My duty.

After a pleasant evening spent with friends, my housemate and I come home feeling wide-awake ready for more adventures. We decided that at 10:30pm we would go on a random drive around the Pemba city. Now remember 10:30 is like 1:30am in the west. The city is dead. Everyone is either sleeping or working as night-time guards. However half of them where also sleeping. J The only other people that seemed to be out in the city at the same time where the ladies on the street, and the men picking them up. We saw it happening on nearly every street. Every lady we saw had a client. The city now seemed to be buzzing. It was prime time to come out for one thing.

My eyes where opened. I had to do something. My desire to change this was mixed with this experience, and one ‘working lady’ following me home one day just to chat. I was once reading a speech my grandmother had written to inform all her friends about her time as a missionary. She finished the speech with this quote. ‘Anything we can do to help the folk….is our bounden duty…wouldn’t you feel the same if God has sent you?’ It is my duty to help. It is my duty to stop for the one. It is my duty to put ‘my all’ into what God has set before me.

We are opening the Barraca very soon. I say this but we do still need a team, money, a working door and a few chairs and a table. However I know God is telling me to ‘hurry up!’. I know the need is urgent. I know God is going to provide as needs are set before us. Please do be praying for us daily.

I am currently overseeing the Noviane base as the missionaries who usually do this, are on their break. To remind you this is the base we have for families that used to be homeless. It is such a fun job and I love getting to know everyone there that much more. As well as their neighbours! However, we have had some hard days there recently. We as a family are sticking together and praying each situation trough. Your prayers would also be appreciated!

Some photos are coming but I have just been a bit slow this month!!

Lots of love and prayers to you all! Thank you so much for your love and support! I love knowing my family back home are cheering me on! It makes such a difference.

You are all wonderful. 

Road Trip...

Sitting in the back of a truck, cloth covering my face to stop the dirt sticking to me, listening to music and getting my position for a long drive to Nampula. 

An hour goes by driving more into the bush.

I then look out.

All I see is beauty. Mountains, huge trees, mud huts, Mozambican ladies carrying water on the side of the road. Sun rising. The beauty of it all takes my breath back. All I can do in that moment is worship. Worship Him for revealing His artwork to me.

Then God looks at me, smiles and keeps looking at me.

Did you know while we are staring at God’s creation, God is staring at us and thinking the same thing? He is thinking, ‘wow my daughter is truly beautiful’ or ‘wow my Son is so strikingly handsome.’ That just blows me away. What a revelation! He loves us so much he thinks we are far more beautiful than a sunrise, sunset, shooting star, fish in the ocean.

‘He made everything glorious, so what does that make me?’ David Crowder.

You are His favourite!!

These last few weeks have been great! I know I always say that I have been busy but these last few weeks…busier than any others! J The new baby house is really coming along and should be ready in two months, so pray that this keeps going a fast as it is! I helped out with a lot more admin during a time, as help was really needed. But come this week I have passed it onto someone else who shall be doing this full time. I did enjoy doing the admin but missed the babies too much to keep doing it full time, and letting go of working in the baby house. Four of our babies had birthdays, so we have had many fun birthday parties. Lots of cake and balloons! We also felt it was time for two of our younger boys to go to pre-school. So was really exciting seeing their little faces as they went with all the others. They are now really thriving and loving being the big boys!

Below is a little video of photos for you all to enjoy. Please do keep in touch with what you are up to and any prayer requests!

Lots of love and prayers,

Ruth