Our hearts are full of rich memories having visited with so many of you while in Canada for our 5 month Home Assignment, May – September.

We were in many of your homes for a meal, and we are so grateful for your generosity in sharing of your lives with us, and for your partnership in our ministry. In spite of feeling there was never enough time to truly catch up, or the fact that we just couldn’t get to everyone we would have liked, we are resting in the contentment of knowing God is continually orchestrating our lives and schedules and that our friendships continue over the miles. If any of you are up for a Skype, we would enjoy more contact across the miles – even though we know of course it’s not the same as talking in person.

And now to keep you in the loop:

Support Raising

We had a support shortfall we needed to overcome. Due to your ongoing faithfulness, and the added generosity of a number of new and “old” supporters, we are hovering around the 100% mark. We still need to be vigilant, as a portion of our support relies on replacement or recurring “one-time” donations. If you think any in your network would be interested in supporting our work in South Africa, be sure to tell them about us. We’d love to get in touch with them as well, if they’d appreciate that.

Visa renewals

Abby and Dan’s temporary residence visas expired while we were in Canada, necessitating a visa application process while we were in Toronto. It was a stressful and somewhat uncertain process, but praise God the applications were successful! Dan’s visa is now an “upgraded” spousal visa (Kerry qualified for SA citizenship earlier this year), which takes away some of the uncertainty of our previous class of temporary residence visa.

Time with family

We had some extended time with Kerry’s parents in Florida in May, which was really nice. Our time in Kelowna was busier than anticipated, resulting in somewhat less time with my family than anticipated, but a week at Charis Camp in Chilliwack with my parents and my sister’s family (they direct the EMCC camp there) was really special.

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Getting Jeremy settled in university

We are incredibly proud of Jeremy. He has handled this major transition to Canadian university like an absolute champ. A major factor in his successful transition was a week called “Reboot” with the Canadian MK network. They run week-long repatriation weeks for returning missionary kids. Jeremy spent a week learning about Canadian culture, what to expect in the transition, how to remain faith-strong, etc. Jeremy met a number of quality kids (though none of them are really kids anymore!) with whom he has a lot in common. Jeremy even got to play guitar on the worship team a number of times!

So, in Kelowna we made sure Jeremy had everything he needed, had his schedule worked out, could navigate the bus system, etc. etc. He is staying at my parents’ place in Kelowna, and the arrangement seems to be working out exceptionally well.

As for Jeremy’s studies, he seems to be taking to them like fish to water. He’s enjoying the learning, and earning good grades. Additionally, Jeremy is involved in an acapella singing group, leads worship at meetings of a Christian club on campus, and tries to keep in shape at the university health club.

The Transition Back

Our transition back to South Africa was eventful and challenging. We came home to extended jet lag and related sleep issues, a lot of maintenance issues around our rented house, a car theft to deal with, and many conversations to reenter our roles and responsibilities. We’ve been finding our daily rhythm again. Our precious canine companions were especially happy to have us back and now we’re finding time to plan for our involvement in 2017. The beauty and uniqueness of this part of the world beckons us on as we enjoy restorative walks along the beach with our dogs and rich cultural interactions. We would like to express a sincere thank you to Nicole Jones and Zephaniah Mbuyisa for so diligently keeping the Farming God’s Way training schedule full and thriving in our absence. They accepted a heavier load than usual filling in on tasks that would usually be shared by the whole FGW team. Thank you for making it possible for us to be in North America for 5 months.