Wow! Time has flown since I have lasted posted. As time goes on I don't have the time like I use to. When I posted the wedding Pictures I put them on Facebook. But then many of you don't have Facebook! Anyway, I decided to do a quick update and hope to get back to doing it again regularly!

Us all!

Oli's brothers and their families...

Yeah! A Married man now! =)

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Some of Oli's family members...

ain't we cute!

Karaoking away! eheheh

This year as we celebrated various BDs! As Darel and Dave live in different cities and have to take advantage of the times together to celebrate! Like killing 2 or 3 birds with one stone... =)

Darel...

My beautiful wife!

Me with my Nieces!

To be brother-in-law didnt make it that day so we celebrated his and Jesica's BD... =) Life is full of parties!

Darel and family..

Wow, yeah, we had a leaky pipe, it washed out the mud wall..I stopped it but it kept dripping water until it finally made this last hole. For several days i noticed there were video tapes showing up all over the place and finally i realize they had gotten into the garage and opened the window above it and took all our tapes that was filmed growing up and stuff that was filmed in the 80's and 90's in the culture. It was a big blow cuz we wanted to so much give something to the next generation to have so they can see their father's and grandfathers. My Dad was trying to find a way to convert it to a digital format. Also a coin collection my Dad had saved since a little boy was gone. My Dad was pretty hurt over it and I took it to the middle of the village, my Dad couldn't make it the day I marked the meeting. There were over 200 people in the middle of the village. I spoke of the lost that not only I had and my children and grandchildren but also they had lost something great to pass on to the next generations. I dumped a pile of trash that we had collected out for all to see. Later I found out one of the old men cried. I also told them that as their children become rowdy and destructive they need to be disciplined if not they will grow up and disrespect the older ones and their parents. They have a custom in their culture which they have gotten away from. Early in the morning in the middle of the village the parents send their children out to be punished if they have done anything.

Later I went home and told my wife what had happen, she said, "Oh, that's why I heard a kid screaming of in the distance and then off in another direction and then another direction. Kids screaming all over the place as they were being spanked.

After this event I have decided to send out a request. For time now I have been wanting to obtain video equipment to start making videos of different things, such as testimonies and various different things. If anyone has any video equipment, used or new that they can donate we all would be so thankful! And plus we will be able to register many things for the future!

A rattle snake that dad killed in the yard. We are in the middle of the dry season and and the fires started and all the snakes and freaky things come out to look for a safe place!

Oli, working with the kids. She has been having a lot of contact with the kids and having a ministry with them!

This is the future generation. The men and woman of tomorrow! The sooner we get to them the better! When they grow up many dont have time to learn from the Word of God because they have to work and do many other things! I saw a phrase once that inspired me from church where my wife was taking a course, "Evangelizing to the men and woman of tomorrow!" What about you? Are you preparing the way for the next generation?

I too would love to work with the kids but I have taken on the roll of my Dad as Mom and Dad supervise and pastor the pastor's of other villages. So my time is pretty much filled up as I also teach English in the Public School in the tribe and on the weekends in the town nearby and working with the bees....

Ray and his wife. He is the chief of the village. Pray for him and his wife as they have an incredible task of leading the people!

Me and my wife.... =)

Hanging out with the guys...

A BD party...but just to find out later that the date was wrong...ahahha, but hey we all had an awesome time!

Going to the other village and lots of dust! To a double wedding!

The 2 couples!

My lovely wife... =)

.....watering the lawn...

a glimps of the village life...students waiting for class to start...

Oli with Ray's wife...

The bees I am raising...at this moment I have 21 boxes and have learned some techniques while working on a bee farm in the US. And am applying them here...

going for a walk with my wife...

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me...

her...

Well that's it for now...catch you all later!

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