October 22, 2007
Posted by Jennifer Beil on Sunday, June 6, 2010
October 22, 2007
Amen and Amen! Yesterday was First Baptist Church of Kumasi, Ghana�s 1st anniversary Sunday. We decided to try and break our previous big day record of 2,200 we had on Rice Sunday last January. Well, we had 3,042 in attendance with 795 people saved and 175 people baptized! WOW! Our class alone (4-7 year olds) had 746 officially but I would estimate we had over 800 � as you could understand it was hard to count all the children. Our class was located on the right ally of the church under NO tent. Brett and Josh both got sun burned and both lost their voice. I was surprised at the control we had for most of the service. The kids seemed to be pretty well entertained. Passing out the promotion was a different story as you could probably imagine it would be to pass out toothbrushes and tooth paste to so many children. Our tro-tro route had 249 people on it with about 40 adult riders. Brett and Josh worked really hard from 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning until 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening to promote. Our route is less than 3 months old. We filled 7 tro-tros (14 passenger capacity) with about 35 people in each. The Bus Ministry had over 1,850 on the buses. It is such a wonderful feeling to get such a large reward for all of your labor. All in all it was certainly an amazing and very tiring day. We thank God for such a great day and for allowing us to be a part of it.
I finally got my ultra sound and I am currently 10 � weeks expecting and due May 14th. This is perfect timing for Kari�s and Caleb's weddings, so we are very thankful to God for that. I am not showing at all yet, in fact I have lost about 10 pounds since we found out about the new baby. I lost the same amount with Jackson so I am not worried. My morning sickness is getting better and better. Praise the Lord! I am hoping to get my energy back here within the next 2 weeks.
Jackson is walking like crazy now. It is hard to believe how big he is getting. He is a very good boy. Last week he was starting to get a little attitude and I was very impressed with the patience and consistency Brett had in disciplining him. I did not realize how hard it would be to hear him cry for such a long period of time. I am glad Brett has been strong as I am gaining strength in that area.
Brett is celebrating his 23rd birthday on October 25th. I am throwing him a surprise birthday party with all the team members and some Ghanaians. Shhhhhh! Don�t tell.
Brett and I have both lost 20+ pounds since we have been here. We feel very healthy and energized. Since there is not a lot of snack food we are forced to eat fruits and vegetables; hopefully we will maintain this healthy life style indefinitely. I have started working in the office for 2 hours a day doing secretarial and financial work. I work during Jackson�s naptime so it works out well. I enjoy the feeling of getting things accomplished and being involved. Brett is currently the head of maintenance at the church and our compound. His job has kept him very busy. especially the 5 Sunday school tents at the church. Dr. Kalapp has commented several times to me how good Brett is doing and what a great asset he is to the team.
Thank you to everybody for your prayers for us. We are privileged to have so many friends and family praying for us.
Thank you to our supporting churches. Your support is a great help and makes a huge difference.
Thank you to Kari Beil and Daniel Guarneri for sending packages. I never thought Reese�s, Skittles, Jelly Bellies, tortillas, and olives could taste so good!
Well I guess that is all for now. I will leave with you some pictures to enjoy. We miss you all and look forward to seeing everybody in the next few months.
Picture 1 - Brett and Jackson at the Zoo
Picture 2 - Jennifer and Jackson at Home
Picture 3 - Jackson enjoying the Pool
Picture 4 - Huge, Nasty, Flying, Disgusting Roach Brett killed in the Kitchen
Amen and Amen! Yesterday was First Baptist Church of Kumasi, Ghana�s 1st anniversary Sunday. We decided to try and break our previous big day record of 2,200 we had on Rice Sunday last January. Well, we had 3,042 in attendance with 795 people saved and 175 people baptized! WOW! Our class alone (4-7 year olds) had 746 officially but I would estimate we had over 800 � as you could understand it was hard to count all the children. Our class was located on the right ally of the church under NO tent. Brett and Josh both got sun burned and both lost their voice. I was surprised at the control we had for most of the service. The kids seemed to be pretty well entertained. Passing out the promotion was a different story as you could probably imagine it would be to pass out toothbrushes and tooth paste to so many children. Our tro-tro route had 249 people on it with about 40 adult riders. Brett and Josh worked really hard from 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning until 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening to promote. Our route is less than 3 months old. We filled 7 tro-tros (14 passenger capacity) with about 35 people in each. The Bus Ministry had over 1,850 on the buses. It is such a wonderful feeling to get such a large reward for all of your labor. All in all it was certainly an amazing and very tiring day. We thank God for such a great day and for allowing us to be a part of it.
I finally got my ultra sound and I am currently 10 � weeks expecting and due May 14th. This is perfect timing for Kari�s and Caleb's weddings, so we are very thankful to God for that. I am not showing at all yet, in fact I have lost about 10 pounds since we found out about the new baby. I lost the same amount with Jackson so I am not worried. My morning sickness is getting better and better. Praise the Lord! I am hoping to get my energy back here within the next 2 weeks.
Jackson is walking like crazy now. It is hard to believe how big he is getting. He is a very good boy. Last week he was starting to get a little attitude and I was very impressed with the patience and consistency Brett had in disciplining him. I did not realize how hard it would be to hear him cry for such a long period of time. I am glad Brett has been strong as I am gaining strength in that area.
Brett is celebrating his 23rd birthday on October 25th. I am throwing him a surprise birthday party with all the team members and some Ghanaians. Shhhhhh! Don�t tell.
Brett and I have both lost 20+ pounds since we have been here. We feel very healthy and energized. Since there is not a lot of snack food we are forced to eat fruits and vegetables; hopefully we will maintain this healthy life style indefinitely. I have started working in the office for 2 hours a day doing secretarial and financial work. I work during Jackson�s naptime so it works out well. I enjoy the feeling of getting things accomplished and being involved. Brett is currently the head of maintenance at the church and our compound. His job has kept him very busy. especially the 5 Sunday school tents at the church. Dr. Kalapp has commented several times to me how good Brett is doing and what a great asset he is to the team.
Thank you to everybody for your prayers for us. We are privileged to have so many friends and family praying for us.
Thank you to our supporting churches. Your support is a great help and makes a huge difference.
Thank you to Kari Beil and Daniel Guarneri for sending packages. I never thought Reese�s, Skittles, Jelly Bellies, tortillas, and olives could taste so good!
Well I guess that is all for now. I will leave with you some pictures to enjoy. We miss you all and look forward to seeing everybody in the next few months.
Picture 1 - Brett and Jackson at the Zoo
Picture 2 - Jennifer and Jackson at Home
Picture 3 - Jackson enjoying the Pool
Picture 4 - Huge, Nasty, Flying, Disgusting Roach Brett killed in the Kitchen