From The Kitchen Table Aug/Sept 2014

From the Kitchen Table

-The Desk of Lynne Schaefer –

“But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Saviour;

My God will hear me.” Micah 7:7

August/September 2014

The heat is on! As October approaches, the mercury keeps rising, and our iron sheet roof turns our house into a furnace! It’s incredibly hot!!! But actually, I love it! Every day is sunny skies and sunshine, bare feet and happy kids!

At the moment it is only us 7 Schaefer’s in our home. A rare occurrence! Feels very quiet, and cooking only for 7 seems so easy. We have had a year of many visitors, filling our home with laughter and diversity. We have said goodbye to Christine who is safely back in Cape Town. She was an enormous help, especially with Olivia’s schooling. We all miss her.

Grant has been busy out in the villages. He returns home covered in dust from head to toe, his hair a dull dusty colour! The roads he travels are very interesting and with the windows wound right down, he sometimes feels that he should be wearing a surgical mask to keep from inhaling the dust into his lungs. He would look like the Chinese you see here in town, with their surgical masks on as they shop in town, protecting themselves from the Ebola Virus. Which I might add is not even here!

Grant has also started to make ham and sausages from the many pigs in our sty. As the costs of living rises, we are desperately trying to supplement our income by selling some homemade pork goodies. His sausages are fantastic! But it means a lot of extra work for him as he juggles ministry, doing the kids math, the farm, and being the Mr. Fix It, etc. So pray for him as he tries to make life here easier for the kids and me.

A Trip Ahead… We will Lord willing be heading down to Cape Town at the end of October. We will be visiting the various churches that support us around South Africa and then be spending Christmas with family, and will head back up to Zambia just after Christmas. We are looking forwards to seeing family and friends again, and ask you to cover us with your prayers as we drive the 4500km to Cape Town.

Praise for:

· Christine and the amazing work she has done with Olivia. Olivia has some learning issues and the one-on-one attention given by Christine has helped a lot.

· For the new ministry Grant has started out at Kakozya Village.

· For the work Grant continues doing out in various other villages.

· For our continued safety as a family.

· A humidifier (for Luke) that was bought and delivered to us by some good friends living in Tanzania.

Please pray for:

· For our trip down to Cape Town and the deputation around SA at the end of October.

· For the continuation of ministry out in the villages till the end of October.

· For our vehicle, Grant is going to have to take out the engine in the next few weeks to fix a leaking seal in preparation for our trip down to SA.

· For me, as I continue to run the home and school the kids.

Thank you, for your prayers and support. We are so grateful. God bless.

Lynne and family.

Grant, Joel, Hope, Charley, Olivia and Luke

PO Box 420032, Mbala, Zambia

+260966152412