We arrived back home to Kabompo, close to midnight Monday night. Tuesday back into school, Wed - visitors came to stay - they were conducting a Seminar here in Kabompo. They will leave Friday. Saturday is the Monthly Bible Reading here in Kabompo, Don will be leading this, continuing the studies in Hebrews - then Monday begins the Elders' conference - our final for the year.
There seems to have been a number of funerals lately - 4 of the most recent ones have been immediate family members of the Trustees for the Camp and Conference site. One was the wife of Martin Kaumba - both she and Martin worked at Loloma Mission Hospital - Martin is a trustee and an Elder at Loloma- a very able brother and involved in so many things. It was a shock, when in town to receive word that his wife had passsed away. Do pray for him and for the Trustee's meeting which is planned for the Thursday during the Elders' conference.
Continue to pray for the assembly in Kabompo - there is a renewed spirit of fellowship - but, with the absence of the former elders. Pray for humility, confession and healing.
Don is suffering a lot with his knee - especially since we came from town. Hot weather is on us now - so standing and the heat - make it more difficult.
Elva, after having problems with her eyes during the marking time - was able to get into the Eye Hospital in Kitwe, where it was found that she does have Glaucoma and she has started on drops, this is going to mean travelling to town again, for check up, in the next three weeks.
We did manage 3days break away - rest, reading and letters! We do thank the Lord for that.
Please pray for our final contacts with many of the Grade12's.
Pray too for ongoing contacts with the teaching staff - a number our attending our Bible study these days.
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What Happened to Martin's wife??? WOW.. that had to be a shock.. He was out of town when it happend?
Do give my sympathy to him and let him know I will be praying for him and the family. How many kids did they have ?
I am sure it is a shock to all the Loloma folks as well.
Do give our love to all of them
love to you two as well.
don't have all the details as yet as we still haven't seen him. We travelled thru there very late and we planned on going back to visit this weekend but he has gone to his wife's village, at Kalene, to visit with the family. Quite a number of them married now. I think Diabeties and Hypertension were factors - she was in hospital and Martin was around but had just left her to go and bath.
married 27 or was it 29yrs -and had 9 children.
Malaria- and rapidly rising blood sugar levels- not all explained.Only the Lord knows- sure needs our prayers tho - not an easy situation for him.
I have tried at different times to write to you, but didn't have a google account. I will try again. Sarah had told me about the glaucoma problem, Elva, and your knee problem,Don. You have had so much this year. I have had you in my prayers at various times, especially when you were separated. I'm sure that you miss your dear sister, Betty. Even though you have not always lived in close proximity, there is still an emptiness I'm sure. A quote I read in a magazine regarding the home-going of Roger Bennett who had had cancer and also been the pianist for the Cathedrals was--"we're going to be with Roger a lot longer than we're going to be without him." How true. I reread the poem from the Counsel magazine that you posted and it really touched me. You are probably starting your new month about now. Is it back to school?
With love in Christ, Pat and John
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