Goodness

Well, here we are, overflowing with all the riches that life could offer us. With humble hearts we are so grateful towards our Father for laying out our lives and enriching it with such depth and love. God is growing in us, His goodness is overwhelming and His care towards us proves His love and affirms His interest in our lives.

I could write a long letter about our jobs, our social lives, our struggles but the above paragraph sums up the total of it...We are the blessed children of the Maker of this earth!

As from Monday, I have 4 days left at work, I will miss it, but I am looking forward to preparing the home for our new arrival. She is active and funny, she makes her presence known, so I guess her little character is already shining through..

Liya-Jeanne, mmm, perfect,  Liya hebrew origin: "I am the Lord's" and Jeanne \je(an)-ne\ is a variant of Jane (Hebrew) and Jean (Hebrew), and the meaning of Jeanne is "God's grace".
The best part is that we didn't even know this when we put the name together.

Angus Bucken is here, we have been very fortunate to attend one of his meetings, it was like being back in South Africa, everyone was loving being together, and he really carries such truth about God, Angus has a boldness that is almost offensive, but the message he carries is no ordinary one, it is one of reconciliation, love, forgiveness and responsibility, we are so encouraged by him. A regte boer, engelse boer. He prayed for both Greg and myself and even anointed our little lassy. We have been touched by his extraordinary faith. Thank you God!

We have a nice chilled weekend ahead of us, resting, meeting up with friends and then of course church. Looking forward to it.


God bless you all xxxx we love you guys

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