We had a wonderful Easter weekend last week. We went to church and Roland Stephens, the eighty year old surgeon that is a missionary here, gave the Easter message. It was a good reminder of what Christ has done for us on the cross. Then we went over to Roland and Cathy Stephens’ home for a potluck lunch, which had an abundant amount of great homemade food. We are definitely not losing weight like I thought we might here is Zimbabwe.
John, Beau, and Paul had a great time when they found a chameleon and brought him into our house. We all enjoyed them moving him from place to place and watching his color change in a matter of seconds, I hadn’t realized they changed colors so quickly. You can see him and read more at http://www.mcquilleninternaltional.blogspot.com/ .
Two of the missionaries here, Anna and Nicci, watched our children last week and gave us and the McQuillens a date at “a romantic Italian restaurant” (Nicci and Anna’s dinning room). Nicci is Italian, so it actually was as authentic as you can make it in the middle of the bush, Zimbabwe. We watched “My Sisters Keeper” afterward; it was a very fun evening. While walking back to our house in the dark, we were very vigilant with our flashlights about looking for snakes because there seems to be more around lately. We thought we were safe as Paul stepped through the front door, then April started to step up and something slimy clung to her leg…she let out a loud scream. I decided I had better get out of there, as I turned and ran I tripped in the cement gutter drain and landed on my side on the sidewalk just in time to hear April start laughing. Apparently it was a small frog that had decided to jump onto her ankle…Nicci said that her and Beau had been playing with it earlier and had put it on the front door step, a couple of hours ago, thinking it would hop away. We all had a very good laugh about the whole situation.
The other exciting news is that my mom is going to join us here on April 23rd. We are looking forward to her arrival; I think she’ll have a lot to contribute here. It will also be a special time that she’ll get to spend with Beau and Gracie. She plans on flying back with us to help us on the planes with them. We are very lucky to have had a grandma on the flights both to and from Zimbabwe. We pray all of you are doing well. Please keep us updated on your lives as well. We miss you and will hopefully see you soon.- Shea
John, Beau, and Paul had a great time when they found a chameleon and brought him into our house. We all enjoyed them moving him from place to place and watching his color change in a matter of seconds, I hadn’t realized they changed colors so quickly. You can see him and read more at http://www.mcquilleninternaltional.blogspot.com/ .
Two of the missionaries here, Anna and Nicci, watched our children last week and gave us and the McQuillens a date at “a romantic Italian restaurant” (Nicci and Anna’s dinning room). Nicci is Italian, so it actually was as authentic as you can make it in the middle of the bush, Zimbabwe. We watched “My Sisters Keeper” afterward; it was a very fun evening. While walking back to our house in the dark, we were very vigilant with our flashlights about looking for snakes because there seems to be more around lately. We thought we were safe as Paul stepped through the front door, then April started to step up and something slimy clung to her leg…she let out a loud scream. I decided I had better get out of there, as I turned and ran I tripped in the cement gutter drain and landed on my side on the sidewalk just in time to hear April start laughing. Apparently it was a small frog that had decided to jump onto her ankle…Nicci said that her and Beau had been playing with it earlier and had put it on the front door step, a couple of hours ago, thinking it would hop away. We all had a very good laugh about the whole situation.
The other exciting news is that my mom is going to join us here on April 23rd. We are looking forward to her arrival; I think she’ll have a lot to contribute here. It will also be a special time that she’ll get to spend with Beau and Gracie. She plans on flying back with us to help us on the planes with them. We are very lucky to have had a grandma on the flights both to and from Zimbabwe. We pray all of you are doing well. Please keep us updated on your lives as well. We miss you and will hopefully see you soon.- Shea
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