Steve is back from South Africa

I arrived yesterday to Kinshasa where, thankfully, it has been quiet. Last week you may have heard that there were a few people who tried to stir up trouble but it was very quickly quelled. I left Grace behind (with Kiki and Katie) and a group of 15 others who felt like it might be wise to hang in SA until the 'official' announcement happens...it was suppose to be announced at 5pm tonight (Monday, Nov 27th)....and fallout that might occur from that announcement. Many here are predicting some will protest and cause trouble but most are saying it should be short-lived. Pray for us as we don't want to see anything happen here, and especially don't want to see anything happen to the innocent folks here in the Congo.

On a much lighter note I wanted to show a picture of one of the many beautiful sunsets we saw from the farm we stayed at....Monte Cristo Ministries let 24 of us Congo refugees stay at their camp. What an awesome time we had together hiking, going to Cape Town, eating good food for not a ton of money. Great meals there cost about the same as the states whereas here in Kinshasa....great meals cost $30 minimum and probably much more! We had a great time and enjoyed a Thanksgiving celebration with 36 folks. It was awesome! We got 2 huge turkeys in Paarl, SA and cooked those babies up! I'll tell you more about SA soon with more pictures!

Please pray especially for Grace as is feeling quite homesick...missing all of you family members, church family members, and friends. She missed her first Thanksgiving EVER from her folks this year and it was really hard on her. We can't wait to get home to see you soon...Grace leaves here Dec 13th and I leave Dec. 23rd. We'll be at LBC on Kiki's birthday...Dec 31st. Can't wait to see ya'll.