News and Prayer Requests

Back in February, I (Jessica) contracted the chikungunya virus, and although there are still some lasting effects, I have recovered!  Pray for the many others who are dealing with chikungunya now.  Although we have all been healthy for the past few months, Asher just started showing symptoms of it this morning.  The government has been proactive in fumigating profusely, and NCA has been fumigating (see photo of classroom doorway) as well in an attempt to keep the mosquito population down.

We give thanks to God for a great end to the 2014-15 school year at NCA, and a great beginning to this school year on August 10th.  God has provided a wonderful group of teachers, and we are excited about the growth that we see at NCA in its students, staff, program, and campus.

We also give thanks for a busy but fun summer, which was spent here in Nicaragua.  We enjoyed visits from old friends, said goodbye to friends who left Nicaragua after many years of living here, and spent time as a family.  We are thankful for God’s provision as we make a quick visit to Michigan in October for my sister’s wedding.

We are thankful for you!  So many of you have written to us or sent us cards and packages in the past number of months.  We are encouraged to know that you are praying for us, even those of you whom we have never met.  We are humbled to see how God blesses us through you, even when we don’t know exactly what we need—He does!