mercy4africa: november 2012

vrijdag 9 november 2012

Tim turns two

I can honestly not believe we are already so far- two years old. He is just now starting to communicate and understanding things, but a birthday to a two year old is not much more than a lot of attention- suddenly and for no good reason.

He woke up in the morning and was allowed to unwrap his 'kragskop'- bulldozer.

Which he loved- thank you China.
Then after breakfast the next day, some of his friends from Goeie Hoop came over to play

And together we had his 'bulldozer' cake

His favorite part was his special dinner:

MACARONI

We'll give him a fork for his third birthday;)

Happy Birthday, Tim. We pray that the coming year will be special to you, and that you will experience God's Hand on your life. We love you, Tim-boy.

Wedding

I must confess it's been a very long time since we've been to a wedding, we're always missing family weddings. But on the third one of our colleages were married- a dutch/south african mix. And we got to go. So did the children from Goeie Hoop.

Of cause we seem to have more pictures of the wedding car than the bride afterwards.

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Coetzee!

vrijdag 2 november 2012

Good bye

A friend of ours has left to return to the Netherlands. A loss to us, a gain to the Netherlands. To say goodbye, we spend a day looking for whales.
Een vriend van ons is terug naar Nederland. Zij was hier drie jaar en om afscheid te nemen hebben we een dag walvissen wezen kijken in Hermannus

God blessed us richly with jumping whales, and even a mother and calf really close

God heeft ons rijk gezegend met verschillende springende walvissen en zwemmende vlak voor de kust

The power of these animals, together with the sound they make when hitting the water, can not be described in words- but it praises God.

De kracht van deze vissen is onvoorstelbaar, samen met de verschillende geluiden die ze produceren. onder andere als ze neerkomen op het water. Alles tot gods eer!