
Grandma & Grandma Tager -Thank you for the goodies. I LOVED THE FRITOS and mini baby ruth bars! YUMMY ;)
Ms.Teri - I don't really know how to express how much I appreciated your gift. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I opened your gift xmas morning. I LOVED THE PINK "PURSE". Only you guys! I was also EXTREMELY excited about the bacon and aveeno shaving cream! All I could think about with the bacon - is how you loved cooking for "our" Marine....Awwww! Soon and very soon we will ALL be together again. Please give Lauren a hug for me!
Aunt Bonnie - Thanks again for the country music! I AM ENJOYING FORSURE
PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MORE FUN XMAS PICTURES
This is worth chewing on!
Hebrews 13:1-20
"Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the love of money and BE CONTENT with what you have, because God has said, ' NEVER WILL I LEAVE YOU; NEVER WILL I FORSAKE YOU.' So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and IMITATE their faith. Jesus Christ is the same YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them.We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have not right to eat.
The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
THROUGH JESUS, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise - the fruit of lips that confess his name. AND DO NOT FORGET TO DO GOOD AND TO SHARE WITH OTHERS, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give account. Obey them so their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.
May the God of peace, who through the BLOOD of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing HIS WILL, and may he work in us waht is PLEASING TO HIM, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, to whom be the glory for ever and ever. AMEN."
"Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the love of money and BE CONTENT with what you have, because God has said, ' NEVER WILL I LEAVE YOU; NEVER WILL I FORSAKE YOU.' So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and IMITATE their faith. Jesus Christ is the same YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them.We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have not right to eat.
The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
THROUGH JESUS, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise - the fruit of lips that confess his name. AND DO NOT FORGET TO DO GOOD AND TO SHARE WITH OTHERS, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give account. Obey them so their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.
May the God of peace, who through the BLOOD of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing HIS WILL, and may he work in us waht is PLEASING TO HIM, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, to whom be the glory for ever and ever. AMEN."
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
"WHAT DOES'NT KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER!!??"
Above: Kimber & Me Just Chillin To Some TunesBelow: Me & Justin
Paul & Pharaoh Showing Some Muscle
The girl standing beside me is Kazoba. She received Christ while I was in Zambia ;) Go God!
Justin sleeping on the way to Peteake. HA! CAUGHT YA!
Justin making fun of Janet. Janet was usually asleep - this lady was rarely ever awake.
This is the shower we used while camping. You would have to draw your own water from the well - and then pour it into the silver bucket shown. Next you would use a rope to pull the bucket up and then it had like a facet attached and you would turn it whenever you wanted water. Yeah fun stuff! My Marine would be proud!
Me after a shower. Lets just say - you don't really care what you look like while in the bush - and "outfits" become quite interesting when your washing all of your clothes by hand. LOL
MEXICAN NIGHT - This was good eats! Kimber and I both went back for second helpings!
Pictured Below: Moe, Me & Roe- Ohh how I miss these guys! These two brothers were alot of fun. Moe liked to tell stories and do impersonations of people. And Pharaoh was a hard worker and enjoyed showing off by lifting weights ;)
Me holding a snake - that Kimber and I discovered the night before on our way to the toilet. We thought it was a black mamba - but its rightful name is a cape snake. DAD THIS PICTURE IS FOR YOU. THOUGHT YOU'D BE PROUD!
The following pictures were taken while Kimber and I stayed with a local Zambian family.
This family grew ground nuts - and we helped them shell the nuts. The children helped also. Eliz, Jude and Gift put the peanut shells on their ears to make earrings. GOOD TIMES. I love these girls!
This is the home Kimber and I stayed in for three nights. ( MICE INCLUDED)
This little guy is called Vincent. His daddy also referred to him as Mr.Trouble - Lets just say he is a typical two-year-old boy. ..That likes to get into whatever he can. He was very entertaining kid and brought much laughter to me during my short stay with his family.
Memory and I are watching Essna cook outside the "kitchen" because my eyes couldn't take the smoke. Essna is a pretty AMAZING person. She works soooo hard - I pray that I will never forget this lady and her kind heart. She was very humble and hospitable.
This is one of my most fondest memories of Zambia. Here I am teaching the children how to play tic-tac-toe in the dirt with a stick. Ohh how they loved the game! One boy named Jacob caught onto the game very fast and liked to play me for a "challenge" ;)
The girls trying to teach me hand games. Kimber picked these up alot faster than me.
Essna giving Mr.Trouble a bath. PRECIOUS
I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!
This is E-liz. She is the firstborn child of Samuel and Essna. She loved getting attention from me and she also loved to dance. At times I could look over at her and she would be bobbing her head or shaking her hips ;) She had sooo much joy within and she definitely was not afraid to express that on the outside.
A very BIG spider - that Justin thought was going to attack me. It didn't in case you were wondering.
My Friend Moe
The girl standing beside me is Kazoba. She received Christ while I was in Zambia ;) Go God!
Justin sleeping on the way to Peteake. HA! CAUGHT YA!
Justin making fun of Janet. Janet was usually asleep - this lady was rarely ever awake.
This is the shower we used while camping. You would have to draw your own water from the well - and then pour it into the silver bucket shown. Next you would use a rope to pull the bucket up and then it had like a facet attached and you would turn it whenever you wanted water. Yeah fun stuff! My Marine would be proud!
Me after a shower. Lets just say - you don't really care what you look like while in the bush - and "outfits" become quite interesting when your washing all of your clothes by hand. LOL
MEXICAN NIGHT - This was good eats! Kimber and I both went back for second helpings!
Pictured Below: Moe, Me & Roe- Ohh how I miss these guys! These two brothers were alot of fun. Moe liked to tell stories and do impersonations of people. And Pharaoh was a hard worker and enjoyed showing off by lifting weights ;)
Me holding a snake - that Kimber and I discovered the night before on our way to the toilet. We thought it was a black mamba - but its rightful name is a cape snake. DAD THIS PICTURE IS FOR YOU. THOUGHT YOU'D BE PROUD!
The following pictures were taken while Kimber and I stayed with a local Zambian family.
This family grew ground nuts - and we helped them shell the nuts. The children helped also. Eliz, Jude and Gift put the peanut shells on their ears to make earrings. GOOD TIMES. I love these girls!
This is the home Kimber and I stayed in for three nights. ( MICE INCLUDED)
This little guy is called Vincent. His daddy also referred to him as Mr.Trouble - Lets just say he is a typical two-year-old boy. ..That likes to get into whatever he can. He was very entertaining kid and brought much laughter to me during my short stay with his family.
Memory and I are watching Essna cook outside the "kitchen" because my eyes couldn't take the smoke. Essna is a pretty AMAZING person. She works soooo hard - I pray that I will never forget this lady and her kind heart. She was very humble and hospitable.
This is one of my most fondest memories of Zambia. Here I am teaching the children how to play tic-tac-toe in the dirt with a stick. Ohh how they loved the game! One boy named Jacob caught onto the game very fast and liked to play me for a "challenge" ;)
The girls trying to teach me hand games. Kimber picked these up alot faster than me.
Essna giving Mr.Trouble a bath. PRECIOUS
I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!
This is E-liz. She is the firstborn child of Samuel and Essna. She loved getting attention from me and she also loved to dance. At times I could look over at her and she would be bobbing her head or shaking her hips ;) She had sooo much joy within and she definitely was not afraid to express that on the outside.
A very BIG spider - that Justin thought was going to attack me. It didn't in case you were wondering.
My Friend Moe
Thursday, October 11, 2007
ROSES
Ohh how Jesus continually blesses my soul! Whether its a flower in my yard or a person that crosses my path during the day. These flowers outside my home are so pretty ! I guess My Creator had fun making these. CHALLENGE THIS WEEK FOR FOLKS BACK HOME: Take time to "stop and smell the roses! " Really in all seriousness - Make sure your life doesn't get to busy that you don't take time to appreciate what the Heavenly Father has so graciously given to us for our enjoyment. He didn't HAVE to make flowers right???... And the rose in your life right now might not be an actual flower but a person instead. People are definitely more important. Pictured Above: This is Teddy - She is the "nurse" that works in the ped. clinic with me. This lady is a very hard worker and has become a dear friend. She was very excited to have her picture taken with me - especially because I told her I was going to show it to folks back home. I can't wait to see how God works in her life. Anyways - Pictured Below: Peace and I went out for home visits and we were both surprised to find that one of our clients had recently had a baby. I was sooo thrilled when the mom let me to hold this little one. The baby's name is Jordan. HOW COOL IS THAT - Jordan isn't a typical Ugandan name in case you were wondering. I had Peace translate and tell the mother that I had a brother with the same name. So Jor - I was definitely thinking of you today. I want you to know I LOVE YOU AND THANK JESUS FOR PLACING YOU IN MY LIFE.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
I FEEL LOVED
Last week, after a very long day - I was riding home with Dr.Pepper and he asked me if I wanted to stop and check the mail - how I could I decline the offer - I had heard that a couple of care packages were coming to me in the mail. "Sure sounds good - I am expecting some goodies..." Pepper went into the post office and quickly came out with four package slips for me ;)
I wanted to thank the following people for their generosity:
CAPENT - Thank you Sawyer soo much for the food and stickers. Wish you could have seen the faces of the children when we passed the stickers out. Even some of the ladies I work with in the clinic wanted them. It reminded me of our sticker "battles" between you and I. Good memories. I also appreciate the prayer letter and the faithfulness of your church body to pray for me. Peggy - Thank you for the candles! I LOVE THE SCENT. Sawyer - Please let the others know how grateful I am for their support. Bean ;)
TAGERS: Katie - I received the package with the Old Navy shirts, kitchen bags and candles. Thank you for answering this random/specific request - YOU ARE GOOD TO ME! White shirts don't really last long here and apparently africans don't use trash bags. I wanted to let Jordie know that I put the newspaper article of his cross country meet up on my fridge. I AM SOO PROUD OF HIM!
SHNARRON: WOW ! I loved your package! It was girlie and fun! The journal will come in handy - Can't wait to share my thoughts and stories with you one day! So much to tell. The candy was AMAZING- I have tried to limit myself - to make it last longer ;) I also wanted to let you know that I have put the "doodle" markers to use already - I am like a little kid when it comes to coloring - YOU KNOW ME TOO WELL. My favorite was your card - because you gave me a Gavin Mac. update. Its hard not being around to "hang" out with you and your growing family. Please know that I LOVE AND MISS YOU SHANNON. I've told Mom to give you a hug - so if she has forgotton -please remind her.
MOM&DAD: Last but not least....Where do I start...how about with the Velveeta Mac and Cheese. YUMMY! That definitely did not last long. Secondly, the shirts fit nicely Mom (I especially like the gray one from Tarjay) - you are becoming quite the expert on picking clothing items out for me. You never know I might make a shopper out of you. LOL I also enjoyed getting "my" slippers in the mail. They are keeping my feet warm on these stormy days we've been having lately. SO AS ALWAYS THANKS FOR BLESSING ME.
CONCLUSION:
THANK YOU ALL FOR SPOILING ME!!! I FEEL SOOOO LOVED
XXXOOO JENA ( aka Bean, Friend, Daughter,Baby Duck)
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