An Update...

Life in Nampula, although stretching and challenging, is going extremely well!
Mutangaras - always full of smiles and encouragement, even when soapy water from an under ground pipe flooded their entire room two nights in a row. All your prayers are greatly appreciated!
Dan and I (Ruth) are so happy to be reunited after my 3 weeks in the UK for my sisters wedding and are loving the freedom and excitement that this opportunity brings! (Although I didn't recognise him at the airport because he had lost so much weight and grown such a huge beard!) Dan's Portuguese is now excellent!! Please pray for energy and good sleep!!
Marques - Loving being back after Brighton and wonderful 2 weeks in Zim. Kids loving being back on the farm - riding horses, tearing around on bikes, putting up with dogs roaming around their tent at night.
The chickens are now laying approximately 1100 eggs (ovos) per day and we are always 'sold out' two days in advance!! Please pray for an increase in laying as we are under peak production at the moment.
Church - Our regular Monday morning prayer meeting has been an excellent time of building unity and relationships! Scott is looking forward to Wednesday afternoon leaders meeting - connecting with the core group again. Please pray for a supernatural ability to learn Portuguese for all of us!!
It is so exciting to see some of the women from the local community (Rapale) coming to buy more and more eggs each day as their client base increases! (Their downcast faces changing to smiles of hope - and amusement at my terrible 'Portuguese'!) The workers also showed up proudly for work in their new clothes and shoes after the last payday!
So much change!!