Monday, April 20, 2015

To Do Lists; Work and Witness; and Upcoming Home Assignment

I (Beth) am working from home today; just the beginning of many changes in routine that are coming in our lives.  The washer and dryer and both going as we are washing some used baby clothes that we purchased this weekend.  (Funny side story- we bought the clothes off of OLX, the South African version of Craigslist, and the guy we bought them from was from Boston.  So while I was looking through all the clothes he and Joe talked about Boston.  It is a small world.)  Another change in life is I have become a "to do" list maker.  It is the only way I remember what exactly I am supposed to be working on.  I am also guilty of adding items I completed to the list so I can cross them off and feel like I have accomplished something.  :) :) We are researching things like getting all the needed documents for our little one to be a US citizen and starting to divide out the cost per diaper (or nappie as they call them here).   Each day brings us one day closer to our little one’s birth.  And so we continue to prepare as best we can as well as continue to carry out our responsibilities and ministries here. 

The last couple of weeks we have been at home and in the office.  It has been nice to have a couple of weeks of being in one place.  We have been able to work on several projects both at the office as well as home.  One of the exciting things we are working on are several Work and Witness trips.  There is a partnership/exchange in the beginning stages between Brazil and South Africa.  The hope is that a Brazilian Team will come in March of next year and later on that same year a team of South African’s will go to Brazil.  There is a team being formed from one of the Districts here in South Africa that is interested in going to another District within South Africa.   There are also several teams coming and going from the US.  If you are interested in being a part of a team that will be showing the Jesus Film and doing other outreach in September, please let us know.  The team is open to having other members join and we can put you in contact with the team leaders. 

We are beginning to work on our Home Assignment Schedule for our Home Assignment which will be from the beginning of April 2016 to the beginning of July 2016.  Send us a message at heaths.missions@gmail.com if you are interested in having the Heath’s come and share what God is doing on the Africa South Field.    Added bonus is that we will even bring our little one along with us so you can meet him.  :) 

This week whether you are working off a to do list or just getting things done as they come up; remember to have some fun in the midst of the everyday.  Remember to be mindful of those around you and ways you can be a blessing to them.


Until next time: If you own an Ipad and you accidentally drop it and then it won’t turn on but it will still take pictures.  Google how to fix it; laugh at the suggestion of turning it over and patting firmly on the back on your lap.  Have four people all try it softly at first and then more firmly in the process accidentally take a few pictures.  And laugh hysterically when it actually works.  Chuckle every time you see the owner of the now working iPad (a friend of ours).  

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