Going Home.....

I know it's been a while since my last post mostly still recovering and lots of prayer.....The follow up xray went well and the Dr was very pleased with how my bone is healing although I had to make the decision not to return to Sudan on this trip....I am feeling very disappointed but I am also really looking forward to returning in the near future. My decision was based on prayer and that I would not be able to keep up with the team coming next week and do not want to slow them down or be a burden. I want to be as effective as possible and to do that I must take care of my body so that I can be very strong again. Please continue to pray for healing, physical as well as dealing with the emotional that comes with the challenges of feeling so limited and the disappointment of not being able to the mission field for now.....I will be returning to the states just after New Year. I am looking forward to seeing my family and friends but I am also feeling very sad about leaving Africa and Not seeing Rose and Gloria and David before I leave. I will post more once I have more time to process all that is happening....Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.....to All of you

So it's been a while...

....Not a lot to report. Just resting and healing. The plan is still to go back for a follow up X-ray on the 23rd of this month at Kijabe Hospital. As long as the Dr approves and is happy with how I am healing then I will get a medical release which means I will head back to Kampala,Uganda from Nairobi,Kenya via the bus. I will then get back to Kajo Keji,Sudan from there....Please continue to keep all of this journey in your prayers.
I am still in prayer and study daily. Some days are better than others as far as healing goes.
I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! And as always I look forward to getting your emails and reading your post.....

Another Day in the Life of....

Well I just wanted to let you know that Margaret the lady I meet at the craft show last week came to see me today and we spent most of the day practicing and learning how to make paper beads I hope to be able to post a few photos soon of our end result and learning process....Since I am still recovering from a broken femur it was quite a bit to sit at the table most of the day so now I am resting but feel confident that I have absorbed enough information to be able to teach the skill in Sudan when I go back to help give the women there a way of making something with mostly local and very inexpensive materials....I will practice some more over the few weeks and hope to have some great tings to share:)
I did also attend The Vineyard Church in Nairobi on Sunday which I enjoyed very much! Mostly local missionaries and some other local people it was a great time of fellowship and worship of which I have missed. It happen to also be the birthday of one of the missionaries that I am staying with and so we went out for a nice lunch it was really a very good day. I managed on crutches to this point but became very tired and so for our next stop purchasing supplies for today I needed the wheelchair. I actually think I am doing pretty well since it's only 1 week today from my surgery. I am having some cabin fever and I am really looking forward to having more energy and being able to get around much better! I hope that when I get back to Sudan I will be a good asset to the team coming at the end of December and not an extra weight....So for now I am just trying to make use of my recovery through prayer, study, and learning as much as I can and just resting as I promised the doctor I would:)
Please continue to pray for quick and complete healing and blessings for all the people that have helped me along the way.
That the Lord will continue to work on me in every way to make me what he wants that I will be open and sensitive to His leading on everything!

As Always in His Service-
MJ