Meet some people!

We safely arrived in the USA last Friday night. Our journey went well…long and tiring, but it went well. And since we are in the states we have our camera cord. So let us begin sharing our photos. We first want to introduce you to a handful of people we spent a lot of time with while in the Congo and will work with when we return.

Edison: Our chauffer in the Congo was Edison. He also speaks some English and often took opportunities to teach us some Lingala while he drove us around. He works for the local Free Church and drives the president of the Free Church's land cruiser.

Mowa and Luta: Mowa is the director of the Elikya Center. We will be working closely with Mowa and we spent a lot of time with him. Plus, his house is right behind ours…so we are neighbors. His wife Luta spent even more time with us. We ate lunch with her every day and had fun swapping our favorite recipes with each other.

Robert and Michelle: Both these guys are such hard workers. Robert cooks some of our food and helps wash our clothes and teaches us how to make Congolese foods. When Sam was a kid, Robert was the house worker for his family. Michelle is Robert's cousin and he is very kind and helpful. He spent a lot of time planting grass around our home and has such a gentle spirit.

Selenga: He is kind of our boss. J Selenga is the president of Reach Africa and our ministry falls under his authority. We are really looking forward to working with Selenga and enjoyed the brief time spent with him and his wife, Claudine.

Francoise and Mama Lopango: These are two amazing women that we came to really enjoy and respect. Francoise does the accounting for PEASIT, a program that helps combat AIDS/HIV through education and prevention. Mama Lopango is the coordinator of Global Fingerprints, an orphan sponsorship program run through the local church in coordination with PEASIT and TouchGlobal.