Gideon

Gideon has been a little sick since Sabbath. Doctors don't think it is
malaria, as the fever started only five days after we got here. We did
take him to get a malaria exam which was negative. Olan and Danae think
the fever is possibly connected with the pink-eye infection Gideon has
in his right eye. His fevers have been low, from 99.something to
100.something range. Melody just took the temp again and it was 101.2
(rectal). Some seem to think it is just a bug going around
(the "welcome to Africa" bug).

Anyway, I thought you would want to know so you can be praying. You can
pray that Gideon will go to sleep soon instead of cry and that the fever
will go away. We are treating his eye with some ointment.

Gideon and Daddy

Owl calls

Yesterday Gideon was fussy in the evening. I took him outside and he calmed down somewhat when he felt the cool air on his face. He enjoyed looking at the trees and flowers as I walked around. But his fussiness broke out again as I walked back toward the house. Then we heard an owl. Gideon stopped fussing. The owl called a second time. This time Gideon stretched his neck and turned to look toward the sound. His breathing slowed way down and his arms went limp as he fixed his gaze toward the owl. About a minute after the owl stopped hooting, Gideon became fussy again.

Gideon

Dressed and ready for the day!

Concordances

God has enabled us to get some French concordances. I've been wishing
for these for years now. Finally, we have some, and we are excited.

At our last Bible school survey training in Kelo, we taught the people
how to use concordances. They were amazed and quite excited to not only
be able to see a concordance, but to be able to use it. Several people
said that the class on how to use a concordance was one of their
favorite parts of the whole week.

Our BIG News

We're pregnant! We are very happy and excited for this new blessing in our lives and wanted to tell you about it. July 12 is our baby's due date. And in just two more days, we'll be 12 weeks along. Our plan is to return to the States for the birth. Stay posted for further news and details of our travel/speaking schedule.